News Releases

2025 News Releases

2024 News Releases

(December 18, 2024) MUSC Health’s Executive Medical Director for the Center for Telehealth James McElligott receives Marion Woodbury Leadership Award

(December 17, 2024) MUSC Hollings Cancer Center performs ‘Jaw in a Day’ for cancer survivor

(December 16, 2024) Donors, faculty celebrate the installation of MUSC’s first upright MRI

(December 13, 2024) MUSC Board of Trustees greenlights integrated center for cellular therapy project

(December 13, 2024) MUSC breaks ground on College of Medicine building that aims to enhance medical education

(December 13, 2024) MUSC and Clemson University explore partnership to enhance student and employee access to key health services

(December 10, 2024) Two MUSC hospitals ranked “High Performing” in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

(December 9, 2024) MUSC Health Florence/Marion/Black River Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Jay Hinesley receives W. Stuart Smith Leadership Award

(December 2, 2024) Help empower healthy communities across South Carolina on MUSC Day

(November 21, 2024) MUSC celebrates Blue Sky Innovation Center grand opening

(November 19, 2024) TD Bank recommits to MUSC Hollings Cancer Center’s prostate cancer awareness program, SC AMEN

(October 29, 2024) MUSC Health breaks ground on medical office building near Clements Ferry corridor, increasing health care access

(October 29, 2024) MUSC Health Kiawah Partners Pavilion becomes reality with $6M land donation, expanding the Sea Islands access to critical care

(October 24, 2024) MUSC Health leader recognized as top global chief digital officer

(October 24, 2024) MUSC Health appoints new chief medical officer for Charleston division

(October 24, 2024) Critical steps and more research needed to support physicians' mental health, experts say

(October 11, 2024) Board of Trustees approves 5-year OneMUSC strategic plan

(October 9, 2024) MUSC Health’s contract with Humana Medicare Advantage and Humana’s Healthy Horizons Medicaid Insurance expires Dec. 31, 2024

(October 9, 2024) MUSC Health collaborates with partners and affiliates statewide to ensure continuity of care amid IV fluid supply chain challenges

(October 8, 2024) MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital ranked No. 2 in nation for Cardiology & Heart Surgery

(October 1, 2024) MUSC spine surgeon earns top national honor

(September 30, 2024) MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center celebrates second anniversary of Kidney Transplant Program

(September 23, 2024) MUSC Health to offer free 3D mammograms to people who are uninsured or underinsured

(September 18, 2024) MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center launches new physician residency program for Internal Medicine

(September 11, 2024) MUSC is nationally recognized for high quality stroke care, cardiac arrest

(August 27, 2024) MUSC receives nearly $4.69 million to improve lives throughout South Carolina

(August 10, 2024) MUSC annual Board of Trustees update

(July 16, 2024) MUSC ranked state’s No. 1 hospital 10th year in row

(July 10, 2024) MUSC Health to provide medical services for Diamond Youth Sports World Series

(July 2, 2024) MUSC Hollings Cancer Center launches next-day appointment access for patients diagnosed with certain abdominal cancers

(June 18, 2024) MUSC Health Orangeburg partners with Med Trans Corporation to launch Meducare four flight services

(May 31, 2024) MUSC Health-Orangeburg rebrands cancer center

(May 28, 2024) MUSC Hollings Cancer Center launches web data tool for South Carolina population health information

(April 17, 2024) MUSC Hollings Cancer Center earns its highest score, receives NCI-designation renewal

(April 16, 2024) MUSC Health empowers over 200 attendees with screenings and education at community health fair

(April 12, 2024) Board of Trustees gets updates on research, finances and approves new health care facilities

(April 9, 2024) U.S. News & World Report Best Grad Schools rankings include multiple MUSC programs

(April 3, 2024) Las Vegas mass shooting survivors continue to struggle with major depression, PTSD

(March 13, 2024) MUSC Health named presenting sponsor and official health care provider of the 2024 Elloree Trials

(March 6, 2024) MUSC Health CEO recognized in Becker’s Hospital Review’s prestigious list

