Dorchester County - Population 96,413
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)*
11.4  6.8  22.9  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 304.9  284.9  357.5  341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
178.4  191.9  143.0   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
22.8  15.8  41.4   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
4.1  0.0  15.1   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 (%) 16.3  22.9  49.5  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 3.6  3.5  3.6  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 11.9  26.8  4.6  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 Dorchester County | Students from Dorchester County | Alumni living in Dorchester County | Volunteerism

MUSC Dorchester County Programs

Special Initiatives
Dental Outreach to the Underserved
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
DADS Program
EXPORT
Health Effects of Rape Victimization
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients

Hands-on-Health
Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

Hispanic Health Initiative
SC Geriatric Education Center Program
Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor
RAPID Contract
Community Ourtreach Program- Esperanza (COPE)

Stroke Initiative of South Carolina

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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 Dorchester County during year ending June 30, 2004:
1,837

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Number of Students from Dorchester County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 16
College of Nursing: 14
College of Dental Medicine: 5
College of Pharmacy: 13
College of Health Professions: 23
College of Graduate Studies: 2

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Dorchester County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 46
College of Nursing: 33
College of Dental Medicine: 234
College of Pharmacy: 44
College of Health Professions: 246
College of Graduate Studies: 8

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Volunteerism

Children’s Hospital Fund Advisory Board Of Directors
Mr. Ronald S. Banks
Mr. Doug McElveen


Health Sciences Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Council
Mr. Thomas W. Myers


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