Lab Services At MUSC Health Rutledge Tower

Lab Services At MUSC Health Rutledge Tower Patients must register before 4:15 pm to get drawn. Pediatric patients will be seen between the hours of 8 am - 4:30 pm. Walk-ins welcome!

If your doctor or health care provider asked you to have urine collected or bloodwork drawn, MUSC Health and MUSC Children’s Health offer several locations to have these specimens collected and sent to our MUSC Health laboratories. Now offering saliva sample collections for In Our DNA SC. Any participant enrolled in the study who is not receiving an at-home collection kit may provide their sample at any participating MUSC clinic/lab.

07/18/2025

Ready for a heartstring tug?

Tiaerrah Mumford wanted to donate a kidney to her brother-in-law, Reginald Laroche, but she wasn’t a match. Ashleigh Haliabalias, a South Carolina nurse, had no specific recipient in mind. She simply wanted to help someone in need.

Their decisions led to something extraordinary.

Through MUSC Health’s living donor kidney exchange program, Tiaerrah turned out to be a match for Dontrell Sutton, a young man who had been on dialysis for five years and the kidney transplant waitlist for three.

Ashleigh was a match for Reginald, a Johns Island native and teacher at W.J. Keenan High School in Columbia who had been waiting for his miracle match for a year.

Four surgeries in one day. Two lives saved. Countless lives impacted. This is the difference living donation can make.

Ready to be someone's miracle? Become a living donor!
Learn how:
https://musc.co/4ltXiQQ

Good sleep is powerful. At MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, our Sleep Lab has just re-earned accreditation from the...
07/18/2025

Good sleep is powerful. At MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, our Sleep Lab has just re-earned accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care. That means patients can count on high-quality, personalized care close to home. Shoutout to Dr. Robbie Buechler and the Lancaster team for putting heart and expertise into every visit.

Learn more:
https://musc.co/3GR3QKc

When Robbie Buechler, M.D., Ph.D., arrived at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, he had a vision to transform the quality of sleep care entirely.

07/18/2025
More time with patients. Better discharge instructions. Higher satisfaction.At MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, our...
07/17/2025

More time with patients. Better discharge instructions. Higher satisfaction.

At MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, our new Virtual Nursing program is transforming the care experience, saving time for nurses and giving patients more one-on-one education during admissions and discharges.

Since launching, it’s saved more than 326 days of nursing time and supported 4,000+ patients.

The best part? Patients love it.

Learn more:
https://musc.co/3TJSf2v

MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center has transformed its approach to nursing by piloting a Virtual Nursing program on its medical-surgical unit.

Say hello to Brie Cheese, the first-ever Rottweiler to join the PAWS Pack at MUSC Health! This gentle two-year-old made ...
07/17/2025

Say hello to Brie Cheese, the first-ever Rottweiler to join the PAWS Pack at MUSC Health! This gentle two-year-old made her debut at Ashley River Tower, where she was met with big smiles and even bigger tail wags.

Her human, Kailey, is a MUSC Health team member who knows firsthand just how powerful canine therapy can be. We’re so excited to welcome this dynamic duo to the pack!

🐾

07/16/2025

Last weekend, 76-year-old Earline Washington stepped up to the pitcher’s mound and threw the first pitch at Sunday’s Charleston RiverDogs game.

Living with sickle cell disease hasn’t stopped her from breaking barriers. She was the first African American woman commissioned as a Deputy Sheriff in Orangeburg County and helped found the Orangeburg Area Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation.

We loved having her out for MUSC Health Family Sunday. What a special moment!

The new MUSC Health Camden Medical Pavilion is officially open! 🎉This beautiful, state-of-the-art facility brings high-q...
07/16/2025

The new MUSC Health Camden Medical Pavilion is officially open! 🎉

This beautiful, state-of-the-art facility brings high-quality care closer to home for the women of Kershaw County, including:
- OB/GYN practice
- Primary care providers
- Advanced women’s imaging — with 3D mammography, bone density scans, and ultrasound
- Community room for education and events

We’re proud to continue changing what's possible right here in Kershaw County!

“My mind doesn't seem to be racing as bad as it was,” said Lori Wingard, reflecting on a powerful shift in her mental he...
07/15/2025

“My mind doesn't seem to be racing as bad as it was,” said Lori Wingard, reflecting on a powerful shift in her mental health journey.

