South Carolina – Health and Medical Resources

SC Emergency Care

• South Carolina Emergency Medical Services - EMS
• MUSC Meducare
  –  Ground transport - ambulances
  –  Meducare Air - helicopters
  

SC Crisis Hotlines

• Charleston Teen Hotline
• South Carolina 2-1-1 - directory of SC services ranging from common to crisis - United Way resource referral database
  
• South Carolina Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
  

SC Vital Records

• SC Division of Vital Records - birth and death certificates, marriage licenses and divorce records
  –  Vital Records offices - by county

SC Medical and Healthcare Facilities

• Hospitals - hospital job openings too
• Clinics, health centers

• Adult day care centers
• Alcohol, drug abuse treatment centers
• Assisted living, retirement communities
• Children's treatment centers
• Diagnostic, medical imaging
• Hospices

SC Healthcare Providers

• Chiropractors
• Counselors - family, marriage
• Dentists
• Doctors, physicians
• Health and fitness clubs, consultants
• In-home medical care services
• Massage therapists
• Ophthalmologists
• Optometrists
• Orthodontists
• Plastic, cosmetic, reconstructive surgeons
• Psychiatrists
• Smoking cessation specialists
• Weight loss specialists

SC Health and Dental Insurance

• Health, dental insurance companies
• Health maintenance organizations - HMOs
• South Carolina Insurance Quick Guide

SC Medical Supplies and Services

• Dental equipment, supplies, repairs
• Drug testing, screening
• Health, diet food products
• Home health caregivers
• Medical products, supplies, services
• Surgical appliances, supplies

Special SC Healthcare Programs and Initiatives

• Activate Greenville - free healthy living awareness program - formerly Greater Greenville Shrinkdown
  
• Commun-I-Care - provides free healthcare and prescriptions to low-income adults
  
• Healthy Learners - working with schools to connect disadvantaged children with health care
  –  Allendale County
  –  Columbia Area - Midlands - scroll down
  –  Dillon Area
  –  Greenwood Area
  
• Healthy South Carolina Challenge - statewide effort to promote healthy lifestyle choices like exercising and eating right
  
• Healthy South Carolina Initiative - 28 community health projects funded by MUSC
  
• Hypertension Initiative - MUSC project to improve blood pressure rates through primary care physicians
  
• Savannah River Region Health Information System
• Smiles for a Lifetime - provides free dental care for children whose families cannot afford regular preventative treatment
  –  Allendale County
  –  Charleston Area
  –  Dillon Area
  –  Manning Area
  –  Summerton Area
  

Related SC Health Resources

• Disability resources
• Government health agencies
• Health, medical organizations
• Medical colleges, universities
• Medical libraries
• Obesity prevention resources
• Smoking cessation resources
• South Carolina health statistics
• South Carolina Mental Health Quick Guide