Prisma Health doctors stated on Thursday that the current number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital is roughly equal to the spike seen at this time last year. Current patients, according to doctors, have something in common. Almost every single one of them is unvaccinated. Doctors are urging people toRead More
The City of Greenville, TD Bank, and Prisma Health announced Wednesday morning the return of TD Saturday Farmer’s Market in downtown Greenville with COVID-19 safety measures in place. Mayor Knox White and Prisma Health Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Wendall James spoke at the press conference about the 2021 TD SaturdayRead More
Three mobile vaccination units have been deployed across Greenville County, where they have distributed 1,700 vaccinations at a half-dozen sites. Prisma and other healthcare systems in the state started the initiative in February. Greenville’s program was funded by $1.8 million from the federal CARES Act, which was disbursed into theRead More
Prisma Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites are being phased out as the hospital system transitions tests to doctor’s offices. The hospital-based drive-thru testing locations will begin to close on March 26 and will be completely closed by the end of the day on AprilRead More
Following the pilot of the mobile vaccination clinics over the weekend, Prisma Health announced that they are set to deploy up to three Mobile Health Clinic vehicles in the Upstate. The Mobile Health Clinics are custom-built RV-type vehicles that are manned by medical professionals. When the Mobile Health Clinic vehiclesRead More
The Prisma Health system announced on Tuesday that they are receiving “extremely limited vaccine supplies.” this week. Prisma’s spokesperson said the hospital system is unable to schedule any new fist-dose appointments this week due to the limited vaccine supply. Prisma also added that some vaccine sites may have the possibilityRead More
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital is introducing its first diaper bank this week to provide diapers for families in need. Prisma Health says the diaper bank will happen each quarter in 2021. The first drive was scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, from 4-6 p.m and will take place at the PatewoodRead More
Prisma Health is now offering on-site assistance to those people who are having difficulty with their online COVID-19 vaccine registration. Walk-in appointments are now available to people age 70+ who do not have access to computers or smartphones and then the vaccination at every Prisma Health site except Richland HospitalRead More
Prisma Health’s vaccination site in Greenville opened on Monday, January 18 at 7 a.m. The vaccination site is located at 1 Kmart Plaza, Greenville, SC 29605. Doors open from Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The Greenville site is one of two Prisma mass vaccination sites opening in South Carolina today. TheRead More
In a news release on Thursday, Prisma Health announced that they aim to provide 10,000 coronavirus vaccines every day starting next week at their vaccination sites. As more supplies become available in South Carolina, Prisma officials said their high-volume community vaccine centers in Columbia and Greenville would further expand accessRead More