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Local Business Achievements
from May 2022
by VIP Magazine
Something to Celebrate...
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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
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center is the first in the Pee Dee 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. region to use robotic-assisted bronchoscopy to detect early lung cancer and the first in the state to offer a novel type of technology. 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 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. learning and Human Resources Information Systems and records management. “The robot can match the CT scan precisely,” Dr. Hourany says. “That precision 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 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. the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hurt is a About 70% of lung nodules are at the edge of the lung and difficult, if not member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. impossible, to reach with traditional bronchoscopy. “We could not reach the outer “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 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.” improve the lives of our employees,” said Early lung cancer detection saves lives, Dr. Hourany says. Lung cancer is the leading cause Hurt. “I look forward to working with of death worldwide. Approximately 230,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with our Human Resources staff to ensure lung cancer in 2021, and 130,000 will die.we recruit and retain the right talent meet the changing and growing needs McLeod Health.” to of “That is an enormous number,” Dr. Hourany said. “That’s why early detection is so 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. McLeod Health welcomes Hurt to The outpatient procedure is performed under general anesthesia, and patients can go home its team of professionals caring within hours.” for patients and staff in the counties the organization serves in northeastern South Carolina southeastern North Carolina. Hurtand 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. 18
