Five Doctors Join Aiken Medical Ranks
Five physicians have joined Aiken medical practices in the past year. Ophthalmologist Dr. Stephen K. VanDerVliet opened an Aiken office on May 21 after prior work in Wichita and the U.S. Army. Internal medicine physician Dr. T Mark Meyer and general surgeon Dr. Clarence Flannigan also began private practice here. Emergency physicians Dr. John C. Whitley Jr. and Dr. Charles H. Hewitt Jr. joined Aiken Emergency Physicians and Industrial Medicine Consultations, with Whitley formerly chief of general surgery at Eisenhower Medical Center and Hewitt relocating from Lexington, Kentucky.
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Aiken
Stephen K. VanDerVliet
T. Mark Meyer
Clarence Flannigan
John C. Whitley Jr
Charles H. Hewitt Jr
VanDerVliet
Wichita
Kan
U.S. Army
Northwestern Medical School
VanDer Vliet
Sharon
Tracey
Brian
Lancaster Street
Mary Meyer
Meyer
Ware Shoals
Johnston
Mona Redd
Clearwater
Flanigan
United States Public Health Service
South Dakota
Houston
National Health Service Corps
Alabama
Waterloo St
Whitley
Emergency Medicine Service
Eisehnower Medical Center
Fort Gordon
Augusta
Medical College of Alabama
Vietnam
Fort Bragg
Aiken Group
Hewitt
Lexington
Naomi
Greene
Monica C
Hesse
Raymond D
Charlies H. Jr
Guy C. Jr
Kirchner
Allen W
Langston
H. Abbott Jr
Lipe
Robert O
Mappus
T. W. Jr
McManus
Eugene F
McNair
Wallace D. Jr
Meehan
William L
Melton
William C
Theodore Mark
Miles
Albert B
Minter
W. Thomas
Mullins
William
Onstead
Charles
Owens
Kenneth N
Pearce
Harry L
Pennington
Don L
Pierce
Clovis H
Poda
George A
Pridgen
Durward
Rasmussen
Loton H
Ratliff
Jack L
Robinson
Szymowski
Z. Steve
Thurmond
J. William
Tice
George A. H
Tsai
Enoch N
Steve
Vaughters
Ray B. Jr
van Buedingen
Richard P
Whitaker
Charles B
John
Wyman
Henry D
Zwerling
Martin H
Graniteville - Matthews
John C
Pratt
Donald C
Prior
William F
Whitehead
Robert T. Jr
Waiting Room Woes Doctors Explain Delays in Appointments
In a crowded waiting area a montage of patients. doctors from Aiken Langley and surrounding offices discuss causes of delays. They note emergencies, unscheduled walk ins, deliveries, and patient time expectations shape wait times typically 15 to 30 minutes but can reach hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Brown
Ben Christensen
Abe H. Zwerling
Zwerling
Aiken
Ray B. Vaughters Jr
Lloyd B. Daniels
Howard G. Royal
Langley
T. W. Mappus
Mappus
Aiken County Doctors and Dentists Listing
A catalog of practicing physicians dentists and chiropractors in Aiken County compiled from local telephone books and the state board director for 1977 78. It notes many are not available to the public and some work for industries. includes names and specialties across medicine dentistry and chiropractic care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Aiken
Augusta
State Board of Medical Examiners
ACH Occupancy Declines As Outpatient Care Grows
ACH occupancy remains steady at 188 beds of 190 with 0.1 percent drop year over year as out patient services and ER visits rise. Administrator John Strickland notes shorter hospital stays and a push toward outpatient surgery though in house capacity remains limited. ER visits climbed from 15,600 in 1976 to an estimated 30,000+ this year if the trend continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Community Hospital
John E. Strickland
ACH
Strickland
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Elizabeth Harrington
ROYAL
Aiken Baldwin
William E. Jr
Barham
James R. Jr
Beard
John C. Jr
Blalock
James
Borop
Niles
Cofer
Tom W
Cunningham
Joseph R
Daniels
Lloyd B
Dei
James F
Dunn
Clarence
Green
Langley — Royal
Howard G
General Prac
New Elienton
Bland
James L
Eaves
S. Gilmore
North Augusta
Bedingfield
W. R. Jr
Blount
Wade B
Goyle
Gary C
Cooper
Randy W
Dusty
Jane C
Ford
James M
Holdredge
Terry K
Johnson
J. Gregory
Mealing
Henry G
Henry G. Jr
Shealy
Carl J
Thaxton
Paul M
Allan G
Yost
Wayne R
Wagener - Worrell
Robert L
Aiken - Baker
Fred L
Benton
Ed. C
Blevins
Keith S
Boykin
William J
Crawford
George J
Garnett
S. Taylor
Gordon
Fred W
Hickson
Sherman R
Lockwood
Carr
D.M
Lofgren
Robert E
McGahee
Charles W
Neal
H. A
Parrish
R. Edward
Powell
J. Nicholas
Rish
Harold G
Schifferli
H. Allan
Sheehan
Patrick H
C.C.S
Simons
James E
Paul D
Sunshine
Harry C
Talbert
Toole
Donald E
Truitt
Tom
Tucker
John W
Webb
Bath
Hale
New Ellenton
Owings
David A
Stephens
Julius A
General Dentistry
Waugh
Gary A
D.M.D
Williams
Charles A
K. W
Bowen
Donald
Hrbacek
Robert G
Salter
Gary
Warren
H. Toby
Michael A
North Augusta - Ballard
J. E
Buncher
Marvin
Gillam
J. D