Lancaster County ’s health care facilities combine highly-specialized medical treatment and technology with a caring touch. Our 194-bed Springs Memorial Hospital and more than 130 physicians representing 29 medical specialties offer our residents excellent attention to their healthcare needs.

Located on a 20-acre campus, Springs Memorial has cared for Lancaster county citizens over 50 years. Special features include a Women’s and Children’s Center with a Level II nursery; emergency service with 24-hour physical coverage; in-house state-of-the-art radiology equipment; a high-level Intensive Care Unit; a sleep disorders clinic; a Regional Rehabilitation Center offering specialized rehabilitation for patients with neurological/orthopedic illnesses or injuries; and a Transitional Care Unit.

Additionally, Springs Memorial Hospital provides a number of other medical services, including lithotripsy, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, pediatrics and urology. The eighth floor of the hospital houses a 10-bed coronary care unit and a fixed cardiac cath lab. In early 2005, the third phase of the eighth floor cardiovascular center will be complete. A 23-bed telemetry unit will expand the hospital’s ability to provide medical care for patients in need of cardiac monitoring.

Springs Memorial Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and is affiliated with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the John Morrison White Clinic at USC Lancaster.

For additional information, visit their website at www.springsmemorial.com.

Located inside the Gregory Health and Wellness Center at USC Lancaster, the John Morrison White Clinic provides limited medical services on a referral basis, including clinical exercise testing, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and physical and aquatic therapy administered by fully licensed healthcare professionals.

The Lancaster County Health Department is another source for health services for Lancaster County residents, including the child health program, immunization program, WIC program (supplemental food program), Babynet (an early intervention program for children birth to 3 years), children’s rehabilitative services, family planning, maternity services, communicable disease services (tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV), community health promotion, home health services, vital records (birth and death certificates), environmental health, outbreak control and family support services.

When immediate medical attention is required, the Lancaster County Emergency Medical Service and the Lancaster County Rescue Squad are just a phone call away.

Both the Lancaster Convalescent Center, with 142 beds, and White Oak Manor, housing 132 beds, provide excellent care for patients needing long-term care due to age or chronic illness, or rehabilitation while recuperating from an illness or accident. Golden Care offers adult day health services and rehabilitation.

Specialized at-home medical care is also an option for Lancaster County citizens. Springs Healthcare sponsors Hospice of Lancaster as well as Home Care of Lancaster, and the Lancaster County Health Department and other private organizations also offer skilled nurses, home care aides, medical social work, and physical, occupational and speech therapy services.

Excellent outpatient and inpatient programs for citizens dealing with alcohol and drug abuse are available here. Counseling Services of Lancaster offers many programs on an outpatient basis, while Springs Memorial Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient assistance at its Lancaster Recovery Center Chemical Dependency Unit. Catawba Mental Health Care assists residents needing mental health care.

Programs and services planned to enhance the health and quality of life for Lancaster County’s citizens through physical activity are conducted at the USC Lancaster Gregory Health and Wellness Center. Special features at the Center include Nautilus strength-training equipment, the Sci-fit cardiovascular machines in its Khoury Health Fitness area, a running track, 25-meter indoor pool, basketball and racquetball courts, and more. Experienced staff and exercise physiologists direct and guide participants in their fitness programs.