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Colleton Medical Center relocates inpatients after loss of air conditioning
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Colleton Medical Center experienced a facility-wide loss of air conditioning on Saturday. All inpatients were taken to Trident Medical Center, Summerville Medical Center, and Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness for continued care. The hospital’s emergency room remains open for walk-in emergency care service. Colleton Medical Center said all outpatient […]
Some Lowcountry hospitals seeing increase in heat-related illnesses
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- As we’re in the thick of summer, the sweltering heat is impacting hospitals across the Lowcountry. Emergency Room manager at Trident Hospital, Brittany Globeck, says they’ve had countless people come in for heat-related illnesses. “They usually come in, excessive sweating, dizziness, weakness,” Globeck said.
Thursday night shooting near Cottageville leaves man critically injured
COTTAGEVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A late-night shooting near Cottageville left a man critically injured. Emergency crews responded to a location off Van Dyke Road around 11 p.m. Thursday where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Colleton County deputies secured the scene while firefighter-paramedics from Colleton County Fire-Rescue administered life-saving measures. The victim […]
Some Lowcountry hospitals seeing increase in heat-related illnesses
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- As we’re in the thick of summer, the sweltering heat is impacting hospitals across the Lowcountry. Emergency Room manager at Trident Hospital, Brittany Globeck, says they’ve had countless people come in for heat-related illnesses. “They usually come in, excessive sweating, dizziness, weakness,” Globeck said.
Victim Airlifted after White Hall Road Accident
White Hall Road was the scene of a single vehicle accident that critically injured the adult male driver on Saturday, June 29th. The vehicle, which was driving northbound, left the road and struck several trees. The driver was found unconscious and trapped in the vehicle. Colleton County Firefighter-Paramedics treated the patient at the scene. A medical helicopter from CARE Flight flew to the field behind Fire-Rescue Station 25 on White Hall Road to pick up the patient. The driver was transported to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
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