(March 4, 2024) MUSC Health receives twenty five thousand dollar donation

(February 9, 2024) Board of Trustees honors memory of Dr Charles Darby hears update on burn center successes

(January 31, 2024) MUSC startup QuicksortRx reaches $100 million milestone

2023 News Releases

MUSC pediatric oncology researcher instrumental in newly FDA-approved neuroblastoma drug (December 18, 2023)

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center appoints pancreatic cancer surgeon scientist William Hawkins, M.D., as deputy director (December 14, 2023)

MUSC receives nearly $4.3 million to implement rural health initiatives (December 12, 2023)

Board of Trustees supports efforts to achieve comprehensive cancer care status at MUSC (December 8, 2023)

MUSC Health wins 71 Certified Zero Harm Awards in 2023 (December 6, 2023)

MUSC announces its selection as study site for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease study (December 5, 2023)

MUSC College of Health Professions celebrates groundbreaking of fourth building (December 1, 2023)

MUSC Health First in South Carolina to Offer Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab Program (November 28, 2023)

MUSC Day to kick off on Giving Tuesday, aims for 500 donors in 24 hours (November 15, 2023)

MUSC and Cigna renew contract through 2026 (November 14, 2023)

Hollings Cancer Center researcher named to Modern Healthcare's Top Diversity Leaders list (October 16, 2023)

MUSC Board of Trustees thanks state lawmakers for their vision and funding for Alzheimer’s disease (October 16, 2023)

MUSC named 2023 top college for diversity and Diversity Champion by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine (October 12, 2023)

South Carolina’s top research institutions collaborate to advance comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease research, medical discoveries and education (September 21, 2023)

MUSC launches program to bring medical residents to Florence (September 20, 2023)

Board of Trustees approve FY24 operating budget, establish new MUSC Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (August 11, 2023)

MUSC ranked state’s No. 1 hospital ninth year in row (August 1, 2023)

MUSC names new chief information officer (July 17, 2023)

MUSC and Blackbaud collaborate to bring preventive behavioral health programs to K-12 students (July 11, 2023)

MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital achieves top rankings in annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals (June 21, 2023)

MUSC Master of Science in Health Informatics online program reduces tuition, fees for fall 2023 (May 18, 2023)

U.S. News & World Report ranks MUSC College of Medicine programs among best graduate schools (May 16, 2023)

U.S. News & World Report ranks multiple MUSC programs among best graduate schools (April 25, 2023)

MUSC Board of Trustees, leadership celebrate new College of Pharmacy, re-imagined Colbert Education Center and Library (April 14, 2023)

MUSC named a founding partner in launch of first South Carolina Innovation Month (April 4, 2023)

MUSC and Zucker Institute name new CEO (March 13, 2023)

MUSC, tRMC finalize long-term lease and operations agreement (March 1, 2023)

MUSC Board of Trustees votes to move forward on long-term lease and operations agreement with tRMC (February 10, 2023)

MUSC Hollings Cancer Network announces Tidelands Health as first full affiliate (January 5, 2023)

2022 News Releases

MUSC board of trustees names new dean and vice president of Medical Affairs for the College of Medicine (December 9, 2022)

MUSC to participate in Giving Tuesday Nov. 29 (November 22, 2022)

MUSC, Shriners Hospitals for Children announce new affiliation to support state’s only comprehensive pediatric burn center (November 17, 2022)

Quai.MD and MUSC ink new deal to turn static clinical protocols into an AI-enhanced 'clinical GPS' for physicians (November 9, 2022)

MUSC Health and Siemens Healthineers partner in transformative remote scanning MRI service (October 31, 2022)

Female faculty members from MUSC and College of Charleston receive $2.4M grant to tackle gender disparities in innovation (October 25, 2022)

MUSC Health and The MetroHealth System create Ovatient (October 24, 2022)

College of Health Professions master’s degree in genetic counseling receives new program accreditation (October 18, 2022)

MUSC board approves pursuit of psych bed certificates of need in Charleston and Pee Dee, supports new building connector, utilities, educational and clinical spaces (October 14, 2022)

