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When COVID-19 patient Len Fouch awoke in a Spartanburg ICU on February 4, 2021, he found himself in soft restraints to prevent him from pulling out his tubes, and a nurse named Cat Wynkoop was reassuring him that she was taking care of him, and that he would be okay.

Priscila Ramirez recently joined her daughter, Elen Callahan, at StoryCorps to share what it was like coming to an unfamiliar country with her husband and only $120 between them to see if they, too, could experience “The American Dream.”

Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Stephanie Schaller, assistant professor at USC’s College of Nursing and founder of NursEdvance Innovations in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Stephanie Schaller, assistant professor at USC’s College of Nursing and founder of NursEdvance Innovations in Columbia, SC.

Recording artist Darius Rucker remembers mom with nursing scholarship at MUSC.

Mike Switzer interviews Jeannette Andrews, the Helen Gurley Wolford Professor of Nursing and the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina, to discuss the new 52,000 square foot nursing training facility that just opened in Lexington County.

Mike Switzer interviews Jeannette Andrews, the Helen Gurley Wolford Professor of Nursing and the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina, to discuss the new 52,000 square foot nursing training facility that just opened in Lexington County.

According to the South Carolina Office of Rural Health, 27% of South Carolinians live in rural areas. When it comes to access and affordability of healthcare in these areas, experts say needed services and resources are often hard to come by.

The South Carolina Hospital Association says the state's facilities are prepared for a potential Omicron-led surge, as far as equipment and capacity are concerned. The toll the pandemic is taking on nurses ... that's more troubling.

Hospitals don't have time (or space) for much training of future nurses right now. So simulated training is stepping up big time.