Bamberg Women’s Center...Obstetrics and Gynecology opens
Jerry E. Halmon, Staff Reporter
Under a clear blue, sunny
sky on Tuesday morning
October 19th, the long awaited
Grand Opening of the Bamberg
Women’s Center- Obstetrics and
Gynecology was held at the
Bamberg County Memorial
Hospital. “There have been a lot
of people who have contributed
to this and we’re just excited
we’re getting started,” Carl
Menist, Administrator and CFO,
BCH, told a nice crowd of
county officials, hospital board
members, foundation members
and hospital staff who came out
to witness the opening of the
clinic.
“We’re very excited to
assist in the celebration and
establishment of this specialty
Women’s Center, with the
cooperation and leadership of
Dr. Gasnel Bryan and Dr. Margo
Muniz” said Lou-Ann Carter
Chair, Board of Trustees of
BCH. Carter said both Dr.
Muniz and Dr. Gasnel Bryan
maintained their principal
practices in Aiken, SC. with Dr.
Bryan also operating a practice
in Barnwell. “Both doctors have
a passion for rural health care
and are excited about expanding
into the Bamberg County area,”
Carter added.
“It’s good to be here today,”
said Dr. Gasnel Bryan. “I’m
hoping that my presents here
will be of some benefits to the
community as well as to the
patients we will be serving.”
“We’re very excited to be here in
Bamberg,” said Dr. Margo
Muniz. “We’re looking forward
to delivering lots of babies.
We’re looking for to the
'Boutique Concept' we’ve been
working on. I think the labor and
delivery suite should be up
quicker than people think. It’s
going to be a very nice clinic in
the low country for everyone to
enjoy,” Dr. Muniz commented.
Initially the clinic will be
open two days per week on
Tuesday and Thursday from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Diagnostic testing including
laboratory and radiology work
will be provided through the
hospital and will be coordinated
with the Women’s Clinic. Outpatient
procedures will be
performed in the hospital
operating room.
While not licensed to do
actual deliveries at this time
Menist said the hospital and
clinic are “working
aggressively” with DHEC to get
to that point “sooner than later,”
he said.
The hospital administrator
thanked all of those involved in
getting the Women’s Center up
and running including: Dr.
Muniz and Dr. Bryan; Kathy
Schwarting, Teresa Valentine,
Teresa Johnson, Denise Parler,
the maintenance staff of the
hospital, Fairview Farm and
Nursery of Cope, S.C. and New
Turf of Norway, S.C. for
providing the landscaping.
