HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital

11/05/2025

is much than growing a mustache for Men’s Health Awareness Month. It’s about taking control of your health. Need a doctor? We can help. Go to https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/physicians

11/03/2025

LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH - Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in America, according to the American Lung Association in South Carolina. And for many people, there are no symptoms until later stages of the disease.

That’s why lung cancer screening is so important. Screening can detect cancer early, when it’s most treatable. It’s performed through a low-dose computerized tomography (CT) scan – an X-ray of your lungs that could lead to life-saving care.

Not sure if you should get screened? Click on https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/specialties/oncology and review the criteria for a lung cancer screening.

Need a physician? We can help. Go to https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/physicians

11/02/2025

New month. Same question. Have you scheduled your screening mammogram? If not, check out our online scheduling. And, say “Hello!” to members of our Trident Breast Center.

https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/specialties/womens-care/breast-health

11/01/2025

Need a feel good story? We think you’ll be inspired after watching the cancer survivor’s story of Erin Stockwell Grimm by Brendan Clark WCBD News 2.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – What was supposed to be a 50th birthday celebration and vacation turned out to be something much different for Erin Grimm. She found out she was sick and had colon c…

11/01/2025

Spectacularly spooky. Happy Halloween! If your “Boo!” becomes a big, serious boo-boo you can find our closest ER at https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/locations/trident-hospital/specialties/emergency-care

10/31/2025

Cancer Survivor Returns for Red Carpet Celebration and Plays Tennis With Her Surgeon - For Erin Stockwell Grimm, it was supposed to be a 50th birthday vacation to the mountains in Highlands, NC. She was looking forward to spending time with her family and enjoying the picturesque mountain views and post card-worthy sunrises and sunsets.

“I was excited about the trip, but I hadn’t been feeling well for some time. I thought, ‘I’m turning 50. It must be menopause.’”

While she was experiencing many of the symptoms of menopause, her body was actually in a desperate fight against colon cancer.

“My main memory of my 50th birthday in the mountains was the intense pain I felt. It didn’t go away.”

When she returned home, she scheduled an appointment with her doctor, who recommended a colonoscopy to determine if she had colon cancer.

The endoscopies revealed that she not only had a large colon cancer, but also that it was invading the duodenum, which is the first portion of the small intestine. This situation is exceedingly rare.

“A few days after the colonoscopy I was admitted to an ER. The pain was unbearable. It was there that a physician recommended I see surgical oncologist David Roife, MD, with HCA Healthcare Tri-County Surgical Associates.

Dr. Roife performed additional tests to determine how advanced the colon cancer was.

“Our tests determined Erin had metastatic colon cancer,” said Dr. Roife. “If hearing the word ‘cancer’ is traumatic for patients, it’s even more traumatic to be told a cancer is metastatic, which means it has already spread to other organs.”

The surgical challenge for Dr. Roife was the location of the cancerous tumor. “It was located high in her abdomen and invading the pancreas and duodenum.”

In most situations like this, surgery is not an option, and patients have a poor prognosis. Fortunately, the biopsies from Erin’s colonoscopy revealed a potential for her to have a good long-term outcome from immunotherapy. However, without surgery, she would not have been able to survive long enough for this treatment to take effect.

“Her young age and otherwise good health pushed me to be as aggressive as possible, especially in this new era of immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers,” explained Dr. Roife.

The surgery required removal of half of the colon including the large original tumor, as well as removal of all the other organs that the tumor was invading, which included the end of her stomach, duodenum, entire pancreas including spleen, gallbladder, bile duct, and omentum. Her gastrointestinal tract was then reconstructed.

The procedure lasted nearly 10 hours and required Erin to be hospitalized for nearly 10 days, while making a remarkable recovery from surgery.

She went on to receive immunotherapy for her metastatic colon cancer with a great response. “Her follow-up scans look very encouraging for continued remission,” said Dr. Roife.

Recently, just a few days from celebrating her 51st birthday, she’s encouraged by her progress over the past year and thankful for Dr. Roife.

“He has a calm confidence I’ve seen in athletes who compete at the highest level.” Said Erin. “His experience in performing the surgery gave me confidence that I’d not only recover from the surgery, but I’d also be able to return to playing tennis.

And, I did. I play about five days a week and every time I’m on the court I’m reminded of what I could have lost had I not trusted Dr. Roife.”

Learn more about Dr. Roife at https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/physicians/profile/Dr-David-Roife-MD

10/30/2025

Real Men Wear Pink l American Cancer Society - Many thanks to HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital CEO Jeff Wilson for serving as our ambassador for this year's campaign.

The money he and the other ambassadors here and in our other HCA Healthcare and HCA Healthcare South Atlantic Division markets across the country raise helps continue advancing innovations in diagnosing breast cancer; creating new treatments like personalized targeted therapies; and expanding research into less invasive treatment protocols.

If you'd like join our other colleagues who are supporting Jeff's fundraising, you can make a donation at https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=menwearpink_donate_now&PROXY_ID=59007671&df_id=1013165&PROXY_TYPE=20&FR_ID=111020

10/27/2025

Learn more about our inpatient and outpatient services for adolescents (12+) and adults at https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/campaigns/mental-health-and-wellness

10/27/2025

Strike Out Stroke - Click on the link below and register today to join us for a drop-in event to learn more about our hospital and commumnity resources to care for stroke patients while they're admitted and when they return home.

Surviving a stroke is just one of what is often many life-changing adjustments that occur after discharge from the hospital. Knowing the community resources available in your time of need can help ease the transition. Register at https://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/calendar/event-details/a0scw000000FHuzAAG

10/27/2025

There’s still time to register for today’s blood drive at HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital. Use the link to schedule an appointment. The sponsor code is 6130.
https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/295628

10/26/2025

Shout Out Sunday! Many thanks to our friends at Attention to Detail and EastCoast Luxury Rentals,LLC for their fundraising packages to support this year’s American Cancer Society Real Men Wear Pink campaign.

We caught up with (l-r) Chris Childress, HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Administrative Director of Oncology, and Walter Powell, owner, Attention to Detail, at today’s Ale and Octane car show on Daniel Island.

And, thanks to HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital CEO Jeff Wilson for serving as our Real Men Wear Pink campaign ambassador this year. You can support his campaign at https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR/?fr_id=111020&pg=personal&px=59007671