Colonial Neurology

Colonial Neurology will be operating on a 2 hour delay today. All appointments before 10am will be rescheduled. Message us on the patient portal for any communication if able. Please be safe when traveling.

Weather update: We will be open normal hours today. If you do not feel safe, please do not attempt driving in unsafe conditions, as we understand there are patients driving from various locations where conditions may not be as safe.

ATTENTION: To all those who have been diagnosed with, know someone with, or care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease (or AD, the most common type of dementia). I strongly urge you to take the 30 seconds it takes to sign this petition that urges our administration and legislature to reconsider Medicare’s (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or ‘CMS’) decision in 2022 to treat all of the newer AD ‘anti-amyloid treatments’ the same as the first that was controversially approved. This has a clear negative impact in allowing the three different medications to be considered individually (given their effectiveness and safety are all three very different) as well as restricting patients to only being able to get the treatments at a previously approved clinical trial site (an overwhelming percent of AD patients live some 2+ hours from treatment sites).
At the time of this decision, there was only one FDA approved anti-amyloid therapy; now there is another FDA approved therapy and soon a third will be.
The potential benefit to these medications is well studied, but even more so than the individual impact of these medications to a person who suffers with AD, is the negative impact to future research in a condition that went from 2003 through 2021 with no new treatments. These new treatments are the first to be considered to be ‘disease modifying’, which means having the potential to slow the progression in time.
This petition is sponsored and put on by the Alzheimer’s Association.

Sign the Petition to President Biden Sign the petition to President Biden urging his administration to cover FDA-approved Alzheimer's treatments now.

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Our very own Dr. Baker has been nominated for ”Best of the Best” for Sumter 2023! Go check it out and vote!

BEST OF SUMTER 2023: Sumter County, South Carolina’s best in restaurants, business, medical, auto, education and community | The Sumter Item Best of Sumter is an annual contest hosted by The Sumter Item.

Happy 40th birthday Dr. Baker! We hope you have a great day celebrating!

Colonial Neurology will be operating on its normal schedule today. In understanding our patients may be coming from various regions, only travel if deemed safe in your area, take extra time understanding road obstructions and water on roadways, and let us know if you need to reschedule.

We're giving away a bag of Colonial Healthcare goodies and a Yeti Tumbler!
To enter-
1. Like/Follow Colonial Healthcare
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3. Comment Below that you Liked AND Shared this post.

Must do all 3 above to be eligible to win.
Winner will be announced Wednesday May 5th, 2021
Winner must pick up Bag/Yeti Tumbler at Location listed above within 4 days of winner being announced.

Happy National Doctor’s Day to the best neurologist! We appreciate you and everything you do!

In November we wear purple for epilepsy awareness!