Berkeley County - Population 142,651
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)*
9.1  9.0  9.4  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 211.0  205.3  224.3   341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
143.0  152.2  121.5   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
27.3  23.0  37.4   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
3.5  2.0  7.0   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 (%) 16.1  24.2  43.2  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 3.5  4.1  2.6  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 15.9  8.7  27.8  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 | Education | Inpatients from Berkeley County | Students from Berkeley County | Alumni living in Berkeley County | Volunteerism

MUSC Berkeley County Programs

Special Initiatives
Diabetes Connection
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
Dental Outreach to the Underserved
DADS Program
Health Effects of Rape Victimization
Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

Dental Services for Special Needs Patients

Volunteer Project
Hands-on-Health
Hispanic Health Initiative
Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor

RAPID Contract
SC Geriatric Education Center Program
Stroke Initiative of South Carolina
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Web-Based Education
Community Ourtreach Program- Esperanza (COPE)

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Clinical Outreach
Hollings Mobile Health Unit
Parish Nursing
South Carolina Agromedicine Program

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Education
Family Medicine Rural Clerkship
Community Leadership Institute

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Number of Inpatients from Berkeley County during year ending June 30, 2004:
2,500

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Number of Students from Berkeley County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 13
College of Nursing: 17
College of Dental Medicine: 7
College of Pharmacy: 13
College of Health Professions: 29
College of Graduate Studies: 2

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Berkeley County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 28
College of Nursing: 24
College of Dental Medicine: 165
College of Pharmacy: 35
College of Health Professions: 164
College of Graduate Studies: 10

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Volunteerism

Board Of Visitors
Dr. R. Deloris Gibbs

Children's Hospital Advisory Board of Directors
Mr. Paul Steadman

College of Health Professions Public Advisory Board
Mr. Jim Rozier
Mr. Samuel Steinberg


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