Georgetown County - Population 55,797
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)*
11.2  4.6  18.7  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 338.7  379.7  276.1   341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
252.7  272.9  221.8   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
23.3  14.8  36.2   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
7.2  0.0  18.1   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 (%) 12.2  15.3  30.8  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 2.5  1.8  3.1  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 26.0  10.4  38.8  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 Georgetown County | Students from Georgetown County | Alumni living in Georgetown County | Volunteerism

MUSC Georgetown County Programs

Special Initiatives
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
Hands-on-Health
SC Geriatric Education Center Program
Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

Hispanic Health Initiative

Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor

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Clinical Outreach
Hollings Mobile Health Unit
Project Sugar
Reach 2010

Adult CT Surgery
General Pediatrics
MEDUCARE
Ophthalmology
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic (CRS)
Perinatal Outreach
South Carolina Agromedicine Program
Tumor Board

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Education
Family Medicine Rural Clerkship, D. Kern, MD

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Number of Inpatients from Georgetown County during year ending June 30, 2004:
1,237

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Number of Students from Georgetown County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 8
College of Nursing: 10
College of Dental Medicine: 3
College of Pharmacy: 3
College of Health Professions: 10
College of Graduate Studies: 2

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Georgetown County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 35
College of Nursing: 12
College of Dental Medicine: 42
College of Pharmacy: 16
College of Health Professions: 31
College of Graduate Studies: 3

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Volunteerism

Cardiovascular Board Of Directors
Mrs. Rose Rock

Children's Hospital Advisory Board of Directors
Mrs. Eve Benton Smith

College of Pharmacy Advisory Board
Ms. Christina C. Whitlock

Health Sciences Foundation Board Directors
Mr. Gary C. Cooper

Hollings Cancer Center Citizen’s Advisory Council
Ms. Janet W. Devereux
Ms. Linda Evans
Mr. Sherbourne E. McGrath
Ms. Corrine S. Wigley


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