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Lake City Chamber's 2022 Professional Women's Luncheon
Shelby Kirby, Steel Magnolia Award & Mary Kelley, Chamber of Commerce
The newly renovated Fire Tower Event Center at Moore Farms Botanical Garden was the location of the 2022 Professional Women’s Luncheon. The event, hosted by the Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Moore Farms Botanical Garden, Hicks Guerry Group, PA, and LowCountry Urgent Care-Lake City, was an opportunity to honor and celebrate women in the community with a luncheon and complimentary guided tour of the Botanical Garden. The following awards were presented: Woman of the Year – Laura Hickson, Superintendent of Florence School District Three Patricia McElveen Award – Merry Floyd, Owner, a’bloom flowers & events Steel Magnolia Award – Shelby Kirby, Kirby Realty & Construction/Beloved Community Member
Mary Kelley, Chamber of Commerce, with Dr. Laura Hickson, Woman of the Year
MUSC Florence first in the state to use tool to detect lung cancer
McLeod Health Names Hurt Vice President of HR McLeod Health is pleased to announce that Kelly M. Hurt, DHA, MHA, MBA, BS, has been named Vice President of Human Resources for McLeod Health. Hurt comes to McLeod from Southeast Health in Dothan, Alabama, where she served as Vice President of Human Resources and Support Operations. In her new role, she will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership on all Human Resources Operations including recruiting and staffing, compensation and benefits administration, employee partner relations and retention, organizational learning and Human Resources Information Systems and records management. Hurt received a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration in 2020 from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. She also has a Master in Healthcare Administration and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hurt is member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. “It is an honor to join the McLeod Health family. The mission and values of McLeod and the organization’s dedication to serve others align with my personal goals to improve the lives of our employees,” said Hurt. “I look forward to working with our Human Resources staff to ensure recruit and retain the right talent meet the changing and growing needs McLeod Health.” McLeod Health welcomes Hurt its team of professionals caring for patients and staff in the counties the organization serves in northeastern South Carolina southeastern North Carolina.
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MUSC Health Florence Medical Center is the first in the Pee Dee region to use robotic-assisted bronchoscopy to detect early lung cancer and the first in the state to offer a novel type of technology. Using the new shape-sensing technology, an ultra-thin catheter and integrated vision probe, the robotic-assisted platform allows the robot to adjust the catheter’s movements precisely to match the CT scan of the patient’s lung airways and reach all 18 segments of the airways, says Dr. Ramzy Hourany, a MUSC Health Florence pulmonologist. “The robot can match the CT scan precisely,” Dr. Hourany says. “That precision allows for a faster, accurate procedure to reach a lung nodule and biopsy it. That’s important because early lung cancer detection means we can treat and cure the patient,” he said.
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About 70% of lung nodules are at the edge of the lung and difficult, if not impossible, to reach with traditional bronchoscopy. “We could not reach the outer limits of the lung, only the main airways,” Hourany says. “Now, we can go deeper and get to the edge of the lung. The lung and the airways are like the main highway road with secondary roads. The robot can travel those roads, reach your driveway, and knock on your door.”
Early lung cancer detection saves lives, Dr. Hourany says. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. Approximately 230,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with welung cancer in 2021, and 130,000 will die. to “That is an enormous number,” Dr. Hourany said. “That’s why early detection is so of important. We can reach a lung nodule as small as 0.7 centimeters and biopsy it with this technology. A pathologist can examine the tissue and determine if it is cancerous in minutes. to The outpatient procedure is performed under general anesthesia, and patients can go home within hours.” 18 Dr. Ramzy Hourany is board-certified in pulmonology, critical care, and internal medicine at MUSC Health – Pulmonology in Florence. To make an appointment, or get more information about the lung screening program, please call 843-673-7529, or visit MUSChealth.org/florence.
