As required in Regulation 61-16, Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries, Level I and II hospitals shall review all live births or fetal/neonatal deaths in which the neonate weighed at least 350 grams and less than 1500 grams, utilizing the Department's Very Low Birthweight Self-monitoring Tool.
SCIONx is currently operating at NORMAL levels
If you need assistance, please contact us
Help Desk 1-800-917-2093 or email SCIONHELP@dph.sc.gov
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4:30 PM,
* SCIONx Help Desk is closed on all S.C. State Holidays
Effective March 1, 2016, SCDPH will no longer offer a Dietetic Internship Program. If you have any questions, please contact Sandra Spann, MS, RD, LD, at spannsh@dhec.sc.gov or 803-898-0819.
No matter how healthy a newborn might look, it's essential they are checked for unexpected medical conditions. Newborn screening is the practice of testing every newborn for certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren't otherwise apparent at birth.
Your hospital, health care system or community may qualify for funds through grants and cooperative agreements that can be used to:
Director, Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response: Louis Eubank
Office of Public Health Preparedness
Telephone: (803) 832-8121
