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CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY THE COMMUNITY

McLeod Health Clarendon’s expansion into Sumter is a commitment to the region commitment to the region

BY CARRIE ANNA STRANGE

As the leader of health care in the community, McLeod Health Clarendon community, McLeod Health Clarendon continues to fulfi ll its mission to improve continues to fulfi ll its mission to improve the health and well-being of the residents the health and well-being of the residents in Clarendon and Sumter communities. in Clarendon and Sumter communities. “As a testament of our commitment, “As a testament of our commitment, we are continually developing plans to we are continually developing plans to expand our services, medical staff and expand our services, medical staff and medical capabilities to meet the needs medical capabilities to meet the needs of our community and the patients we of our community and the patients we serve,” said Rachel Gainey, McLeod Health serve,” said Rachel Gainey, McLeod Health Clarendon CEO. Clarendon CEO.

Our highly skilled physicians and medical Our highly skilled physicians and medical staff provide a wide range of medical services staff provide a wide range of medical services designed to meet the unique needs of our designed to meet the unique needs of our patients. Services include an emergency patients. Services include an emergency department, intensive care unit, labor and department, intensive care unit, labor and delivery, medical surgical unit, surgical delivery, medical surgical unit, surgical services, infusion services, sleep lab, radiology services, infusion services, sleep lab, radiology services, lab services, wound care center and a services, lab services, wound care center and a swing bed unit. Cardiac, speech, physical and swing bed unit. Cardiac, speech, physical and occupational rehab services are located in our occupational rehab services are located in our McLeod Health and Fitness Center Clarendon. McLeod Health and Fitness Center Clarendon. Cardiology, general surgery, orthopedics and Cardiology, general surgery, orthopedics and urology specialty services are also available. urology specialty services are also available. Our continuum of care for patients outside Our continuum of care for patients outside the hospital setting is provided by our home the hospital setting is provided by our home health, hospice, nurse-family partnership, health, hospice, nurse-family partnership, sports medicine and occupational health sports medicine and occupational health services. services.

“Community hospitals play a vital role in the “Community hospitals play a vital role in the economic growth and development of that economic growth and development of that community,” Gainey said. “At McLeod Health Clarendon, we strive to create meaningful, positive patient experiences with those who entrust us with their care. Although improvement efforts are continually in motion, the hospital has made signifi cant progress in increasing access to specialty care through the McLeod Health network and ensuring every patient receives the quality care they deserve patient receives the quality care they deserve faster.” faster.”

Dedicated to serving the needs of patients Dedicated to serving the needs of patients from the Midlands to the coast, McLeod from the Midlands to the coast, McLeod Health expanded its footprint into the Health expanded its footprint into the Sumter community in 2017. Shortly after the Sumter community in 2017. Shortly after the acquisition of McLeod Health Clarendon, acquisition of McLeod Health Clarendon, Palmetto Adult Medicine, located at 1295 Palmetto Adult Medicine, located at 1295 Wilson Hall Road in Sumter, joined the McLeod Wilson Hall Road in Sumter, joined the McLeod Physician Associates network. These providers Physician Associates network. These providers bring years of experience and compassionate bring years of experience and compassionate care to the residents of Sumter, Clarendon, Lee care to the residents of Sumter, Clarendon, Lee and Williamsburg counties. and Williamsburg counties.

Established in 2017, McLeod Medical Established in 2017, McLeod Medical Park Sumter, located at 540 Physicians Lane, Park Sumter, located at 540 Physicians Lane, encompasses McLeod Orthopedics Sumter, encompasses McLeod Orthopedics Sumter, McLeod Cardiology Associates, McLeod McLeod Cardiology Associates, McLeod Vascular Associates, McLeod Occupational Vascular Associates, McLeod Occupational Health, McLeod Urology Associates and Health, McLeod Urology Associates and McLeod Surgery Clarendon. McLeod Surgery Clarendon.

“The continued expansion of McLeod Health “The continued expansion of McLeod Health in the Sumter area will have a great impact in the Sumter area will have a great impact on the health of our region,” Gainey said. on the health of our region,” Gainey said. “The increased access to specialty services “The increased access to specialty services will bring experienced physicians to those in will bring experienced physicians to those in our region, making it much easier to receive our region, making it much easier to receive care. As a testament of our commitment, we care. As a testament of our commitment, we are continually developing plans to meet the are continually developing plans to meet the spectrum of needs in the communities we spectrum of needs in the communities we serve.” serve.”

“Every day, Sumter residents choose “Every day, Sumter residents choose McLeod Health for their care, and it is our McLeod Health for their care, and it is our privilege to locate the specialty care services in privilege to locate the specialty care services in this community,” said Donna Isgett, president this community,” said Donna Isgett, president and CEO of McLeod Health. and CEO of McLeod Health.

McLeod Health services offered in Sumter McLeod Health services offered in Sumter include cardiology, electrophysiology, home include cardiology, electrophysiology, home health, hospice, internal medicine, nurse-family health, hospice, internal medicine, nurse-family partnership, occupational health, orthopedics, partnership, occupational health, orthopedics, primary care, surgery, urology and vascular. primary care, surgery, urology and vascular.

“We trust that patients will continue to look “We trust that patients will continue to look to McLeod Health as the choice for medical to McLeod Health as the choice for medical excellence,” Gainey said. excellence,” Gainey said.