For the 11th year in a row, MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston has been named the top hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report.
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For the 11th year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has named MUSC Health University Medical Center the #1 hospital in South Carolina!
Read more about our rankings and the full list of high-performing specialties here: musc.co/3J2anCt
#ChangingWhatsPossible @usnews
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If you experience symptoms of Coronavirus, COVID-19. MUSC Health encourages you to do a free virtual visit.
Just enter promo code COVID19.
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Please join us on Fri. June 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., on the MUSC Greenway as the MUSC Turning the Tide Violence Intervention Program honors #WearOrangeDay, created to bring awareness to the impact of firearm violence in our community. #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay
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This report includes all four divisions of MUSC Health: Charleston, Florence, Lancaster, and Midlands. Patients are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna or 14 days after a single dose of Johnson & Johnson. #BacktheVaxMUSC
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"I carry being a woman, being a black woman in medicine, with pride. Representation matters. I hope to help widen the path for those coming behind me." - Nigerian-born MUSC Health infectious disease specialist, Dr. Ruth Adekunle #WomenInMedicineMonth #ChangingWhatsPossible
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From faster stroke care to digital twin technology at @musckids, we are joining forces with @SiemensHealth to improve patient outcomes by fostering innovation: academicdepartments.musc.edu…
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7️⃣ years in a row! We are absolutely thrilled & humbled to be named the best hospital in South Carolina by @usnews 🎉
We are so proud to serve our patients, families, & communities across the state of South Carolina - thank you for entrusting MUSC Health with your care! 💙
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81% of our hospitalized #COVID19 patients are unvaccinated.
Here's today's COVID overview for Charleston, Florence, & Lancaster divisions. Regular updates to come.
Find a vaccine near you at ow.ly/XMZo50FXedB. #BacktheVaxMUSC
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"No matter how we looked at it, those who got the e-cigarette product demonstrated greater abstinence and reduced harm as compared to those who didn’t get it." —Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D.
Learn more about this @muschollings study here:
#ecigarettes
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We are thrilled to share that after 18 days on the lung transplant wait list, MUSC successfully transplanted Diane Hogan on July 6th, 2020! Diane is seen here ringing the bell, celebrating her a second chance at life! #COVID19 #changingwhatspossible #transplant #healthcareheroes
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MUSC Health is pleased to highlight the importance of mask wearing with our colleagues at @ECooperMedCtr, @RoperStFrancis, @TridentHealthPR & @CharlestonVAMC. Thank you to @adamsoutdoor for their generosity in sharing this message #MasksSaveLives
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#ICYMI: MUSC Biomedical Scientist (Norris Lab) and MUSC Health patient Cortney Gensemer spoke to @CNN on her experience working/living with #EhlersDanlosSyndrome + researching the cause of #hEDS:
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@ResearchMUSC @NorrisLab @CortDoesScience #EDSAwareness
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Exciting day for children of SC. Groundbreaking SJCH Children’s Hospital 12 today. #imaginewhatspossible
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Aired today on @CBSNews, #MUSCHealth nurse and former photojournalist @AlanHawes reveals raw behind-the-scenes images of the trauma of #COVID19, a story told through the lens of health care workers. Watch this powerful segment here:
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At MUSC, flattening the curve means taking proactive measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, including social distancing, increased cleaning, & diligent screenings. We are following all CDC & SCDHEC protocol to protect our care team members, patients, & families.
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@MUSChealth named by @usnews for the sixth year in a row as the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina! #USNWR #BestHospitals #changingwhatspossible
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MUSC Health Heart & Vascular Center performed its first round of pulse field ablation (PFA) this morning! We're excited about this new technology as a safer, more efficient one for treating patients with atrial fibrillation. #ChangingWhatsPossible one heart at a time ❤️ #afib
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Congrats to @dariusrucker, who — inspired by his mom, a former MUSC nurse —co-chaired the capital campaign that generated $150 million to help build the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital! 😀
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@musckids
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📣 #COVID19 Vaccine Update: We will soon be receiving COVID-19 vaccines. This is an exciting and hopeful step in combating the pandemic.
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Being a woman in medicine is not easy, but it can be done, says MUSC Health cardiologist Dr. Ramu.
"Pursue your passion, build your army of support (family, friends, mentors and sponsors) and let nothing stop you."
#WomeninMedicine #WomeninMedicineMonth, cont'd 👏
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"It is an honor to have people entrust you with their health. I love building relationships with my patients and working alongside them to achieve their goals," says Dr. Aundrea Loftley, MUSC Health endocrinologist & self-proclaimed Tina Turner fanatic 👏
#WomenInMedicineMonth
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Congratulations @MUSCkids for being the only children's hospital in the state to be ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-19 edition of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” @MUSCatalystNews academicdepartments.musc.edu…
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MUSC Health is #5 in the nation for left ventricular assist (#LVAD) implant volumes to help patients with #HeartFailure. We have maintained above-national outcomes! We are #ChangingWhatsPossible for the patients in SC and beyond!