MUSC first in Southeast to perform complex aortic arch surgery with new innovative device (October 4, 2022)

MUSC returns to normal operations after Hurricane Ian (October 1, 2022)

Preparations, cancellations, virtual care offering related to Hurricane / Tropical Storm Ian (September 29, 2022)

MUSC Foundation receives grant to start new diabetes prevention program for women (September 27, 2022)

MUSC receives grant that combines need for telehealth support and rural health care workforce pipeline network (September 22, 2022)

Water crisis aftermath: 1 in 5 adults with depression, 1 in 4 with PTSD in Flint, MI (September 21, 2022)

MUSC’s 6th annual Inclusion to Innovation Summit to feature three national DEI powerhouses (September 19, 2022)

MUSC Women’s Health, Listening to Women program granted $7 million from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (September 15, 2022)

MUSC Health breaks ground on Sea Islands Medical Pavilion (September 9, 2022)

Self Regional HealthCare affiliates with MUSC Health Cardiothoracic Surgery Network to enhance cardiovascular surgical care (August 31, 2022)

Nephron’s Lou and Bill Kennedy inspire students at MUSC College of Pharmacy white coat ceremony (August 17, 2022)

MUSC board recognizes COVID-19 efforts to date, receives updates on journey to comprehensive cancer status and year in review highlights (August 12, 2022)

Lexington Medical Cancer Center affiliates with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center to advance research and education (July 28, 2022)

MUSC ranked state’s No. 1 hospital eighth year in row (July 26, 2022)

Zucker Institute for Applied Neuroscience and MUSC Foundation for Research Development announce consolidation (July 13, 2022)

MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital achieves top rankings in annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals (June 14, 2022)

MUSC junior researcher earns state recognition for excellence in scientific research (June 2, 2022)

Medical University of South Carolina joins forces with Butterfly Network to transform patient care, health education and medical research (May 24, 2022)

MUSC Health, Palmetto Infusion affiliate to increase access for home infusion patients across South Carolina (April 18, 2022)

MUSC College of Health Professions reduces tuition by 37% for online healthcare studies program (April 20, 2022)

Grant launches rural dental training program (April 18, 2022)

MUSC board receives reports on institutional wins, votes to pursue funding for elevated walkway on Charleston campus (April 11, 2022)

MUSC and The Citadel collaborate to advance medical care for Corps of Cadets (April 6, 2022)

U.S. News & World Report ranks MUSC No. 56 in Best Medical Schools: Research (March 30, 2022)

Medical University of South Carolina earns Top Performer status in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Healthcare Equality Index (March 29, 2022)

In Our DNA SC, first-of-its-kind population genomics program in South Carolina, expands to drive preventive, precision health care (March 21, 2022)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (February 28, 2022)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (February 22, 2022)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (February 14, 2022)

MUSC board recognizes critical care nurse, notes fundraising momentum, moves forward on sale of Fort Johnson property (February 11, 2022)

MUSC Health adds community blood center as blood provider (February 9, 2022)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (February 7, 2022)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (January 31, 2022)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (January 24, 2022)

Anonymous donor offers $600,000 match to teen’s MUSC fundraiser (January 18, 2022)

MUSC Foundation receives $1M from Town of Kiawah Island in support of Sea Islands Medical Pavilion (January 13, 2022)

2021 News Releases

More than $1.8M raised in support of MUSC's mission, tripling previous Giving Tuesday record (December 22, 2021)

MUSC Foundation receives record $4.6M in grants from The Duke Endowment (December 15, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (December 13, 2021)

MUSC board votes to approve campaign to construct new College of Medicine academic building (December 10, 2021)

MUSC and Notable partner to transform patient and family experience through intelligent automation (December 10, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (December 6, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (November 29, 2021)

MUSC alumni kick off 'Giving Tuesday' early with $450,000 for student scholarships (November 23, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (November 22, 2021)

$1.35M grant helps MUSC to train next generation of STEM leaders (November 16, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (November 15, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (November 8, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (November 1, 2021)

