MUSC to provide health care to port employees

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The Medical University of South Carolina will provide health care services to the S.C. Ports Authority’s workers in the Charleston area.

MUSC will operate a health clinic to serve approximately 560 port employees at the ports authority’s current location and, later, its new headquarters in Mount Pleasant, which is expected to open in December.

The health care system will provide on-site primary and occupational health services, as well as virtual urgent care services and specialty care services through telehealth.

“The launch of our partnership with MUSC, both in terms of their physical presence in our new headquarters as well as new health programs and services, is exciting for the port,” Jim Newsome, president and CEO of the ports authority, said in a news release.

“We have an important responsibility to deliver high-quality operations to our stakeholders and customers across the state and region, and our ability to achieve our goals is rooted in the wellness of our workforce.”

S.C. Ports Authority employees already have access to employee assistance, private counseling, group workshops and wellness education classes through the MUSC Employee Assistance Program.

“It’s important that we continue to deliver our services, whenever we can, within the places where people work, live, play and learn,” Dr. Patrick Cawley, CEO of MUSC Health and university vice president for health affairs, said in the release. “We are pleased that the ports authority sees us as a trusted, forward-thinking partner, working with them to prevent situations like repetitive workplace injuries and to promote better overall health for their team.”