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Hurricane Season 2019

With the first hurricane of the 2019 season named and tracked last week, it's that time of year when South Carolina hospitals are giving a final check-up to their emergency preparedness and procedures. Hospital leaders in our state remember 2018’s Hurricanes Florence and Michael all too well, and they know

Lessons from Last Year

Even with the best possible planning, an actual hospital evacuation can be a logistical nightmare, according to Tidelands Health Chief Operating Officer Gayle Resetar. During Hurricane Florence, roughly 150 patients were relocated from facilities in Waccamaw and Georgetown. And then Georgetown had to be evacuated a second time because of

Taking Caring for the Community to the Next Level

The very concept of human trafficking, the official term for human slavery, can often feel like an anachronism in the modern-day United States. Surely that’s something in the distant past, or at the very least limited to the distant corners of the globe, right?But the fact is, humans, particularly women

Looking for South Carolina’s Zero Harm Leaders

SCHA recently launched its Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award, a new honor that recognizes and celebrates leaders who strive for Zero Harm at every level of their organization. Because the award is new, we had Karen Reynolds, our Director of Innovation and Acceleration, answer a few questions about how

Zero Harm Awards 2019 Application Portal Open

SCHA is pleased to announce that the 2019 Clinical Award Application is now open, as well as the newly-launched Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award. Both applications can be accessed here.This is a great opportunity for hospitals to showcase clinical excellence as well as exceptional leadership. Hospitals may apply for

New Leadership

The Prisma Health board of directors announced the selection of Mark S. O’Halla as the health company’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO) on Thursday, May 30. O’Halla, along with the members of the executive leadership team, will be responsible for advancing the health company’s goal to create a

Cutting-Edge Recruiting

Colleton Medical Center, like hospitals and health systems across the state, know that the challenge of ensuring a healthy workforce requires active and innovative strategies for recruiting the next generation of healthcare workers. That’s why CMC works to make things real, and cutting-edge, for students in their community so they

A Century of Health

 It’s difficult to imagine rural Abbeville County in the early 20th century, but that’s when the history of its long-running hospital, Abbeville Area Medical Center, began. In April of 1919, a group of local men purchased the Ferguson-Williams College on Ellis Avenue in downtown Abbeville with the intention of turning

2019 National Hospital Week May 12-18

National Hospital Week, which occurs in the first full week of May each year, is an opportunity to celebrate the men and women who support the health and wellbeing of their communities. That includes the 92 hospitals in South Carolina, which aren’t just buildings filled with technology and equipment but

MUSC Brings Telehealth to Palliative Care

Over the last few years, MUSC’s Center for Telehealth has grown by leaps and bounds, offering everything from stroke care and mental health counseling to pediatric critical care teleconsulting and tele-ICU assistance. Their network extends not only to hospitals, but also to a growing number of schools, prisons and, increasingly,

It’s All Material

 Fred Howard’s job, in some ways, is quite simple. He buys what Union Medical Center needs. In reality, though, his job is incredibly complicated and complex. From big-ticket items like new construction and medical equipment to the most mundane, but essential, items like needles, scrubs and bed linens, Howard has

Measles in South Carolina?

Last August, the first measles case in South Carolina in more than 20 years was confirmed by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC). That case, in Georgetown County, was followed by a half-dozen confirmed cases in Spartanburg County. Measles doesn’t boast the kind of rapidly grave dangers

SC Hospitals Celebrate Donate Life Month

It’s difficult to overstate the importance and impact organ donation can have on people’s lives.More than 120,000 people in the United States are currently on the waiting list for a potentially lifesaving donation, and more than 21 people die each day before getting a match. And yet one person’s donation can

Hospital Shootings in South Carolina

It was a dangerous and tragic time for South Carolina hospitals last week. In the span of 24 hours, Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Orangeburg and Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital in the Upstate were the victims of workplace shootings. We’re fortunate that there have been no fatalities yet, although

Alliance for a Healthier SC Executive Director Wins Prestigious Honor

Dr. Rick Foster, the Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina and Senior Population Health Advisor for the South Carolina Hospital Association, has recently been selected to receive the James E. Clyburn Health Care Leader in Public Health Award. The Award recognizes the contributions made by individuals