Little River Medical Center Inc.

Little River Medical Center Inc., doing business as Conway Medical Center, is a non-profit community health center located in Little River, South Carolina, established in 1978. The organization provides accessible, affordable, high-quality, patient-focused primary healthcare to residents of Horry and Georgetown Counties in South Carolina and Brunswick County in North Carolina. As a registered federal grant recipient, Little River Medical Center Inc. has been actively receiving federal awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, specifically through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), focusing on expanding and enhancing healthcare services for underserved and vulnerable populations.

The medical center has received numerous federal grant awards addressing diverse healthcare needs, including behavioral health service expansion, HIV primary care services, COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and medical residency training programs. Specific grant programs include the Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants, Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment program, and various Bureau of Primary Health Care initiatives. The organization has also engaged in sub-grant awards with entities like The Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina, South Carolina Department of Public Health, and the National Council on the Aging, Inc. These grants have supported innovative projects such as integrating dental care into medical visits for HIV patients, developing portable dental equipment, expanding primary care medical residency training, establishing school-based service sites, and providing infrastructure support for health centers. The medical center's grant work consistently focuses on improving healthcare access, addressing workforce shortages, and enhancing medical services for low-income and underserved populations across multiple health domains.