Health

Harris Pastides, retiring next summer after 10 years as USC’s president, has been named chair of the board of directors for the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. … Read More

FirstLight Home Care, which has a West Columbia office among its 250 locations in 34 states, will open a new location in Lancaster in 2019. The company provides non-medical care to seniors, disabled adults and others needing assistance. … Read More

Roper St. Francis Healthcare is slated to open its new Berkeley County medical office building, part of the new hospital campus, next week. It will include the offices of a variety of specialists with up to 100 doctors rotating through. … Read More

The Apex Athletic Performance and Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center in Lexington will provide physical and occupational therapy, wellness programs, nutrition services and sports performance testing and training. … Read More

We held one of our favorite events of the year this week, and it was as wonderful as ever. Again we were reminded: If you need to avail yourself of the health care system, this is a good place to be. You'll be well taken care of. … Read More