Greenville Hospital System

Palmetto Peloton Project announces plans to pedal for cancer research

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:05:22 EST

The Palmetto Peloton Project (P3) announced plans today for the sixth annual Stars and Stripes Challenge presented by Amgen, as well its goal to double the number of participants from last year and raise $500,000 for cancer research.

GHS hosts Parkinson's disease symposium

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:27:20 EST

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) is teaming with the Parkinsons Support Group of the Upstate to host a symposium on Parkinson’s disease and its spectrum of treatment.

“Living Well with Parkinsons” will be held 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the Carolina First Center.

Nationally known experts on Parkinson’s disease will speak at the free public event, which follows a medical presentation earlier in the day

GHS teams with community partners to host 5th annual Minority Health Summit

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:13:25 EST

A record 2,000 people are expected at this year’s summit, which will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 16, at the Carolina First Center. The summit will feature education on issues that disproportionately affect the African-American and Hispanic communities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, obesity, cancer, asthma, avoidable accidents and stroke.

RCP helps gives voice to aphasia with free movie on Saturday

Thu, 19 May 2011 14:23:59 EST

The short film Aphasia, an engaging look at a N.C. man as he battles back from a stroke, will be screened at Greenville Memorial Hospital’s Medical Staff Auditorium at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 21. The screening will be followed by a short talk and then a question-and-answer period with its protagonist Carl McIntyre and GHS clinicians and therapists.

ITOR creates cancer research innovation zone at GHS

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:10:50 EST

Less than a year after being announced, GHS’ Institute for Translational Oncology Research (ITOR) has more than doubled in size with the launch of a 20,000-square-foot “innovation zone” that includes an advanced cancer research laboratory designed to put clinical, industry and academic partners in close proximity to speed the development and implementation of new discoveries.

SOUTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES FOR EPILEPSY IS COMING TO GREENVILLE

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:07:51 EST

The newly formed South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy will host an organizational meeting in Greenville on Saturday, July 23.

ITOR creates cancer research innovation zone at GHS

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:10:50 EST

U.S. News Ranks Greenville Memorial as #1 in metro area and in national top 40 for diabetes care

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:37:58 EST

For the third straight year, Greenville Memorial Hospital has been ranked as having one of the nation’s top 40 diabetes/endocrinology programs. Under a new metro ranking, GMH has also been ranked as #1 in the Greenville, Mauldin, Easley metro area, according to U.S. News Media & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings released today.

Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review names local surgeon to its “65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists” list

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:28:56 EST

Dr. Richard J. Hawkins, a renowned shoulder surgeon with Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas – an affiliate of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center – was recently named to Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review’s list of “65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists.”

S.C. College of Pharmacy welcomes first students of its new Upstate campus

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:47:07 EST

The S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP) officially welcomed the inaugural class of its new Upstate campus with a ceremony today (Aug. 17). Seventeen third-year pharmacy students recently transferred to the new campus at Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) – the third campus of the statewide public pharmacy college – and are set to begin classes on August 18.

Dr. Eric Bour named president of Simpsonville Medical Campus

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:57:56 EST

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) announced today (Aug. 18) that Dr. Eric Bour has been named president of the Simpsonville Medical Campus, effective October 1. This is the first time a physician has held this type of leadership position within GHS.

USC School of Medicine-Greenville gets green light to move forward

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:48:45 EST

The University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville has been awarded preliminary accreditation, getting the green light to recruit students and open its doors in fall 2012.

Co-sleeping death rates for babies almost doubles in Greenville County

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:07:43 EST

Greenville County authorities are sounding the alarm after the rate of co-sleeping and unsafe-sleeping deaths for babies almost doubled in the county since last year

Greenville Memorial receives Chest Pain Center accreditation

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:44:41 EST

Greenville Hospital System’s flagship hospital, Greenville Memorial, has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) for a third time. Greenville Memorial first received this three-year accreditation in 2005.

GHS Med Trans helicopter now provides in-flight blood transfusions

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:16:43 EST

GHS Med Trans began carrying on-board blood this month, making it the only South Carolina hospital-based medical helicopter to provide pre-hospital blood transfusions.

Construction at the half-way mark; Extraordinary interest seen from both faculty and students in Greenville medical school

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:55:51 EST

Faculty and student applications are outpacing available slots by a more than 10-to-1 margin at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, officials said on Friday (Dec. 16). Leaders of the University of South Carolina (USC) and the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) toured the school’s innovative education building Friday and got an update on its progress. The school is scheduled to open its doors in July 2012.

GHS and community celebrate GHS’ first 100 years

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:05:28 EST

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) kicked off a year-long celebration of its centennial today (Jan. 10), with hundreds of supporters and employees crowding the festooned commons of its flagship hospital Greenville Memorial.

Greenville Hospital System and S.C. BlueCross program takes new approach to back pain

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:27:01 EST

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) is piloting a program to provide faster, more effective relief for employees’ aching backs. The Back and Neck Pain Program is part of collaboration between GHS and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina — and it could become the gold standard for BlueCross members who suffer from back and neck pain.

NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver, Jeremy Clements, to host local fundraiser for rare diseases

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:46:49 EST

Spartanburg resident and NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements will host the Upstate’s first-ever Valentines and Vegas fundraiser on Saturday, February 11 to raise funds for and awareness of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs), a group of uncommon chronic illnesses that are rapidly emerging as a healthcare problem worldwide.

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas joins GHS

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:14 EST

Cancer Centers of the Carolinas (CCC) and Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) announced today (Jan. 31) that CCC will integrate with GHS to strengthen cancer care and ultimately create a regional cancer center “unlike anything else that exists between Atlanta and Durham.”

Lab21 and ITOR unveil major leap forward in personalized cancer medicine

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:48:51 EST

The new Lab21 Clinical Genomics Center at ITOR will allow cancer patients in the Upstate to be among the first in the region to benefit from new technology that will allow patients to get real-time feedback and treatment plans tied to their cancer’s specific DNA signature.