MUSC trauma program first in state to receive confirmation

The MUSC trauma program has been verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).  MUSC is the only hospital in the state of South Carolina that has qualified for this.

To achieve this status, the hospital had to meet hundreds of demanding criteria and go through an extensive on-site review by . . . → Read More: MUSC trauma program first in state to receive confirmation

One in Six: Act Now!

Do you know what health condition affects 1 out of every 6 people in the world?

One in Six: Act Now! -is the theme of the 2011 World Stroke Day. The theme was chosen to highlight the fact that one out of every six people worldwide has a stroke.

Join Dr. Ed Jauch, MUSC’s Interim Chief of the . . . → Read More: One in Six: Act Now!

MUSC Christmas Heroes

James Burrell of Columbia received an unexpected and extraordinary gift this Christmas: his life. After crashing on a remote stretch of I-26 near Ridgeville, Burrell’s company van went off the road and into a wooded area, where it caught fire. At that precise moment, MUSC Meducare EMT Brian Libby and his partner Robert Kipps happened to . . . → Read More: MUSC Christmas Heroes