Dr. Stephen Kana practiced medicine for 30 years and worked in the Upstate for more than 20 years. He recently joined Spartanburg Regional’s Sports Medicine Institute team as an orthopaedic surgeon, concentrating on knee, shoulder and elbow injuries.
“It’s a big change,” he said. “I think what I wanted to accomplish with the move was to establish the Sports Medicine Institute to uniformly deliver top quality care to our high school athletes, our college athletes and professional athletes.”
BY JESSICA PICKENS
From football to baseball to ski racing, Stephen Kana, MD, has been active all his life. And this activity came with its fair share of injuries in his early years.
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Pelham Medical Center will host a career fair for experienced nurses today from 4-9 p.m.
Experienced, talented and compassionate nurses are being sought.
Pelham Medical Center (PMC) has received Primary Stroke Certification from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP). It designates PMC as Greer’s only certified primary stroke center.
Pelham Medical Center is part of a group of providers focused on complex stroke care.
Pelham Medical Center (PMC) was recognized as one of the Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems for 2015.
PMC was one of seven South Carolina hospitals awarded as a result of the 17th annual Healthcare’s Most Wired survey released by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
“Our systems enable our physicians in the hospital to easily access your office records to ensure you receive the highest-quality care. Access to those hospital records allow your primary care physician to ensure your after-hospital care is as effective as possible,” said Tony Kouskolekas, president of Pelham Medical Center.
A new family medicine practice has opened in the Medical Office Building at Pelham Medical Center.
It’s a satellite office of physicians from the Medical Group of the Carolinas (MGC), Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Systems physician group.
Pelham Medical Center has planned for an expansion that will add a three-story addition and expand surgical and emergency services plus other departments.
The $23.9 million construction on the east side, back of the hospital, will total 54,800 square feet, with 28,000 square feet to be renovated within the project expansion, GreerToday.com has learned.
Pelham Medical Center and Senior Action are collaborating to bring diabetes awareness and education to the Upstate.
PMC and Senior Action are kicking off the Impact Diabetes partnership at Senior Action at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14 in Greenville. Senior Action is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services for senior citizens in the Upstate including health and wellness programs, transportation and social events.
The CyberKnife, a robotic radiosurgery system, and the most advanced technological tool available to treat tumors, will become operational at the Gibbs Cancer Center at Pelham in December. It will be the first of its kind in South Carolina.
This painless and noninvasive system has laser-guided precision that can destroy tumors without invasive surgery in the spine, brain, prostate, lung and liver. See videos here.
Pelham Medical Center’s investment as title sponsor of the 30th annual Greer Family Fest is better than free for this weekend’s thousands of visitors– it’s an opportunity to get valuable screenings, learn about the Gibbs Cancer Center Research Institute at Pelham, and an opportunity to meet doctors from various practices.
The Gibbs Health Institute (GHI) is a national initiative announced Tuesday that is projected to revolutionize the way clinical cancer trials are done and how personalized medicine is delivered in the community setting.
Pelham Medical Center (PMC) became the iconic visual reference of the Pelham community this morning when the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System rebranded for the former Village of Pelham Hospital.
“As part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, this campus is a part of a larger system,” said Anthony (Tony) Kouskolekas, President of Pelham Medical Center. “When we work as a team, we’re able to provide a full spectrum of services to our patients, not just in Greer, but also across the Upstate.”
Village Hospital will open a new catheterization lab in Greer on Monday. While procedures offered at the lab will initially be limited to diagnostic procedures, additional services will be added as the program grows.
“Before this cath lab opened, there was no other such facility in Greer, which meant patients would have to travel to either Spartanburg or Greenville for this type of service,” Anthony (Tony) Kouskolekas, President of Village Hospital, said. “This latest expansion of our services is further proof of our commitment to the Greer community that expert medical care need not be a long drive away to another city. It’s right in our own backyard at Village Hospital.”
Gwen Blakley came to the Community Village Hospital Day understanding the value offered by it medical community.
Blakley received a flu shot, and with her sister, Jacquely, attended screenings and informational sessions offered for free at the Village Hospital campus. “If it’s available why not go through the screenings. You may never know what you may have.”
Visitors to the Greer Family Fest will have a unique opportunity to meet medical specialists, get screenings and premium education about programs that will help maintain a nutritional and fit quality of life.
Village Hospital is the presenting sponsor of the annual Greer Family Festival, this year scheduled May 3-4 in downtown Greer. There will be four stations, each available for four hours to provide time to enjoy the entertainment at the Festival plus take in as many of the medical opportunities available.
Almost 100 acres owned by Dillard Creek LLC located on Westmoreland Road was approved 7-0 on first reading by City Council Tuesday night to be zoned R-15 (residential, single family cluster) and annexed into the city.
Scott Milks, property owner, told council plans are for 226 single-family homes, priced $200,000 – $350,000, to be constructed on 98.02 acres. The property, in Spartanburg County, is vacant.
Sponsoring a community event has its privileges and in Village Hospital’s thinking, it also has a responsibility.
The title sponsor to the 29th Annual Family Fest on May 3-4 will be celebrating the opening of the Gibbs Cancer Center while offering blood pressure checks, diabetes screening and other educational health opportunities with doctors and staff. The Gibbs Center in Greer is scheduled to open the last week in April.
The Village Hospital is hosting a Women's Works event Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the hospital's Medical Office Building Community Center.
Find out how robotic surgery works at a fun, interactive event. Hors d’oeuvres will be are available as models show the latest in fashion. A chair massage and shopping will be available before learning about the newest minimally invasive techniques in women’s health from the experts at Spartanburg Regional. Register online.
The updated calendar of events provided by Village Hospital and Spartanburg Regional Hospital.
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