MUSC, ZIAN, Medical Access Partners team up to commercialize novel operating room technology (October 29, 2021)

MUSC named 2021 Top College for Diversity and Diversity Champion by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine (October 26, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 25, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 21, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 18, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 14, 2021)

MUSC Health ranks among 'Most Wired' hospitals in the nation for sixth consecutive year (October 12, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 11, 2021)

MUSC board approves Richard L. Anderson as executive vice president for finance and operations, receives report of $328 million record-breaking research funding (October 8, 2021)

MUSC names Richard L. Anderson executive vice president for finance and operations (October 8, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 7, 2021)

Fetter Health Care, MUSC Health moving forward with plans to improve access to care, help reduce health disparities (October 7, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (October 4, 2021)

Greenwood Genetic Center, MUSC further expanding relationship to improve access to genetic services (October 4, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 30, 2021)

Vision To Learn program launches in S.C. with MUSC Health affiliation (September 29, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 27, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 23, 2021)

Harvey and Marcia Schiller donate $1M for surgical innovation (September 22, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 20, 2021)

MUSC and Helix launch In Our DNA SC, first-of-its-kind population genomics program to drive preventive, precision health care for South Carolinians (September 20, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 16, 2021)

Boeing and Charleston County partner with MUSC to expand mental health resources in schools (September 13, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 13, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 9, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 7, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (September 2, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (August 30, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (August 23, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (August 16, 2021)

MUSC board receives reports on challenges, growth and exceeding expectations in fiscal year 2021 (August 13, 2021)

MUSC College of Pharmacy receives $1 million gift (August 12, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (August 9, 2021)

MUSC Health Sea Islands project moves forward with land donation, selection of architectural firm (August 5, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (August 2, 2021)

MUSC ranked state's No. 1 hospital seventh year in row (July 27, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (July 26, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (July 19, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (July 12, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (July 6, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (June 28, 2021)

MUSC board votes to acquire Providence Health and Kershaw Health (June 25, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (June 21, 2021)

MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital achieves national rankings in annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals (June 15, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (June 14, 2021)

Parent-child therapy telehealth program to continue improving access to mental health care for underserved populations (June 9, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (June 7, 2021)

MUSC, SC tech colleges increasing student access to health care education, mentoring and advising (June 2, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (June 1, 2021)

MUSC Department of Surgery, The Citadel Baker School of Business Innovation Lab strengthen collaboration and learning opportunities (May 27, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (May 24, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (May 17, 2021)

MUSC board receives operating reports as fiscal year-end nears, celebrates 191st commencement ceremony (May 14, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (May 10, 2021)

MUSC Health weekly COVID-19 report (May 3, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 29, 2021)

MUSC Health, S.C. Dept. of Corrections enter partnership for health care of incarcerated people (April 28, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 26, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 22, 2021)

MUSC Health Florence Division Welcomes New CEO (April 20, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 19, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 15, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 12, 2021)

MUSC board receives COVID-19 update; overall enterprise status stable and improving (April 9, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 8, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 5, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (April 1, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 29, 2021)

MUSC names Chase Glenn director of LGBTQ+ Health Services and Enterprise Resources (March 26, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 25, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 22, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 18, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 15, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 11, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 8, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 4, 2021)

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center to host live COVID-19 vaccine Q&A in cancer patients (March 4, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (March 1, 2021)

College of Nursing to host virtual concert to fund student scholarships, education programs (March 1, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 25, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 22, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 18, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 16, 2021)

MUSC board votes to approve request for two certificates of need, receives mid-year reports (February 12, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 11, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 8, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 4, 2021)

Berkeley County School District names MUSC Health its official sports medicine provider (February 2, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (February 1, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 28, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 25, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 21, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 19, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 14, 2021)

MUSC Black and Hispanic/Latino faculty urge communities of color to take the COVID-19 vaccine (January 13, 2021)
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MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 11, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 7, 2021)

MUSC Health biweekly COVID-19 report (January 4, 2021)