Hundreds Receive Needed School Supplies at CareSouth Carolina’s Back to School Drive-Thru Event

DILLON, S.C. — Hundreds came out to support local students and families at the Back to School Drive-Thru event hosted by CareSouth Carolina at the Dillon Wellness Center on Saturday morning.

As part of its commitment to community health and well-being, CareSouth Carolina provided backpacks and school supplies to 300 participants at no cost.

Joe Bittle, CareSouth Carolina's Chief of Community Health, expressed the organization's understanding of the importance of supporting students and families as they prepared for the new school year. 

“We are delighted to host this Back to School Drive-Thru event and contribute to the educational success of our community,” Bittle said. “At CareSouth Carolina, our goal is to ‘enhance and improve the health and well-being of everyone.’ We are appreciative to be in the Dillon community and look forward to continuing to transform care here in our region.”

Last year, CareSouth Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) opened the new 18,640-square-foot Dillon facility as part of a partnership. The facility allows CareSouth Carolina to continue to provide preventive health services in Dillon, including family planning, Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections, HIV, immunizations, family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, women's services, substance abuse prevention program, dental, pharmacy, geriatrics, social services, behavioral health counseling, laboratory, ultrasound, x-ray, migrant services, and veteran’s choice provider.

CareSouth Carolina is a private, non-profit community health center delivering patient-centered health and life services in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. CareSouth Carolina operates centers in Bennettsville, Bishopville, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Dillon, Hartsville, Lake View, Latta, McColl, and Society Hill. 

Services provided by CareSouth Carolina include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, women's services, OB/GYN, HIV/AIDS primary care, infectious disease primary care, IV therapy, substance abuse prevention, dental, chiropractic services, pharmacy, senior support services, family support services, clinical counseling, laboratory, ultrasound, X-Ray, agricultural worker health services, and veterans choice provider.