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Opioid CME Available

To meet the June 30 CME require for SC-licensed physicians, the Opioid Risk Prevention Partnership (ORPP) is offering a CME course for free for a limited time

McLeod Health Wins Prestigious International Baby-Friendly Designation

As part of its overall commitment to women’s health and care for expecting mothers, McLeod Regional Medical Center has received prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly® birth facility. 

RMC is First in SC to Offer Revolutionary New Dialysis Access Procedure

The Regional Medical Center (RMC) is the first hospital in the state and one of only a handful in the country to offer patients with end-stage kidney disease a new, minimally invasive dialysis access procedure called a percutaneous arteriovenous (AV) fistula.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Eat Well, Work Well | June 20 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | University Center of Greenville What does a healthy food environment look like at work? LiveWell Greenville invites you to attend this forum to learn how to improve your workplace food environment through implementing a healthy food policy and other low-to-no cost initiatives.

Congratulations to our Platinum Award Recipients!

These organizations are recognized by Working Well for recently achieving Platinum status through our Strategy for Wellbeing online platform.

Personal Resilience Strategies to Prevent Burnout

Wellbeing professionals, do you ever feel like your job is a constant sales pitch? That you continually must prove your worth and justify your every movement with a guaranteed ROI?Healthcare workers, are you always caring for others but never have time to tend to your own needs? Do you feel a lack of control to do your job well? Human Resources professionals, are you tired from the constant problem-solving, disgruntled employees and ever-changing regulations?

SC SHMM Chapter Receives Diamond Recognition for 2019

The statewide chapter of the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) is one of less than a dozen affiliates to win top honors form the national membership group

South Carolina Telehealth Alliance Receives National Award

The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) was awarded the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) President’s Award for Transformation of Health Care Delivery during the ATA Annual Conference held recently in New Orleans.

Congratulations to our March and April Platinum Award Recipients!

These organizations are recognized by Working Well for achieving Platinum status through our Strategy for Wellbeing online platform during the months of March and April.

Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: The role of leaders in building psychologically safe environments

Working Well and WorkHealthy Hospitals invite you to join us for our upcoming webinar on “Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: The role of leaders in building psychologically safe environments.” A hot topic in workplace wellbeing and occupational health, this new concept refers to the extent to which employees within an organization feel safe to take risks, be vulnerable, express their ideas, ask questions and admit mistakes.

Celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week March 10-16

South Carolina hospitals are celebrating Patient Safety Awareness this week in honor of their continued commitment to Zero Harm and a culture of high reliability.Over the last two decades, South Carolina hospitals have fully embraced this new approach towards improving quality of care and are now a national model for

Upcoming Training Opportunities

2019 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference | Adapting to the Emerging Growth and Evolution of Health Promotion | April 1-5 | Hilton Head, SCThis conference brings together health promotion professionals from across disciplines and settings for an experience filled with learning, sharing and connecting with others who share your passion.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

 Did you know that colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for both men and women? While colorectal cancer is very serious, it is treatable when found early and can even be prevented through appropriate screening (unlike many cancers). In fact, 90% of the

Congratulations to our February Platinum Award Recipient!

SCANA is recognized by Working Well for achieving Platinum status through our Strategy for Wellbeing online platform. To receive Platinum recognition, organizations must demonstrate they have met various best practice standards within one of the nine dimensions of workplace wellbeing:  Wellness Culture, Risk Assessment & Outreach, Nutrition & Food Environment,

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Working Well Webinar | Crafting a Meaningful and Effective Strategy to Drive Your Wellbeing Initiative | January 30 | 2:30-3:30 p.m. ESTDoes your employee wellbeing initiative ever feel more like an experiment than a strategy? Do your efforts feel like reactive guesswork? Strategic planning is a critical, yet often overlooked, step in creating a comprehensive wellbeing program. It takes intentionality and consistency to produce results, yet many wellbeing programs operate without any strategic direction.