The Edgefield County Hospital was expressing great hospitality on Thursday at lunchtime. Staff gathered to cook and serve a hearty meal for the community at large. This included, among the county agencies, EMS, the media community, the hospital staff (and that is about 150), Fire Department, medical offices, nursing home, and county officials. One new […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has been notified of the state’s first flu-associated death of the season, the agency announced. “Tragically, a woman from Dorchester County has become our first lab-confirmed, influenza-associated death of the season,” said Linda Bell, M.D. and state epidemiologist. “We are in the early stages […]
The third annual National Rural Health Day will be held this year on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Events recognizing this important day that “Celebrate the Power of Rural” will take place in our state and in every state throughout the nation on that day. National Rural Health Day was created as a way to showcase […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Influenza, or “the flu,” has officially arrived in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. “Our agency’s Bureau of Laboratories has confirmed five cases of flu in the Midlands area of the state,” said Linda Bell, M.D. and state epidemiologist. “This confirmation reinforces the need for vaccination […]
Shot is a new requirement for 7th graders to attend school this year COLUMBIA, S.C. – In an effort to assist parents in meeting new school requirements, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer free Tdap (whooping cough) vaccines at mass vaccination clinics across the state in August, the agency announced today. […]
– By Jamie Turner – Neighbors helping neighbors in the fight against cancer; ultimately, that’s what the Savannah River Cancer Foundation does. What is little known is that that Aiken-based foundation also serves cancer patients in Edgefield County. “We actually serve four South Carolina counties: Aiken, Edgefield, Barnwell and Allendale,” said Jamie Turner, the executive […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – There is an urgent need for blood donors right now. Shepeard Blood Center, the only contracted local blood provider for 21 area hospitals from Barnwell, SC to Baxley, GA, needs blood donors to help meet the needs of our area’s most fragile patients. Locally, there is less than a 1 day supply […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – If you have driven by the Edgefield County Hospital lately, chances are you have noticed the agency’s new look due to the absence of the large pines that used to decorate the roadside in front of the facility. The hospital recently cut down the longstanding trees, as ECH’s Leslie Seigler […]
On Tuesday, May 28, Kerry Klein, founder of the Shamrock Run and the Town of Edgefield presented the Edgefield County Hospital Auxiliary a check in the amount of $4,567.00. The money was raised at the Shamrock Run in memory of Drs. Nicholson and Watson. The Edgefield County Hospital Auxiliary was most appreciative for the donation […]
Edgefield County Emergency Services gathered for a kick-off lunch at the Edgefield County Hospital, May 22. Representatives from the hospital, Airmed, Emergency Medical Services, fire department and sheriff’s department work together for the safety of Edgefield County citizens. “Airmed will be at the Edgefield County Hospital every Tuesday, beginning May 28,” said ECH CEO Brandon […]