On episode 244, Lynnsey and Matthew are joined by Ray Waldrup, Co-Founder and CEO of The Leaders Rheum, a national network of leading rheumatology practices. Drawing on 3 decades of experience in healthcare leadership, Ray...more
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Heather Hoopes-Matthews and Matthew Roberts welcome Chuck Melendi, a seasoned healthcare consultant and former executive with decades of experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. Chuck joins us to examine...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather Hoopes Matthews and Matthew Roberts welcome Vinnie Durand of Savills, one of the world’s leading property advisors. They discuss the exponential growth of the life sciences...more
This week, our hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Dr. Edward Simmer, the Interim Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health. After leading DHEC through the latter half of the COVID pandemic and its transition...more
Last fall, Hurricane Helene devastated the western Appalachian region of North Carolina. Jay Kirby, the CEO of UNC Health Pardee, joins us on the podcast this week to discuss how the hospital responded to the challenges and...more
Ringing in the New Year, hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Terry McDonnell, SVP and Chief Nursing Executive for Duke University Health System. The group discusses leadership and developing the next generation of nurses,...more
This week, Heather and Matthew welcome the Maynard Nexsen health care team’s newest addition, Rebecca Thornhill, an experienced health care attorney who guides clients through regulatory, transactional, and litigation...more
Matthew and Heather are joined by Dr. Jeniqua Duncan, the Chief of Value Based Care at CareSouth Carolina, a community health center that delivers medical services in the Pee Dee region and beyond. Dr. Duncan and our hosts...more
Heather Matthews and Matthew Roberts welcome Ira Bedenbaugh and Randi Branham of Elliott Davis, where they provide consulting services to physicians, hospitals, and other health care entities. Our guests share the latest...more
MUSC Orangeburg CEO Walter Bennet joins hosts Heather and Matthew for episode 191 to discuss the important work MUSC is doing to meet the healthcare needs of rural South Carolina. They dive into MUSC’s plans to create a...more
Joining Matthew and Heather this week is Darcy Devine, the founder of Buckhead FMV, which specializes in the valuation of healthcare businesses, services, and assets of all kinds. For over 20 years, Darcy has assisted...more
For episode 187, Heather and Matthew welcome back a favorite recurring guest of the show, Thornton Kirby, President of the South Carolina Hospital Association. Thornton shares exciting updates on recent SCHA initiatives,...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, our hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Joel Gates of Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand. Joel shares how they address the unique needs of life sciences start-ups lacking...more
Hosts Matthew and Tina welcome their colleagues, Maynard Nexsen health care attorneys Jennifer Hollingsworth and Ralph Barbier, for a deep dive into the changing regulatory framework shaping the public and private sectors of...more
Hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Ann Lewis, the CEO of CareSouth, a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides vital health care services to the Pee Dee region in South Carolina. We have an insightful conversation about...more
Federally Qualified Health Centers, or FQHCs, are different from your typical healthcare facility in many ways. Joining us to talk about these differences on this episode of Taking the Pulse is Pam Davis, CEO of Little River...more
On Episode 98 of Taking the Pulse, Nexsen Pruet attorneys Ralph Barbier and Jennifer Hollingsworth dive in to the history and the tentative future of Certificate of Need programs across the nation and in South Carolina....more
2020 was an historical year in the health care industry with the global COVID-19 pandemic being the most impactful issue for most of the year. As we enter 2021, we are tracking the following issues which will have an impact...more
On March 13, 2020, in accordance with Sections 1-3-420 and 25-1-440 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency due to the public health emergency caused by the 2019...more