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“ALL ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS” VOL. 38, NO. 30
APRIL 15, 2020
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HopeHealth addressing virus concerns
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HopeHealth continues to make every effort to ensure the safety of our staff and patients. At this time, all HopeHealth facilities remain open for patients to address health needs, however, some appointments are being rescheduled as needed and many patients are using smartphones or computers to visit their provider virtually through TeleVisits. “The TeleVisits allow our patients to continue their care with their provider without having to leave their home,” said
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Dr. Heather Leisy, director of preventive medicine at HopeHealth. “All our providers, including our behavioral health counselors, are now able to provide this service and our staff are working diligently to ensure patients can access their TeleVisit appointments.” The HopeHealth COVID-19 Strategy Team meets daily to respond to the changing status of disease spread and adjusts HopeHealth guidelines as needed according to CDC See HOPEHEALTH, Page 3
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY
Faculty, students bring the classroom online NAME: Kristan McCrary FAMILY: Engaged to Phillip Thomas. Two sons, Hance and Rowe. HOMETOWN: Estill, S.C. OCCUPATION: Admissions Director at Owl’s Nest Recovery in Florence. HOBBIES OR SPECIAL INTERESTS: Helping others, gardening. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT FLORENCE: I love my neighborhood and my wonderful neighbors. WHO OR WHAT HAS MOST INFLUENCED YOU? My grandma, Evelyn McCrary.
Francis Marion School of Education students and faculty may be outside of their normal classroom environments, but their eagerness to teach persists. Dr. Jeanne Gunther, associate professor of Education and coordinator of FMU’s Early Childhood Education Program, is providing a venue for that enthusiasm through the creation
of a YouTube channel that hosts FMU students and faculty reading children’s books. The channel, titled Storytime with Dr. Gunther and FMU Students, is aimed at students in area schools with the purpose of providing them with a way to engage with texts and See FMU, Page 5
Terra McGill, a staff nurse at the HopeHealth Medical Plaza in Florence, prepares her outdoor workspace for upcoming scheduled COVID-19 testing.
Groups join together to help Pee Dee landowners Effort aims to make Pee Dee forests both profitable and productive. A diverse group of organizations with broad experience in forest and wildlife management has
teamed up to provide information and resources to landowners in the Pee Dee. Audubon South Carolina, South Carolina Forestry Commission, The Longleaf Alliance, Clemson Cooperative Extension, Center for Heirs Property Preservation,
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Tree Farm program, three land trusts: Pee Dee Land Trust, Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust, and Lowcountry Land Trust; and US Fish and Wildlife Service have joined forces to provide forest
management and wildlife management information, workshops, and on the ground expertise to landowners in the Pee Dee. “Many landowners have an interest in managing their land in a See GROUPS, Page 6
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