Zero Harm Program
SCHA’s Zero Harm initiatives recognize the high reliability efforts that South Carolina hospitals are making every day in order to eliminate harm from their facilities. From creating a culture of safety on leadership teams to implementing robust process improvement efforts, Zero Harm seeks to highlight and celebrate South Carolina hospitals who are reaching for the highest levels of excellence in quality and safety across all services, maintained over long periods of time.
If you are a hospital with questions about the program, we have a FAQ document available here. For more information about the Zero Harm program, contact Amanda Hiers at ahiers@scha.org.
Certified Zero Harm Awards
The Certified Zero Harm Awards recognize hospitals that prevent all hospital-acquired infections of a specific nature over an extended period of time.
Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award
The Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates leaders who strive for Zero Harm at every level of their organization.
Zero Harm Blueprint
The Zero Harm Blueprint lays out leadership-based benchmarks that are essential on the journey to becoming highly reliable organizations.
The Zero Harm Excellence Award
SCHA recognizes health systems that adopt a systems-level approach to excellence.
The Drive to Zero Suicide Award
Given in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, this award recognizes facilities that are embracing Zero Harm through the adoption of specific Zero Suicide strategies.