Hello S. C. Residents,

There is a bill in the South Carolina Senate that maybe of interest to everyone in South 

Carolina.  Bill Number S 0629 states that hospitals must test all patients for staph infection 

Methicillian-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at admissions and again at discharge.  

Also, high risk patients will be tested every 7 days after they are admitted.  I believe this 

bill may be one of the ways to stop MRSA from spreading.  When a person has been 

identified with MRSA, the doctor will prescribe the correct antibiotic for that person.  

Please contact your senator to let them know that this bill is important to the residents of 

South Carolina and have them help pass this bill when it comes before them.