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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children's Hospital - The MUSC Sickle Cell Program
This comprehensive program provides specialty clinical care for sickle cell patients The clinic is open daily and is staffed by a physician, nurse practitioner and registered nurses who provide health maintenance, laboratory testing, screening tests, blood transfusions, vaccinations, prescriptions, education and counseling. Newborns and infants are evaluated every three months; older children are seen every six months.
What is it?
This comprehensive program provides specialty clinical care for sickle cell patients The clinic is open daily and is staffed by a physician, nurse practitioner and registered nurses who provide health maintenance, laboratory testing, screening tests, blood transfusions, vaccinations, prescriptions, education and counseling. Newborns and infants are evaluated every three months; older children are seen every six months.
Who is it for?
Sickle cell patients living in the eastern and coastal region of South Carolina.
Why do they do it?
The program was established in 1990 after a statewide screening of newborns in 1987.
Impact
More than 500 African-American and Hispanic children/young adults currently are in the program. The utilization of day clinics reduces emergency department visits, readmissions and expenses, and contributes to the emotional well-being of patients and their families.
Contact: Barbara Rivers
Director, Development
Telephone: 843-792-6643
E-mail: riversb@musc.edu
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