Thanks to a new MUSC Health mobile clinic, patients like Lori across South Carolina are finding relief from treatment-resistant depression—without leaving their communities. The clinic brings transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive brain therapy, directly to underserved areas, offering new hope to those who haven’t responded to medication alone.

For Lori, that meant staying employed while completing her full course of care—proof that healing doesn’t have to come at the cost of everyday life.

Read her story:
https://musc.co/4lqCeuq

Magnetically stimulating parts of the brain through the skull has been shown to help with depression. A new MUSC van and a new clinic will improve access..

A breakthrough at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center! Researchers identified a hidden signaling loop that helps leukemia surviv...
07/15/2025

A breakthrough at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center! Researchers identified a hidden signaling loop that helps leukemia survive and developed a new immunotherapy to block it.

Led by Dr. Sophie Paczesny, the team created a lab-made antibody that not only targets aggressive leukemia cells but also reactivates the body’s immune response.

Early results show it could lead to fewer relapses, fewer side effects and more hope for patients with AML and other hard-to-treat cancers.

https://musc.co/4lrBjdg

A Hollings researcher led a group that developed an immunotherapy to target leukemia stem cells; they hope to move to clinical trials soon.

If Cory Harrison looks familiar, you might remember his powerful recent takeover on MUSC Health's Instagram account.The ...
07/14/2025

If Cory Harrison looks familiar, you might remember his powerful recent takeover on MUSC Health's Instagram account.

The YMCA camp leader opened up about living with trigeminal neuralgia and his experience at MUSC Health, helping thousands of others feel less alone.

We recently caught up with Cory and the neurosurgeon who performed his surgery to talk about how one patient's story can ripple far beyond the operating room.

ICYMI, read his story:
https://musc.co/3IsvRIH

If you or someone you know wants to share their MUSC Health story, email us at socialmedia@musc.edu.

Bug bites happen, especially in the South Carolina summer heat! But how do you know when a sting is more than just annoy...
07/13/2025

Bug bites happen, especially in the South Carolina summer heat! But how do you know when a sting is more than just annoying?

Dr. Jane Scribner, a board-certified dermatologist at MUSC Health, shares how to treat bites at home and the signs that it’s time to see a doctor.

🎧 Listen to the full Health Focus episode, courtesy of SC Public Radio: https://musc.co/3Gye1Di

MUSC's Emergency Management team, MUSC, and MUSC Health leadership teams continue to carefully monitor the path and pote...
08/06/2024

MUSC's Emergency Management team, MUSC, and MUSC Health leadership teams continue to carefully monitor the path and potential impacts of Tropical Storm Debby.

All ambulatory facilities in the Charleston area will be closed on Wednesday, August 7. Appointments will be conducted virtually, if possible, or rescheduled. Please check your MyChart for updates on currently scheduled appointments.

Virtual urgent care will remain available throughout the storm. Please monitor our website for updates.

MUSC's Emergency Management team, MUSC, and MUSC Health leadership teams continue to carefully monitor the path and pote...
08/05/2024

MUSC's Emergency Management team, MUSC, and MUSC Health leadership teams continue to carefully monitor the path and potential impacts of Tropical Storm Debby.

All ambulatory facilities in the Charleston area will be closed on Tuesday, August 6. Appointments will be conducted virtually, if possible, or rescheduled. Please check your MyChart for updates on currently scheduled appointments.

Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

Virtual urgent care will remain available throughout the storm. Please monitor our website for updates.

The MUSC Emergency Management team and MUSC and MUSC Health leadership teams continue to carefully monitor the path and ...
08/29/2023

The MUSC Emergency Management team and MUSC and MUSC Health leadership teams continue to carefully monitor the path and potential impacts of Hurricane Idalia.

The Charleston area could receive heavy rainfall, possibly between 4 to 8 inches Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Eight-foot tides are projected for Wednesday night. Tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain bands are expected to arrive.

Charleston-area ambulatory clinics will close on Wednesday, August 30, at 3:00 p.m. On-peninsula clinics are expected to reopen at noon on Thursday, August 31. Off-peninsula clinics are expected to operate under normal hours on Thursday, August 31.

Virtual urgent care will remain available throughout the storm.

Stay up to date here: https://web.musc.edu/alerts

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