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A New Leader

Tod Augsburger, President and CEO of Lexington Medical Center since 2015, became the new board chair of SCHA last week at the Association’s Annual Meeting. Augsburger takes the reins from the outgoing chair, MUSC CEO Pat Cawley, MD, and will serve a one-year term until the 2020 SCHA Annual Meeting. Augsburger

South Carolina Hospitals’ Zero Harm Approach Leads National Trend

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a report announcing a downward trend from 2014-2017 in hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). The agency’s analysis of preliminary data suggests HACs are down during the period by 13 percent, and this after a previous decrease from 2010-2014 of 17%.  The big headline?

Healthcare Highlights from the 2019 State of the State Address

Governor McMaster’s first State of the State since being re-elected in November was heavy on major policy proposals regarding education and economic growth. In the speech, McMaster championed South Carolina’s “red hot” status as he called for, among other things, a $2.2 billion tax cut, a 5% teacher pay raise,

Flu Watch 2019

Last year’s flu season in South Carolina was a historically dangerous one, hospitalizing thousands and leading to the deaths of nearly 300 people. This year is not quite as bad, but it’s still a cause for concern according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC). As

The Warm Embrace

The power of a hug is undeniable. From our earliest moments to our last, hugs not only provide emotional comfort and support, but they also have real physical and psychological effects. This is doubly true for newborns. Medical studies suggest that the effects of human touch and skin-to-skin contact are a

Built to Serve

The closing of Fairfield Memorial hospital could have been a huge blow to access to care for one of South Carolina’s most rural and underserved areas. Instead, Providence Health-Fairfield’s newly-constructed freestanding emergency room, a state-of-the-art facility that ensures comprehensive emergency medical care, launched in time to continuously meet those needs.The

SCHA Legislative Priorities for 2019

While the legislative attention at the State House for 2019 is expected to continue focusing on energy issues from last year as well as look to education reform, health care is an ever-pressing concern as well, and SCHA will be there.Our priorities for this year will be continuing to work

Making Prices Transparent

Starting January 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new rule formally requiring all hospitals to post a list of prices for services and procedures online, a move that CMS hopes will improve transparency and provide more public information around the costs of healthcare.Now every hospital

AccessHealth SC is Making a Difference

AccessHealth SC, a statewide effort that encourages and supports community-based networks of care, began in 2008 as way to bring together a broad range of healthcare providers and health-related resources to improve the care of uninsured South Carolinians. By leveraging resources and aligning services with a coordinated approach to care,

Engineering Leadership

When Patrick Bonds started working at Lexington Medical Center a decade ago after leaving the Marines, he was looking for a solid healthcare career that fit with his mechanical mindset.“When I started at Lexington Medical Center ten years ago, I knew I wanted to stay in healthcare, and I knew

Coaching for Tomorrow

The SimCOACH™ parked just outside of the Heyward Career & Technology Center in Northeast Columbia looks a bit like a rental RV you might take on a trip to Yellowstone or to a weekend tailgate. The fully-equipped mobile simulation laboratory owned by the Palmetto Health-University of South Carolina School of

Finding the Next Generation

The South Carolina Society of Hospitals Materials Management (SCSHMM), a personal membership group of the South Carolina Hospital Association, has been taking proactive steps to ensure a pathway for students looking to join their profession.Anderson University students Marissa Black and Sara Walenceus recently attended the national conference for the Association

Celebrating Zero Harm

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Insurance Time

Despite recent efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it’s still providing insurance for millions of Americans—as long as they sign up.The open enrollment period for purchasing private insurance on the Marketplace begins on November 1 and runs through December 15, 2018. The ACA’s income-based subsidies on premiums are

SC Hospitals to Honor Organ Donors in the 2018 Rose Parade

We Are Sharing Hope SC, the organ and tissue recovery service for our state, is offering South Carolina hospitals the opportunity to once again join with hospitals across the nation to be a part of the 2019 Donate Life Rose Parade Float. The float honors organ, eye and tissue donor