Joy Bonala
Joy Bonala is a multimedia journalist currently based in Summerville, SC. She began her career in print media after graduating from Western Kentucky University with a degree in photojournalism. She loved using her passion for photography to document local news and tell the stories of people in her community. Her career in journalism has allowed her to experience life across the United States with positions in Oklahoma, Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming and Texas. Eventually, she brought her visual skills to radio as a news director at an NPR news station in Abilene, TX. There she explored new ways to complement audio stories by incorporating still photographs and video. And now, as a content producer in the digital department at SCETV, she is a storyteller for the MyTelehealth Team which seeks to elevate public understanding and knowledge of Telehealth and its diverse services in South Carolina.
Stories
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U.S. Sen. Tim Scott receives National Telehealth Champion Award
May 17, 2022The 2021 National Telehealth Champion Award was presented to U.S. Senator Tim Scott during the 9th Annual Telehealth Summit of South Carolina held virtually in November. U.S. Sen. Scott is known for his work in pushing for big changes to the telehealth coverage policy such... -
The Navigation Center receives South Carolina Telehealth Innovator Award
April 26, 2022The 2021 Telehealth Innovator Award was presented to The Navigation Center during the 9th Annual Telehealth Summit of South Carolina held virtually in November. Located in Charleston, The Navigation Center provides resources including food and housing support for people... -
Two SC programs honored with Telehealth Program Of Excellence Award
April 19, 2022The 2021 Telehealth Program of Excellence Award was presented to the Project ECHO Opioid Use Disorder program and the Southeast Viral Interactive Case Conference during the 9th Annual Telehealth Summit of South Carolina held virtually in November. Project ECHO , a learning... -
Virtual Conferences Allow Earlier Detection of Disease for Lung Cancer Patients
February 04, 2022Doctors at the McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, recently expanded a Lung Cancer Screening Program to include a multi-disciplinary Lung Nodule Clinic which works to detect cancerous lung nodules earlier in patients. Lung nodules are abnormal growths... -
Top 10 telehealth stories of 2021
January 12, 2022As the world grappled with another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals found a way to balance in-person care with telehealth visits. For many COVID-19 patients, telehealth visits provided a lifeline to their doctor when the only other option for medical care... -
Virtual care improves quality of life for patients with heart failure
January 07, 2022Linda McCants, a 62-year-old from Eastover, S.C., suffered for years due to congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart does not pump blood adequately. She struggled to breathe, move and sleep. McCants was no stranger to these debilitating symptoms; her own...
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