HopeHealth on Palmetto Street

HopeHealth on Palmetto Street is a pain management physician practice in Florence, SC, located at 600 E Palmetto St. It is part of HopeHealth, a Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1991 that provides primary and specialty care across Florence, Clarendon, Williamsburg, Aiken, and Orangeburg Counties. The facility offers integrated care that combines family medicine with specialty services, including chiropractic care, rheumatology, and pain management. Dr. Kunal Patel provides diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal, biomechanical, and neurological disorders through chiropractic adjustments that focus on the relationship between the body’s structure and function. HopeHealth opened its rheumatology department in January 2019 to address autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis. The Pain Management program helps reduce or eliminate chronic pain through consistent treatment and intervention, addressing the underlying causes of pain rather than just symptoms.

Providers use a team approach to treat patients with rheumatic disorders or diseases, offering medications, physical therapy, behavioral health, relaxation techniques, and meditation. The practice serves patients of all ages, helping with conditions including joint pain, headaches, strained muscles, numbness, tingling, balance issues, and pain during pregnancy. Chiropractic care also assists in rehabilitating patients following trauma, injury, or surgery, and provides relief from colic and constipation in infants. HopeHealth operates as a patient-centered medical home, educating patients on the importance of prevention, routine physical examinations, and healthy lifestyles.

HopeHealth has served nearly 85,000 patients and maintains an Advocacy Center of Excellence status, having earned Gold Level recognition from the National Association of Community Health Centers. The organization is recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration for quality improvement achievements in access, quality, health equity, and health information technology. HopeHealth also received the gold Health Center Quality Leader badge from HRSA in 2024 and 2025, along with National Quality Leader badges for Heart Health and Behavioral Health. As a community health center, it offers reduced fees to the uninsured through a sliding fee scale and supports patients through the Compassionate Care Fund.

HopeHealth on Palmetto Street combines specialized pain management and rheumatology with integrated primary care to serve the Florence community.

The practice sits on E Palmetto Street, just a tenth of a mile from East Cheves Street and South Church Street. It is located near McLeod Regional Medical Center, which is about a third of a mile away.

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Services:

• Behavioral Health Services
• Pediatric & Adolescent Care
• Primary Care
• Substance Use Treatment
• Women's Health Services