Get Ready for a Cool Health Hub at Unity Park Brace yourself for the Prisma Health’s Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital Community Health and Wellness Space popping up at Unity Park in the fall of 2024. The new health hub will be providing inclusive wellness and sports opportunities to individualsRead More
Seniors residing in Greenville County now have an opportunity to obtain $50 vouchers enabling them to purchase fresh and nutritious produce. This initiative, known as the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, is being administered by Senior Action, a renowned non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of adults aged 55Read More
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which takes place every year in more than 600 communities across the nation, is the largest fundraiser in the world for care, support, and research related to Alzheimer’s disease. Participants of all ages are encouraged to take part in the disease-fighting effort. ParticipatingRead More
After a unanimous vote Tuesday night by the Greenville County Council, funding has been approved for the reopening of the Prisma Health Emergency Department in Travelers Rest, which had been closed for two years. The council decided to allocate more than $13 million of the American Rescue Plan funds toRead More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to be administered to children on Saturday. Everyone aged 6 months and above should get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC. Following the CDC’s approval, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlRead More
Health Supply US, a medical supply company based in North Carolina, announces plans to establish new manufacturing operations in Greenville County. The company was founded following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. It identifies, sources, and delivers personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care systems and federal, state,Read More
The Blood Connection (TBC) is in dire need of O-negative blood donors. According to TBC, a combination of already low supplies, the impending summer season, and poor donor turnout could lead to an O negative blood shortage in the coming days. When the blood type is unknown, the most commonRead More
The Greenville Drive and The Blood Connection are marking ten years of saving lives together. The partnership began in 2013 with the goal of raising awareness about the importance of blood donations. Following a decade of partnership, the two organizations seek to increase blood donations in the Upstate by holdingRead More
Beginning March 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will change its COVID-19 testing strategy. Due to the accuracy, convenience, and widespread availability of at-home rapid antigen tests, as well as a considerable decline in demand for drive-through PCR testing, the COVID-19 testing strategy will shift toRead More
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has opened a new COVID-19 testing site in the Upstate. The new testing site is a drive-thru near Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. The new drive-thru testing site, according to DHEC, is in the former Kmart parking lot, located atRead More