State of the Art Medical Center Opening in Lake City

For too many years we have been getting pills to treat our symptoms rather than prevent the diseases that plague the Pee Dee region in South Carolina. Some physicians in the little town of Lake City may have the medical model that is needed in health care. Lake City is the home of a new six million dollar investment, the Live Oak Medical Center. This may just be the answer that we need to help with sky rocketing costs of health care. Instead of just treating the symptoms of our disease, it is also about preventing the diseases. Live Oak Medical Center combines physician offices, wellness center and physical therapy center. Dr. Albert Mims, one of the founding physicians said “I have practiced in Lake City for 28 years and see this concept as an answer to some of the issues that plague the I-95 corridor where there is limited access to health care and little chance to correct diet and sedentary lifestyles that can prevent or delay chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery disease and diabetes.” Hats off to these physicians for providing the Pee Dee region with a chance not just to treat their symptoms, but to also make some life style changes that can prevent or delay many diseases. The facility though, will only be as effective as the willingness of the patients to take advantage of the many resources offered there.