COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital has once again earned national recognition for excellence in nursing, receiving its second Magnet designation—this time with Distinction—from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Magnet. The Magnet with Distinction designation is the highest level of recognition awarded by the ANCCContinue Reading
Richland County held its third-annual Go Red for Women Lunch & Learn at the Busby Community Center in Columbia. Attendees enjoyed lunch and heard from community speakers, including County Councilwoman Gretchen D. Barron and Kiwan Fitch, a personal development and career coach. Prisma Health administered free blood pressure screenings, andContinue Reading
Prisma Health Children’s Hospitals are inviting the community to join their Good Night Lights event on December 1 at 7 Richland Medical Park Drive in Columbia. The event aims to spread joy and support for young patients and their families during the holiday season. Good Night Lights Highlights: Toy DriveContinue Reading
COLUMBIA, SC – Prisma Health has announced a new partnership with March of Dimes aimed at enhancing support for families with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Through this collaboration, Prisma Health Midlands hospitals will now offer the March of Dimes NICU Family Support program, designed to provideContinue Reading
Columbia, S.C. — For 27 years, the Healthy Start model has been transforming the lives of mothers, babies, fathers, families, and the community in the Midlands. Prisma Health continues this vital work with a $5.5 million federal grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources andContinue Reading
Prisma Health is making a significant investment of $41 million to revolutionize the patient experience across its health system by deploying the latest smart bed technology. This initiative aims to support the care team and enhance patient care by replacing outdated inpatient beds with 1,500 state-of-the-art Hillrom smart beds andContinue Reading
Summer has officially arrived, bringing temperatures in the 90s to parts of South Carolina. While summer offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, the extreme heat and increased activity levels can also lead to a rise in unintentional injuries and health issues. By being prepared and aware of common summerContinue Reading
Anil Dhokai, a Multimedia Specialist on the Marketing, Communications and Consumerism team, has won an EMMY for a video he produced about a young patient with cancer who was treated at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands. His video, “Nothing can stop child cancer patient after receiving prosthetic limb,”Continue Reading
Independence Day is just around the corner, and many people plan to gather for cookouts or shoot off fireworks. Prisma Health wants to make sure you spend this holiday making memories with your loved ones – not treating injuries caused by a fireworks misfire or a burn from a grill.Continue Reading
Prisma Health is sponsoring the 32nd annual Hearts and Hands Forever Walk October 9, 3 pm, at Riverfront Park, 312 Laurel Street, Columbia. In the event of inclement weather, a virtual event will be rescheduled later in October. The quarter-mile memorial walk is for anyone whose life has been touchedContinue Reading
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge named one of the Best hospitals in America Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital is included in Money magazine’s inaugural Best Hospitals in American list. Baptist Parkridge Hospital, located in the Irmo community, is one of only three hospitals in South Carolina selected of the 148 selectedContinue Reading