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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY
LOCAL CANCER CARE EXPANDS Partnership to relocate services to Beaufort Memorial Hospital campus
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BOB SOFALY
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ore than 300 runners showed up for Beaufort Academy’s Fifth Annual Chilly Bean Run fundraiser on Coosaw Point on Lady’s Island on Saturday, Feb. 3 from South Carolina and Georgia for the certified 5K and 10K races. There were also fun races with pets involved, and the post-race party featured chili, live music and craft beer. A portion of this year’s race will also benefit CAPA in Beaufort.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) is partnering with Alliance Oncology and the Medical University of South Carolina Health System (MUSC Health) to relocate and expand the Keyserling Cancer Center to the main hospital campus in late 2018. The new center will be located in the Beaufort Medical Plaza, the three-story medical office building next to the hospital. Radiation oncology and infusion services will be provided on the first floor, while medical oncology physicians Drs. Majd Chahin and Mark Newberry will be co-located on the third floor. The move will bring together the full array of lab, imaging and breast health services that support the cancer program. Construction is expected to begin next month.
Above: Several participants in the Chilly Bean Run brought their dogs. This boy’s pup seemed to be ready to get things in high gear at the start of the race on Lady's Island. At left: Michelle Hiers proudly displays her participation medal for finishing the run. Hiers said she completed her 5K run in 33 minutes.
Mandy Burgin, co-chairperson of the Fifth Annual Chilly Bean Run, makes sure there is plenty of bottled water and fresh fruit for the runners.
Lead guitarist Tim Devine, left, of the Machete Flats Blues Quartet picks a tune while the rest of the band — Steve Aldred, drums; Adam “Sushi” Graynade, bass; and Kirk Dempsey, guitar — joins in.
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The Annual Chilly Bean Run attracted more than 300 runners last Saturday on Lady’s Island.
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“Beaufort Memorial Hospital has been providing outstanding cancer care to the community for more than a decade,” says Russell Baxley, MHA, President and CEO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. “Our new and expanded partnership with MUSC and Alliance Oncology will allow us to offer cutting-edge technology and resources locally, providing the latest in cancer care to our patients.” Last fall BMH officials announced that they would be moving the cancer center to a new location to consolidate and expand cancer services. The newly formed partnership provides both the capital investment and program development expertise required to expand and upgrade services to meet the growing needs of the Lowcountry. At the new Beaufort Memorial Keyserling Cancer Center, an MUSC clinical advisory committee will collaborate closely with local oncology experts and a dedicated clinical liaison will be onsite in the radiation oncology center. This expands upon the collaboration that was formed in 2016 when the cancer center began enrolling qualifying cancer patients in clinical trials through an affiliation with the National Cancer Institute-designated Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.
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