Roper St. Francis Healthcare

08/22/2025

💈 Barbershop Talks are back this weekend!

This Saturday, August 23, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., join us in North Charleston at Diamond Cutz Barbershop & Salon for men’s health talk. No haircut required!

Roper St. Francis Mobile Health is bringing important conversations about prostate cancer and other men’s health topics straight to your neighborhood. Come as you are, pull up a chair and join the conversation.

08/22/2025

This week, we opened the Palmetto Market at Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital, a high-tech café and retail space using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. It’s the second market of its kind in our healthcare system.

Located in the Medical Office Building, visitors, patients and teammates can purchase fresh meals, snacks, beverages, flowers and gifts without standing in line or checking out at a cash register 👉 https://bit.ly/4mBZ2IA

08/22/2025

For nearly 50 years, Dr. John C. “Chris” Hawk III and Dr. Stanley Wilson have been pillars of care at Roper Hospital. As we prepare for our next chapter in North Charleston, they reflect on a legacy of compassion and excellence that will continue to guide our future.

👉 Read how these healers are inspiring care for generations to come: https://bit.ly/479CkT3

08/21/2025

When a health scare strikes, the last thing you need is stress about where to go. That’s why we made this quick guide to help you decide: Emergency Room or Express Care? Save this for when you need it most.

Goodness knows when you’re facing an urgent health crisis, the last thing you need is more confusion. So here’s a cheat sheet to help you know when the Emergency Room is needed, or when you’d get the care you need at Express Care. NOTE: If you do need to go to the ER, don’t hop […]

08/20/2025

🌸 Calling All Breast Cancer Survivors!

The 7th Annual Pink Promenade is set for October 11 from 11AM–1PM at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre—and we’re looking for 10 incredible survivors to model in the fashion show and share their stories of courage, healing, and hope.

Know someone who’s received care through Roper St. Francis and would be a perfect fit?

💌 Please send your nominations to Mary Ruth Rickenbaker at mary.rickenbaker@rsfh.com

Learn more here: https://rsfvitalsigns.com/2025/07/23/breast-cancer-survivors-wanted-for-7th-annual-pink-promenade/

08/20/2025

Her Brave Fight, His Gentle Support 💪🐕

When 20-year-old Sophia Savage began cancer treatment, she faced the uncertainty that comes with such a journey. Comfort arrived in an unexpected form: Wade, a golden retriever therapy dog, and his handler, Emily Warren. Their visits brought calm and reassurance on some of her toughest days.

Sophia’s favorite memory of Wade happened on her last day of treatment. She had fallen asleep during her final chemo session. When she woke up, Wade and Emily were sitting quietly beside her.

Recently, Sophia and her mother, Marian, thanked Wade and Emily at the Roper St. Francis Cancer Center, celebrating the comfort and hope they bring to patients and families alongside her care team, including Dr. George Keogh.

08/19/2025

When Roper Hospital opens its new doors in North Charleston in 2029, it will mark a first for Roper St. Francis Healthcare: dedicated trauma bays and a Level II trauma center designation.

The new emergency department will have 47 beds, including trauma bays designed with purpose, precision and teamwork. See how teammates collaborated to shape these critical spaces: https://bit.ly/4lxwChi

08/17/2025

Join our Great Place To Work-certified team and help make a difference in the fastest-growing counties in South Carolina.

At Roper St. Francis Healthcare, we’re expanding — and your career can grow with us.

Explore open roles: https://bit.ly/JoinRSFH

Connect with a recruiter: https://bit.ly/4hYMSY0

08/15/2025

Jeanne Whyte Kraft is helping shape the future of women’s health in our community with an extraordinary $1.5 million gift to the Roper St. Francis Foundation.

Her generosity will help bring the future Mount Pleasant Specialty Care Campus to life by funding construction, patient navigation and coordination services and other essential resources for women at every stage of life. In her honor, the Women’s Services floor on the new campus will bear her name.

08/15/2025

With heavy hearts, Roper LifeLink announces the sudden passing of Senior Paramedic Paula Durham. Paula was a devoted teammate, recently honored with the North Star Award for her outstanding support in helping our free-standing ER teams adapt to new portable ventilators.

We extend our heartfelt prayers to Paula’s family, including her husband, also a Roper St. Francis Healthcare teammate, during this time of grief.

A service to celebrate her life will be held Sunday, August 17, at 2 p.m. at West Ashley McAlister-Smith Funeral Home.

08/14/2025

Every day, our healthcare heroes touch lives, sometimes in the most unexpected moments.

When 5-year-old Arya spotted a Roper St. Francis Healthcare ambulance parked beside her, she couldn’t resist saying hello. Her dad is an EMT in South Carolina, so she already knows just how special these helpers are.

A quick chat turned into smiles all around, and a little light show from the ambulance made Arya’s day even brighter. 🚑✨

08/14/2025

With a gentle heart and wagging tail, Riggs, a therapy dog with Roper St. Francis Healthcare, brings hope born from his own loss. 🐾

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Therapy dogs are known for comforting others through anxiety, grief, and trauma. But after losing his owner, one loyal dog, named Riggs, found himself in need of…