Community concerns grow over medical office complex plan
Officials from Aiken Regional Medical Centers and local residents challenge University Hospital’s plan for a 72 000 square foot medical office complex on Silver Bluff Road citing added traffic and potential patient loss to Augusta. University officials say traffic issues are being addressed and patients from Aiken County make up 20 percent of hospital volume.
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Aiken Regional
University Hospital
Silver Bluff Road
Augusta
University
Aiken
Aiken County
Kay Biermann Brohl
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Brohl
Planning Commission
Silver Bluff
Aiken Regional Hospital Site Details
230 bed acute care facility owned by a UHS subsidiary in Pennsylvania. Staff includes 120 physicians and 900 other employees.
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Universal Health Services, Inc
Health care system expands with 581 bed hospital
A not for profit health care system runs a 581 bed hospital employing 600 physicians and 3,000 other staff. The system operates facilities in Augusta and Columbia County.
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UHCS
Augusta
Columbia County
WSRC silent on audit report amid $1.4 billion questioned
Washington Savannah River Company has not answered questions two days after an Inspector General audit questioned $1.4 billion in WSRC 2007 expenses. DOE says corrective actions are being implemented while WSRC considers a possible fee reduction for deficient internal audit performance.
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Washington Savannah River Company
Department of Energy
DOE
Inspector General’s Office
Savannah River
WSRC
Kent
Inspector General
Office of Environmental Management
Ines Triay
Deaths and Funerals list for 6A 7A 9A sections
Obituary brief listing of individuals including John E. Barnes Aiken Keith Z Carter Batesbury Sara Hallman Monetta Samuel Johnson Clearwater Louise Kirrane Aiken Allan Livingston Blythe Pearl Osteen Belvedere Leroy Walker North Augusta observed in the Deaths and Funerals columns with locations and name spellings.
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John E. Barnes
Aiken
Keith Z. Carter
Batesbury
Sara H. Hallman
Monetta
Samuel Donald Johnson
Clearwater
Louise Kirrane
Allan Livingston
Blythe, Ga
Pearl L
Bobbie” Osteen
Belvedere
Leroy Walker
North Augusta
Juilliard in Aiken Festival to showcase teachers and students
Juilliard returns to Aiken March 9 to 13 for the first Juilliard in Aiken Festival with faculty and student performances master classes workshops and coaching in public schools and the community. The event is sponsored by Steve Naifeh Gregory Smith and the Joye Cottage with City of Aiken and the Aiken Musical Festival Corporation backing.
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Juilliard School
Schofield Middle School
Juilliard
Aiken
Steve Naifeh
Gregory Smith
Joye
Naifeh and Smith
Aiken Musical Festival Corporation
Juilliard Aiken Board
Naifeh
Smith
USC Aiken
Sandra Field
Rob Novit
Joye Cottage
SLED asks counties to help out with crime enforcement
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division seeks county deputies to aid in gun crime enforcement alcohol violations and gang deterrence citing budget and manpower limits. Director Reggie Lloyd announced the agreement in Columbia saying it aligns with modern practice and would relieve state agents from local duties.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Reggie Lloyd
SLED
Lloyd
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