GHS - In The News

St. Baldrick's Foundation awards $50,000 grant to GHS
November 19, 2009

St. Baldrick's Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded a grant of $50,000 to the Bi-Lo Charities Children’s Cancer Center at Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) in Greenville, SC. These fall infrastructure grants provide institutions with resources to make more research possible and treat more kids on clinical trials, their best hope for a cure.

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Proposed expansion of USC's medical campus in Greenville will result in additional physicians practicing in S.C.
October 06, 2009

The University of South Carolina and Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) have proposed expanding USC’s medical campus in Greenville as a way of helping the state deal with a growing physician shortage.

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GHS Board of Trustees approves $1.4 billion budget for FY2010
September 15, 2009

The board of trustees of the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) on Tuesday approved a nearly $1.4 billion total operating revenue budget for fiscal year 2010. The budget, which begins Oct. 1, increased 12 percent over 2009’s $1.2 billion projection and reflects a 3 percent price increase.

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Greenville Memorial Hospital ranks among nation's top hospitals
July 16, 2009

Greenville Memorial Hospital has been ranked among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in five specialties in U.S. News' 2009-10 publication of America’s Best Hospitals.

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First health resource center linked to county library opens to public
May 27, 2009

Better informed patients leads to improved health outcomes, so Greenville Memorial Hospital opened a new Patient & Family Resource Center on Wednesday. It is the first health resource center in the Upstate to be linked to Greenville County Library System.

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Nationally known public researcher partners with GHS
May 19, 2009

A combination of exercise and a compound found in red apples holds promise for the treatment of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) – a debilitating side-effect of cancer that affects millions of people and has no known cure or cause.

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Healing Landscape
March 30, 2009

Healing Patients with a Healthy Landscape 2009 03 30 Patients on the upper floors of Patewood Memorial Hospital must wonder if they’re seeing things when they see grass growing on the roof below them. Patients on the upper floors

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Community bands together on $11 million therapeutic-recreation facility
February 04, 2009

 An innovative collaboration led  by Greenville County Recreation District and Greenville Hospital System Children’s Hospital has combined the strength of private and public support to do what no entity could do individually -- build an approximately $11 million facility that will streamline therapeutic recreation needs for children and adults with special needs, disabilities and potentially life-long illness.

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Palmetto Health and GHS launch an unprecedented collaboration
January 13, 2009

Palmetto Health Baptist Easley hospital, together with the state’s two largest healthcare systems, will launch an unprecedented collaboration that will enhance health care in the Upstate in a cost-effective manner by increasing access, improving quality and facilitating the coordination of patient care in the community hospital.

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YMCA & GHS announce PATH to better health
November 20, 2008

The YMCA of Greenville and Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) on Thursday announced the creation of PATH, an innovative wellness partnership which will provide fitness and preventive care that’s affordable, easily accessible – and focused on reaching people before they get sick.

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USC-GHS Form Institute to Change Healthcare Delivery System in South Carolina
November 05, 2008

The strengthening partnership between the University of South Carolina (USC) and Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) has created an institute that could change the face of the healthcare delivery system in South Carolina.

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Cancer program uses new technology to personalize treatment
October 23, 2008

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) and Cancer Centers of the Carolinas (CCC) could revolutionize the way cancer is treated locally by tapping into an elite national program that uses molecular profiling to create drug therapies personalized to each patient.

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GHS joins national campaign to help combat healthcare-associated infections
October 14, 2008

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) has joined forces with a leading global health and hygiene company to educate clinical staff about prevention of healthcare-associated infections during national infection control week, Oct. 16-22.

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Local cyclists embark on 1,500-mile bike ride to raise funds for cancer research
October 14, 2008

On October 19, the Challenge to Conquer Cancer cycling team will leave Greenville and bike 1,500 miles to Austin, Texas, in an effort to raise money for cancer research. The group, recruited by the Palmetto Peloton Project (P3), is made up of five teams of five cyclists. The team will leave Greenville on October 19 and arrive in Austin on October 23. 

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Children's Hospital Radiothon
October 07, 2008

Entercom Radio will broadcast live from the lobby of Greenville Memorial Hospital on Oct. 9, 10 and 11 to raise funds and awareness for Children’s Hospital of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS).

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GHS Board of Trustees approves $1.2 billion budget for FY 2009
September 10, 2008

The board of trustees of the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) on Wednesday approved an approximate $1.2 billion total operating revenue budget for fiscal year 2009, which begins Oct. 1. The new budget increased 12 percent over 2008’s $1.1 billion projection.

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