South Carolina – Health and Medical Resources

South Carolina SC Health, Medical

Also see: Crisis Hotlines | Disability Resources | Doctors | Emergency Care | Healthcare Facilities | Healthcare Providers | HMOs | Hospitals | Insurance | Medical Supplies | Organizations | Special Programs, Initiatives | Vital Records

SC Emergency Care

• South Carolina Emergency Medical Services - EMS
• MUSC Meducare
• South Carolina Disaster Medical Assistance Team

SC Crisis Hotlines

• Charleston Teen Hotline
• Palmetto Poison Center - 800-222-1222
• Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands Crisis Help - Richland and Lexington counties 803-771-7273, Newberry and Sumter counties 800-491-7273
  
• 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
• 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
• Smoking cessation 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

Special SC Healthcare Programs and Initiatives

• Activate Greenville - free healthy living awareness program - formerly Greater Greenville Shrinkdown
  
• 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
  
• Hypertension Initiative - MUSC project to improve blood pressure rates through primary care physicians
  
• 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
  
• South Carolina Drug Card - discount program to help uninsured, underinsured, and Medicare Part D participants
  
• South Carolina Equipment Distribution Program - phone equipment and alerting devices for speech and hearing impaired
  
• South Carolina Healthy Connections Choices - state program that helps people with Medicaid
  
• Welvista - provides free healthcare and prescriptions to low-income adults
  

Related SC Health Resources

• Disability resources
• Health, medical organizations
• Medical schools
• Obesity prevention resources
• Smoking cessation resources
• South Carolina health statistics
• South Carolina Mental Health Quick Guide