Certified Zero Harm Awards
SCHA launched their Zero Harm Awards in 2014 as an effort to recognize South Carolina hospitals that were on the forefront of preventing medical errors, which by some estimates is the third leading cause of death in the United States, with an economic impact that could reach 1 trillion dollars annually. Thanks to a collaboration with The Duke Endowment and The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health and ongoing support from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, our member hospitals have continually united on statewide efforts to create a culture of high reliability and reduce harm in our facilities by implementing robust, evidence-based practices that are making a positive impact on patients and the safety and quality of care.
The Certified Zero Harm Awards began with a core idea—that zero harm as a goal was possible in a highly reliable system—and began rewarding hospitals who went extended stretches free of hospital-acquired infections in common categories and procedures. This statewide effort was also unique, thanks to SCHA’s collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC), which independently verified the awards. Over time, the program has been expanded and modified, and now includes the Drive to Zero Suicide Award, the Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award and the Zero Harm Excellence Award.
“This early success—expressed in lives saved and the resulting economic impact—strengthens our resolve to focus on safety, raise the bar of expectations, and challenge our hospitals to pursue zero harm,” says SCHA President and CEO Thornton Kirby.
“We’re in the business, after all, of saving lives. And that’s what the Zero Harm Awards are all about.”
For a one-page explainer of the Certified Zero Harm Awards, click here.
If your facility is a 2022 Certified Zero Harm Award winner, a press release template for your use is available here. You can also use this graphic to celebrate on your social media platforms.
Below is a complete list of our 2022 award recipients, listed by hospital. For a full list of each facility’s individual category awards, click here.
Abbeville Area Medical Center
AnMed Health Cannon
AnMed Health Medical Center
AnMed Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Abbeville Area Medical Center
AnMed Health Cannon
AnMed Health Medical Center
AnMed Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Cherokee Medical Center
Coastal Carolina Hospital
Colleton Medical Center
Columbia VA Health Care System
Conway Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center
Edgefield County Healthcare
Grand Strand Medical Center
Hampton Regional Medical Center
Hilton Head Hospital
Lake City Community Hospital
Lexington Medical Center
McLeod Health Cheraw
McLeod Health Clarendon
McLeod Health Dillon
McLeod Health Loris
McLeod Health Seacoast
McLeod Regional Medical Center
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
MUSC Health Florence Rehabilitation Center
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
Pelham Medical Center
Piedmont Medical Center
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital
Prisma Health North Greenville Hospital
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Regional Medical Center
Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital
Self Regional Healthcare
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Spartanburg Medical Center Church Street Campus
Spartanburg Medical Center Mary Black Campus
Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care
St. Francis Downtown
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
Union Medical Center
Williamsburg Regional Hospital