Greenville native Dr. Brannon Traxler named the state s health director Kirk Brown, Greenville News © MATT BURKHARTT/Staff Dr. Brannon Traxler, a Preventative Medicine Physician with DHEC, speaks at a joint media briefing on the COVID-19 response at the Greenville Convention Center, Thursday, June 11, 2020.
Update, April 15, 2021: Dr. Brannon Traxler was named the state Department of Health and Environmental Control s director for public health on Thursday. She had served as the interim director for months and will officially assume the role on April 19.
Traxler has led the state s pandemic response which includes increasing testing for COVID-19 and the rollout of the vaccine. During her time at DHEC, she has also led the state s Hepatitis A response and helped the agency become a nationally accredited public health agency.
Greenville native Dr Brannon Traxler named the state s health director
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Updated: 1:44 PM EST February 4, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The South Carolina Senate has confirmed the new director for the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).
Senators approved Dr. Edward Simmer to lead the state s health agency after the organization held an interim director for the past few months. Dr. Simmer was chosen in December by the board to serve as the new director.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster released a statement following the confirmation.
“Dr. Simmer has a lifetime of experience leading large, complex medical organizations and has successfully brought positive change everywhere he has been. He clearly has all of the professional qualifications and leadership skills necessary to lead the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The people of South Carolina will be well served by his confirmation.”
SC Senate confirms Simmer as new DHEC director Marcus Navarro, Greenville News
Update, Feb. 4: The South Carolina Senate confirmed Dr. Edward Simmer to lead the Department of Environmental Control on Thursday. It is an honor to be called on to serve the state that I proudly call home during this unparalleled moment in the history of our state and nation,” Simmer said in an emailed statement. “DHEC’s mission to protect and promote the health of the public and the environment on behalf of all South Carolinians is something I take very seriously. From the frontlines to our living rooms, COVID-19 has challenged us all. We have made sacrifices and lost loved ones. However, together, with agency staff and our many partners, I am confident that we will get through this and come back stronger than before. I look forward to serving alongside DHEC’s incredible team of employees and am looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting to work.”