ALLIED HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES | Allied Health at Providence Allied health employees at Providence enjoy PT/OT opportunities, tuition assistance and continuing education opportunities. You can explore careers in allied health at one of our four entities: Providence Heart Institute Providence Heart Institute traces its roots back to the early 1970s, when Sister Mary Jacob, CSA - then president of Providence Hospital - committed Providence to lead the fight against South Carolina's number one killer, heart disease. Today, Providence Heart Institute is the premier cardiac care facility in South Carolina. Equipped with six catheterization labs, four surgical suites and leading-edge electrophysiology labs, the Heart Institute is consistently among the first to introduce new procedures such as MIDCAB (minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass), "off-pump" or "beating heart" surgery and drug-eluting stents. Click here to find out more. Providence Hospital Providence Hospital, located in downtown Columbia, is a 247-bed hospital founded in 1938 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine to minister to the community, in both body and spirit. The facility is best known for the expertise in cardiac care it provides through Providence Heart Institute, which serves as a nationally recognized referral center for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular care, however, is only one center of excellence at Providence. The physicians and staff at Providence also provide extraordinary care in a variety of other fields, including general surgery, orthopedics, internal medicine, ophthalmology, emergency medicine, nuclear medicine and related diagnostic services, rehabilitation services, and occupational medicine. The hospital's lifesaving efforts are significantly enhanced by the Providence Life Reach helicopter service, the state's first hospital-based emergency helicopter program, which has transported nearly 10,000 patients throughout the Carolinas and Georgia since its inaugural flight in 1985. Click here to find out more. Providence Hospital Northeast Providence Hospital Northeast is a 64-bed community hospital established in 1999 that offers a range of medical services in surgery, emergency care, women's and children's services and rehabilitation. Providence Northeast is home to Providence Orthopaedic & NeuroSpine Institute, which provides medical and surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of the bones, joints and spine. The hospital campus also includes Pediatric After Hours Care, an after-hours program at night and on weekends for pediatric patients who require specialized treatment for illness and injuries. Click here to find out more. Providence Orthopaedic and NeuroSpine Institute Providence Orthopaedic and NeuroSpine Institute is built on a foundation of physician and clinical leaders and comprised of several components including orthopaedic surgery, spine surgery, joint replacement, sports medicine, rehabilitation and occupational health. Offering care and treatment on an inpatient and outpatient level, the Institute will focus on comprehensive services and treatment options coupled with leading edge surgical techniques and some of the most highly acclaimed and accomplished physicians in the state. Click here to find out more.