MUSC Health and the Medical University of South Carolina have scored wins in six categories in the Charleston City Paper’s “Best of Charleston” contest. Several are repeat winners.
For the seventh year running, the paper’s readers have voted MUSC Health the city’s best hospital and MUSC the best place to work. The print version of the paper notes, “Few institutions are as respected in Charleston as the Medical University of South Carolina,” and, “Aside from quality health care and strong minority outreach, it seems that employees actually like working there, too.’”
Rosetta Bligen gets a home health visit from physical therapist Jenny Highland. Photo by Sarah Pack
Readers also picked the MUSC Wellness Center as the best health club, a spot it’s held since 2014. The paper’s critics singled out the Wellness Center in a separate category, calling its $15 guest pass the best cheap day spa in town.
Dr. Sam McNulty, a primary care provider who sees patients at 30 Bee Street in downtown Charleston, is the repeat winner in the best physician category. MUSC Health at Home by BAYADA also stays in the readers’ top spot for the second year in a row. The relatively new program is designed to get short-term care in the home to people recovering from an illness, injury or surgery or who need help managing a chronic condition.
Ellie Wilson hugs Macy during a therapy session at MUSC Children's Health. Photo by Sarah Pack
And finally, MUSC's therapy dogs get a hug from City Paper critics, who named the annual MUSC Blessing of the Therapy Dogs event the best blessing in town.