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Today is Certified Nurses Day, and we are especially grateful for our Certified Nurses today, as they deliver high quality care for their patients while fighting the spread of COVID19. Thank you for all you do! Our Certified Nurses are #ChangingWhatsPossible every day.
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Almost every COVID sample checked at MUSC is now the delta variant, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called more contagious than the common cold, seasonal flu, Ebola and smallpox.
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The U.S. health care system was seeing a hospital gown shortage prior to #COVID-19. @MUSChealth Supply Chain Shift Supervisor Frederica Terry was excited to receive 1,000 gowns donated by Lockheed Martin. Thank you @LockheedMartin for your generosity! #changingwhatspossible
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Thanks U.S. News & World Report. Medical University Hospital in Charleston was again named the best hospital in South Carolina!
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Thank you to the @ClemsonUniv students who joined us today (in person and via livestream) for the kickoff of #GlobalHealthWeek! #musc #muschealth #gotigers
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Because Charlestonians proactively social distanced & stayed at home MUSC has not seen the impact of spread of the virus that other cities have. And now, we are able to reopen and start to see patients and provide the care and services needed. #WeAreReady
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We're kicking off #WIMMonth by celebrating with the women of MUSC's Cardiac Electrophysiology Program. Special shoutout to Dr. Anne Kroman, first woman appointed as attending physician, and Dr. Leah John, first woman in the EP fellowship program! #StrengthinDiversity
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The future is here 👏 MUSC Health recently completed our first robotic living donor nephrectomy - thanks to Dr. Nadig, Dr. Rohan, and our amazing robotics team.
Not only is this a first for MUSC Health, but it's also a first in the southeast 🎉 Congratulations!
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We are so proud to have been ranked in the top two percent of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings! Congratulations to our students, faculty, care team, and everyone who is changing what's possible at MUSC.lowcountrybizsc.whosonthemov…
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MUSC Health Virtual Care will be offering free virtual care visits for all South Carolinians in need from today through the duration of the storm. Patients who need care are encouraged to use the promo code MUSCCARES to access free virtual care services at muschealth.org/virtual-care
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Spotted: an all-women neurosurgery team performs a vascular craniotomy!
Huge thanks to MUSC Health Neuroendovascular Surgeon Dr. Alex Spiotta for sharing! 🧠
@MuscNeurology
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Very proud to be listed on @Forbes first-ever list of America's Best Employers for Diversity. #MUSC @MUSC_News @MUSCkids academicdepartments.musc.edu…
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Here are several ways to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19. Join us as we do our part to #FlattentheCurveSC.
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At @NCCAElementary, talking to a crowd of superheroes. The students are walking this morning to raise money for @MUSChealth Children's Hospital, and that makes them REAL superheroes.
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#DYK: MUSC Health is #1 in the nation for kidney-pancreas #transplant volumes!
The national ranking is a remarkable accomplishment of our multidisciplinary transplant team, led by doctors Joseph Scalea and Angello Lin. #ChangingWhatsPossible
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Happy Fourth of July from MUSC Health! #FourthofJuly2018 #IndependenceDayUSA #HappyBirthdayAmerica #Happy4thofJuly
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MUSC Health is getting numerous offers from generous community members and organizations wanting to donate supplies as well as make connections for us on potential supply purchases. Please follow this link for details about this process. muschealth.org/patients-visi…
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We want to thank MUSC Health Athletic Trainer Ashley Chrestman, who was there for a Stratford High School student facing a catastrophic event and prevented him from suffering a cardiac arrest.
Thank you for all you do, Ashley! #ChangingWhatsPossible
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We are so excited to welcome the Florence, Marion, Lancaster, and Chester, South Carolina communities to the MUSC family! muschealthtogether.org. #ChangingWhatsPossible #MUSCHealth
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MUSC Health is so proud to represent South Carolina on this list as the #1 Hospital in South Carolina! #changingwhatspossible
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We recently shared the story of two outstanding @MUSCkids nurses who went above and beyond to ensure the safety of a mother and her daughter during a difficult delivery. Today, on her daughter’s 1st birthday, we are *thrilled* to share this beautiful reunion with you!
