Hospitals tighten patient safety rules nationwide
Aiken Regional Medical Centers reports readiness for new patient safety standards from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Chief executive nurse Sue Beauregard says existing policies already address safety, with required disclosures to patients and families and formal error reporting procedures now written into procedures.
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Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken Regional
Sue Beauregard
ICAHO
Gates
Firefighter Browning honored seven years after fatal blaze
The Savannah River Site dedicates a half mile woodland trail to Robert B. Browning Jr., a forest firefighter killed July 6, 1994, in Glenwood Springs Colorado while battling the Storm King fire. Browning, a Marion North Carolina native, spent much of his career at SRS and is remembered as calm but driven. The ceremony honored Browning and 13 peers who died in wildland firefighting efforts, with SRS employees contributing to the memorial project and a commemorative plaque quoting lines about resting by cool water.
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Robert E. Browning Jr
Savannah River
Browning
Robert B. Browning Jr
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Marion
N.C
SRS
Mark Frizzell
US Forest Service
Frizzell
Jackson
Orestry
The
Forest Service
Washington
Yakima
Ellensburg
Winthrop
Chewuch River
Science PL US program expands for Aiken County teachers
Four Aiken County public school science teachers join the Science PLUS Institute at Roper Mountain Science Center Greenville for a summer program funded by the SC Education Improvement Act grant Now in its ninth year the program plans to train about 2000 SC teachers this summer offering 17 one week courses in life ecology earth space weather and more Each attendee receives 500 worth of classroom materials The program emphasizes hands on inquiry learning and aims to boost teacher confidence and enthusiasm for science across grades
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Linda Pendergrass
Science PL
Roper Mountain Science Center
Greenville
Pendergrass
Tives
Allen
Adamon
Shealy
EIA
New Ellenton Fire and Rescue fund drive kicks off
New Ellenton Fire and Rescue team with Community Support Services in Goldsboro begins a two week pledge drive to raise 2500 to 3000 dollars annually for training books utilities and updated training aids. Chief Mark Key notes the training center on Chime Bell Church Road was donated three years ago and donors may receive a free 10x13 canvas portrait.
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New Ellenton
Chime Bell Church Road
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Fire and Rescue
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Ellenton
Key
National Ice Cream Day feature at Brusters in Aiken
Summer heat boosts ice cream love as locals like Carol Cragen and Ram Rover stop at Brusters off Whisky Road in Aiken to beat the heat. The shop offers many flavors while customers also rely on grocery stores and trucks for frozen treats.
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Brusters
Whisky Road
Carol Cragen
Ram Rover
Cragen
Houndslake
Forker
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