Press Release This morning, more than 350 people from across the Charleston area headed to Folly Beach County Park to stomp out lung cancer at the American Lung Association in South Carolina’s annual LUNG FORCE Run/Walk, presented by Atlantic Respiratory Services. Participants raised more than $117,000 this year to fund the Lung Association’s efforts to […]
Press Release Save the date for one of the few run/walks that takes place right on the beach! This is not your everyday 5K. The American Lung Association in South Carolina will host its annual LUNG FORCE Run/Walk on Saturday, October 21st, at the Dunes House in Folly Beach County Park. This family-friendly event, presented […]
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Walterboro received $1.8 million in health-related relief from the CARES act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
According to numbers reported through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in South Carolina received $1.2 billion in health-related relief from the CARES act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The largest recipient of funding in the state was Prisma Health-Upstate with a total of $131 million. The average loan size in the city was $55,747 while the state s average loan amount was $258,718.
Of the money distributed, $30 billion went out automatically to health providers based on previous year medicare payments. If the money wasn t returned within 90 days the provider is then automatically entered into the repayment terms that are issued by HHS. With the money going out automatically and the rules constantly changing, some of the businesses that received the money weren t eligible t