Beaufort County - Population 120,937
County Profile
Statistics (2000 unless noted) County State
Health Disparities
Total
White
Black and Other
Total
White
Black
and Other
Infant Mortality
(deaths per 1000 live births)*
5.1  2.2  12.7  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 244.8  261.7  197.5  341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
198.5  221.2  141.1   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
13.2  6.7  31.3   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
0.8  0.0  3.1   6.5  2.1  16.0 
Immunizations among 19-35 Months of Age (%)** NA  NA  NA  78.7  81.9  78.3 
Social Indicators
Not ready for first grade year (%) 13.7  14.3  37.6  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 1.8  1.3  2.3  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 15.7  8.8  25.7  18.8  9.5  32.5 

*2001 rates, SC DHEC: PHSIS-Division of bioStatistics
**Children in the Q1/2001-Q4/2001 National Immunization Survey were born between 02/1998 and 05/2000 with 4:3:1:3:3

MUSC Assets

Special Initatives | Clinical Outreach | Inpatients from Beaufort County | Students from Beaufort County | Alumni living in Beaufort County | Volunteerism

MUSC Beaufort County Programs

Special Initiatives
Diabetes Connection
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
Health Effects of Rape Victimization
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients

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Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

Hands-on-Health
Hispanic Health Initiative

Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mento
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RAPID Contract
SC Geriatric Education Center Program

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Clinical Outreach
Hollings Mobile Health Unit
Parish Nursing
Project Sugar
Adult Cardiology
Adult Endocrinology
Genetics

Hypertension Expert Physicians

Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Sickle Cell
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Rheumatology/Immunology
South Carolina Agromedicine Program
Tumor Board
Vascular Surgery

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Number of Inpatients from Beaufort County during year ending June 30, 2004:
1,160

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Number of Students from Beaufort County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 7
College of Nursing: 11
College of Dental Medicine: 4
College of Pharmacy: 2
College of Health Professions: 11
College of Graduate Studies: 3

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Beaufort County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 54
College of Nursing: 22
College of Dental Medicine: 49
College of Pharmacy: 19
College of Health Professions: 41
College of Graduate Studies: 0

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Volunteerism

Board of Vistors
Mr. William W. Jones, Jr., Esquire
Mr. Herbert L. Novit
Mr. R. Bryan Wilson

Cardiovascular Institute Board
Ms. Paula Harper Bethea
Honarable W. Brantley Harvey, Jr.


Children's Hospital Fund Advisory Board
Mrs. Elizabeth Hancock

College of Nursing Advisory Board
Mrs. Bobbie Sue Earnhardt
Mr. Kenneth O'Neil

College of Pharmacy Advisory Board
Dr. Mark W. Hohenwarter
Mr. Paul G. Pierpaoli


Health Sciences Foundation Board Directors
Ms. Paula Harper Bethea

Mr. Brock Rowley

Hollings Cancer Center Citizens Advisory Council
Ms. Kathleen M. Baldus
Mrs. Amanda Haire

Health Science Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Council
Ms. Sheila M. Chesney, Esquire

Storm Eye Institute Board Of Directors
Mr. Thomas H. Risher
Mr. John Volkhardt


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