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Happy #DoctorsDay to all of our physicians, from the Lowcountry, Orangeburg and the Midlands to Lancaster, Chester, Florence, Marion, and Black River — thank you for your compassionate patient care. We're proud that you're #ChangingWhatsPossible with MUSC Health!🥳
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MUSC Health is #1 in SC for the 10th year! Honored to have Obstetrics & Gynecology (#30) and ENT (#36) nationally ranked by @usnews. Thanks to our amazing teams for their dedication! Read more about our rankings here:
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MUSC Health receives official waiver from FDA enabling greater access to testing for patients with respiratory illness symptoms and possible COVID-19 exposure. If symptomatic continue to use ow.ly/hMnY50yMKNx free promo code COVID19.
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You're looking at the team that administered SC's first use of the novel #Contour device to treat a basilar apex aneurysm!
Send this amazing squad a high five for #ChangingWhatsPossible in SC! ✋
📷 Thanks to Dr. Alex Spiotta 🙏
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MUSC Health Virtual Urgent Care (ow.ly/iEYx50yJTiP) patients with provider order who have respiratory illness or “COVID-19-like” symptoms will be tested in drive-through collection site at Citadel Mall campus location.
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Congrats to MUSC Health Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Barry Gibney for completing over 500 robotic surgeries!
#ChangingWhatsPossible
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This invitation is extended by the MUSC Black Faculty Group to MUSC faculty, staff, and students. If you are unable to participate in person at the Urban Farm, stand, sit, or kneel wherever you are for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in memory of Mr. George Floyd and all lives lost.
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High-density mapping technology for heart patients may mean safer, more effective treatments @JRWinterfield @MUSC_News @MUSC_COM academicdepartments.musc.edu… #muschealth #changingwhatspossible
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We are so excited to welcome the communities of Chester, Lancaster, Florence and Marion, South Carolina to the MUSC Family! Learn more about what this means for patients and their families, care team members, providers, and the communities: muschealthtogether.org/
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So proud to be recognized as one of America's 100 Great Hospitals via @BeckersHR! beckershospitalreview.com/li… #MUSCHealth #ChangingWhatsPossible
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“I feel that dual-trained (cardiac/critical care) anesthesiologists are uniquely positioned to care for complex patients inside and out of the OR." —Cardiac & Critical Care Anesthesiologist Maxie Phillips on why he chose his unique path
#PhysicianAnesthesiologistWeek
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"Rode out the storm with our compassionate care team members at MUSC Health — very humbling to watch their dedication in action! And I got a chance to meet Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel!"
— MUSC Health Chief Operating Officer Thomas Crawford
#StormRiders #StormDebby
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Our hearts go out to the families that were impacted by the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas this week. We grieve for the victims of this senseless massacre. As caregivers of children, our care team members' hearts are broken for the families affected.
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MUSC Health's Dr. Ashley Hink, a general, trauma and critical care surgeon, describes the field of medicine as "a beautiful blend of science, human interaction, compassion, and challenge."
She's pictured here with her dog Franny! 🐶
#WomeninMedicine
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MUSC Health stands against violence in any form. We must continue to focus on public health issues in an effort to promote preventive measures that sustain health, cultivate wellness & foster healing among the people & communities that we serve. #ChangingWhatsPossible #WearOrange
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🥳 Congrats! @muschollings director Raymond N. DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., honored two of the center’s up-and-coming researchers with the High Impact Publications Award. Learn more here:
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#cancer #cancerresearch @ResearchMUSC
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For our care teams, staying onsite during the storm wasn’t just about work—it was also about relaxing, having fun, and getting creative! Here’s how one crew at MUSC Health Ashley River Tower tapped into their creative side during Storm Debby. #HealthcareHeroes #BTS #StormDebby
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Every year, MUSC Health University Medical Center ED decorates a Giving Tree with scarves, gloves, hats and more. People in need can take whatever items they need to stay warm before leaving the ER. ✨
Thank you to everyone who keeps the Giving Tree tradition alive! 🎄
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More than 40 living donors and their recipients recently joined the MUSC Health Living Donor Program for a ribbon-cutting celebration of the #LivingDonor Walkway on the Charleston Medical District Greenway. #TrueHeroes
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Today, and every day, we are grateful for the amazing nurses on our care team. We thank them for their compassion, dedication and commitment to excellent patient care. Tag a nurse to show your gratitude! 🩺
#NationalNursesDay #ChangingWhatsPossible
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"Let us all pause to reflect on all of the sacrifices that brave men and women have made to defend our country and our freedom. On behalf of the MUSC family, thank you to all those who have sacrificed and served our country." from @PresMUSC Dr. David J. Cole #MemorialDay
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Can you imagine finding out you have cancer while you are pregnant? This Charleston mom gave birth, survived breast cancer, and overcame postpartum depression in one year! postandcourier.com/features/…
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#COVID19Vaccine Update: We’re pleased to announce that we have reopened scheduling for COVID-19 vaccinations. Those who meet South Carolina DHEC eligibility criteria may now schedule online➡️ ow.ly/kSpA50E4YpX
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Pro rock climber @AlexHonnold and researcher Jane Joseph, Ph.D., are an odd pairing. But a chance meeting in 2016 led an athlete to gain a better understanding of what makes him tick and a professor to learn that some brains just defy science. #FreeSolo web.musc.edu/about/news-cent…
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ICYMI: "Job well done," says Chief Quality Officer Dr. Danielle Scheurer to her fellow #WomeninMedicine. In the article below, she reflects on the trailblazers who came before her & celebrates those working alongside her. #WIMMonth #StrengthinDiversity
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Thank you to special guest @dariusrucker, Honorary Co-Chair of the #USWomensOpen, in helping us celebrate the upcoming tournament with @uswomensopen and @MUSCkids!
