Roper St. Francis Medical Center Mount Pleasant Expands Services
December 2, 2005

Roper St. Francis Healthcare is pleased to announce the addition of new services at its Medical Center located at 570 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant:

• Roper St. Francis MedShare, which gives patients convenient access to physicians who provide specialty care in OB/GYN, surgery, digestive diseases, and otolaryngology, more commonly known as treatment of ear, nose and throat, and
• CT scan capability, beginning Dec. 12

“With the addition of physician specialists and expanded radiology capability, the Roper St. Francis Medical Center in Mount Pleasant now offers an expanded range of healthcare services for area residents,” said Douglas Bowling, Roper St. Francis Healthcare Vice President of System Development.

Practices and physicians presently participating in Mount Pleasant MedShare are:

• Charleston OB/GYN – Rebecca Baird, MD; Denise Devine, MD; Alison Dillon, MD; Robert Flowers, MD; Lauren Hamilton, MD; Stanley Ottinger, MD; and Thomas Rivers, MD
• Coastal Surgical Associates – Thomas Appleby, MD, and P. Kevin Beach, MD
• Obstetrics/Gynecology – William Dennis, MD
• Palmetto Digestive Disease – Jeffrey Dorociak, MD, and James Schnell, MD
• Peninsula ENT & Plastic Surgery – Raymond Kaplan, MD, and Michael Noone, MD

“MedShare brings a variety of specialty physicians to one convenient location and provides a choice for patients who want medical appointments closer to their homes,” explained Sybil Kellam, Roper St. Francis MedShare Administrator.  She added that the spacious 4,000 square foot space includes nine examination rooms to accommodate three physicians and their patients at one time.

MedShare’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.  For information on each physician’s schedule or to schedule an appointment, call 843-849-2596.

With the addition of the General Electric CTi series single-slice scanner, the Mount Pleasant Medical Center will offer a range of imaging services, according to Mike Ricciardone, Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s Director of Imaging.  “Our Mount Pleasant Imaging CT system is fully integrated into the Roper St. Francis PACS (Picture Archive and Communication System).  All CT and diagnostic radiography studies will be immediately sent electronically to a radiologist for interpretation,” Ricciardone said.  “This makes it possible for most reports to be available to physicians and their patients on a very timely basis.”   The CT scanner is housed in the Center’s Diagnostic Services area, which includes laboratory testing, EKG and radiology services.

Diagnostic services will be offered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. For additional information or to schedule an appointment, call 843-402-5000.  Walk-ins with appropriate physician referral will be accepted as scheduling permits.