COVID-19

Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Sumter

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Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital is caring for a patient with a confirmed positive case of COVID-19. Due to federal privacy laws, no additional information will be confirmed about this patient.

Prisma Health physicians, Emergency Management and Infection Prevention teams are following established infection control protocols and are working closely with our partners at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Michelle Logan-Owens, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital Chief Executive Officer, praised the hospital team for their commitment to patient care, both those directly involved in bedside care and those working in other areas to ensure the best outcomes during this public health concern.  

"Every day, our team members continue to show up to do what they do best, which is to care for those people who need them the most," she said. "This meaningful work is who we are, what we do, and these team members are doing it with excellence."