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Tipoffs for Orangeburg, South Carolina (Piedmont) Newsletter for Tuesday September 24, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Piedmont Walton Hospital Recognized for Excellence With ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 24 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Monroe, Ga. (September 23, 2024) - The American College of Cardiology has recognized Piedmont Walton Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. Piedmont Walton was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff's ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. "I am proud that Piedmont  more

Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden Demands Transparency From Hospitals Following Reports of Women Being Denied Emergency Reproductive Health Care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed eight hospitals in states with abortion bans for more information following news reports that the hospitals delayed and denied women emergency reproductive health care in potential violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). Passed into law in 1986, EMTALA   more