Orangeburg County - Population 91,582
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)*
11.9  2.7  15.7  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 392.0  494.5  330.4  341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
223.8  293.8  181.8   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
30.6  23.3  35.0   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
16.4  5.8  22.7   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 (%) 14.8  12.3  32.9  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 4.5  5.8  4.1  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 27.6  9.6  35.1  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 Orangeburg County | Students from Orangeburg County | Alumni living in Orangeburg County | Volunteerism

MUSC Orangeburg County Programs

Special Initiatives
Partners in Wellness
Health Effects of Rape Victimization
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients

Diabetes Connection
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
EXPORT
Hands-on-Health
Hispanic Health Initiative
Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor
RAPID Contract

SC Geriatric Education Center Program
Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

Stroke Initiative of South Carolina

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Clinical Outreach
Hollings Mobile Health Unit
Parish Nursing
Pediatric Nephrology
Hypertension Expert Physicians
South Carolina Agromedicine Program

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Education
Community Leadership Institute

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Number of Inpatients from Orangeburg County during year ending June 30, 2004:
617

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Number of Students from Orangeburg County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 15
College of Nursing: 1
College of Dental Medicine: 5
College of Pharmacy: 6
College of Health Professions: 6
College of Graduate Studies: 2

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Orangeburg County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 60
College of Nursing: 18
College of Dental Medicine: 35
College of Pharmacy: 21
College of Health Professions: 39
College of Graduate Studies: 1

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Volunteerism

Board of Trustees
Mrs. Margaret M. Addison

Board of Visitors
Mr. Melvin L. Crum
Mr. Joseph C. Shuler, Jr.
Dr. Randolph Smoak

Hollings Cancer Center Citizens Advisory Council
Dr. Randolph Smoak


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