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It's National Wear Red Day®❣️ Today, we raise awareness and are relentless in support of women’s health. Today, we fight back against cardiovascular diseases, which continue to be the greatest threat to women's health. ow.ly/O6vF50Dryfx #WearRedDay #HeartMonth ❤️
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🥳 Congrats!
Dr. Stephen Kalhorn, part of the MUSC family for more than a decade, is the new Neurosurgery Co-Medical Director of the MUSC Health Spine Center! Dr. Kalhorn joins Orthopaedic Co-Medical Director Dr. Charles Reitman. #ChangingWhatsPossible
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Thank you for #ChangingWhatsPossible, Cortney!
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To reflect its expert capacity to provide comprehensive care for benign and malignant diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract, the MUSC Department of Surgery formed the Colorectal Surgery division led by Virgilio George, M.D., FACS. #changingwhatspossible
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A message from MUSC President Dr. David Cole. #FlattenTheCurve
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Love to see it!👑
Spotted: all women Neurosurgery team in vascular crani ! @WomenInNeuroIR @HolyCityNsgy @DoctorKNSGY @MUSChealth
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#COVID19Vaccine Update: Phase 1b of SC's vaccination rollout plan starts Monday, March 8. Eligibility will expand to include anyone age 55 & older, those between 16-54 who are at increased severe risk for COVID-19, & frontline workers with increased occupational risk.
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1️⃣ whole year with a brand new ❤️ Happy anniversary, Joey!
“This whole process, it’s made me a better person and I’m thankful for everybody that helped and to my donor as well just for giving me a second chance.”
@WBTWNews13 covered his full story ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Our MUSC Health Nurses are in full celebration mode for Nurses Week! #ANANursesMonth #HealthcareHeroes
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"I have never worked with someone or met anyone as compassionate as Heather. She connects with everyone & can empathize with others in any given situation."
Congratulations to Heather Brown, recipient of the September DAISY award! Thank you for all you do for your patients 💙
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Shoutout to the @musckids neonatal intensive care unit for their amazing volunteer efforts recently at @LCOrphanRelief!
#GivingBack #Volunteer
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On National Doctors' Day we would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all Lowcountry Care Givers! #doctorsday
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MUSC Children’s Hospital is once again the only such institution in South Carolina to be ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-19 edition of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals." @MUSCatalystNews @MUSCkids academicdepartments.musc.edu…
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Chief Quality Officer Dr. Danielle Scheurer is an excellent example and role model for #WomeninMedicine. Today's #WIMMonth spotlight finds fulfillment by helping people. She is #ChangingWhatsPossible by advancing MUSC's commitment to gender equity. #StrengthinDiversity
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MUSC Health clinics and ambulatory ORs will reopen on Monday, Sept. 17 for normal operations at all locations.
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For the fourth year in a row, @usnews has ranked MUSC as the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina in its Best Hospitals Rankings and Ratings! #MUSCHealth #ChangingWhatsPossible #BestHospital
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MUSC has been ranked #53 on the @Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. What does the diversity initiative mean to us? This week’s video features Assistant Professor Cristina López #diversity #musc #diversityandinclusion #diversityinhealthcare
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Stop the Bleed, Save a Life! #StopTheBleed #NSTBD18
This Saturday, 3/31 is National Stop The Bleed Day - @MUSChealth is hosting free classes to equip you to stop active, life threatening bleeding at Tanger Outlets in North Charleston, Storefront #741 business.facebook.com/events…
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We are sad to hear of the passing of beloved MUSC #PetTherapist, Bear, who volunteered an incredible 900+ hours, all of which were spent bringing comfort, calm and smiles to our patients, patient families and care team members❤️ Thank you for everything, Bear❤️
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Congratulations to @MUSChealth for being named to the Top 100 Greatest Hospitals in America! #changingwhatspossible
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Congratulations to our MUSC Health Nurses for earning the Magnet re-certification! You are #healthcareheroes #magnet #changingwhatspossible
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