News for December 27, 2011 through January 3, 2012

Advanced ICU Care(R) Brings New Standard of Around-the-Clock Monitoring to Intensive Care Patients at Tuomey Healthcare System - According to Market Watch, (03January2012), "By April 2012, Tuomey Healthcare System's will have intensivist physicians and critical care specialists 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and enhance patient safety. The current serious shortage of intensivist physicians means that many hospitals cannot provide the recommended coverage within their facilities. Advanced ICU Care answers the call by providing a solution that involves board-certified intensivists, telemedicine and best practices that maximize the effectiveness of a hospital's ICU." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

'A bleak outlook': Funding, retention among issues influencing medical service availability - According to the Times and Democrat, (03January2012), "Retaining physicians while keeping health care costs down amid soaring elderly and disabled populations remains a juggling act." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

New medical office to open this year in Murrells Inlet - According to the Myrtle Beach Online, (02January2012), "The 90,000-square-foot, three-story Waccamaw Medical Park West will house a variety of specialists, including pain management, physical therapy, endoscopy and, for the first time at Waccamaw, neurosurgeons – specialists that come through a growing partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina. The goal is to make it easier for patients to see multiple doctors under one roof." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.