Certified Zero Harm Awards
Since 2014, we’ve recognized these efforts through our Certified Zero Harm Awards program. A statewide effort unique to South Carolina thanks to SCHA’s collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC), Zero Harm Awards go to hospitals that prevent all hospital-acquired infections of a specific nature over an extended period of time. The data for those awards is independently certified by DHEC in a unique third-party verification process. This collaborative effort is a testament to the spirit of statewide collaboration that has driven so many of our patient safety advances in recent years.
And the program has proven tremendously successful. In 2019 alone, 57 South Carolina hospitals won 230 Certified Zero Harm Awards. These awards collectively represent:
- 148,173 central line infection-free days
- 19,771 surgical procedures with no medically caused harm, and
- 1,047,054 days of patient safety.
“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.”
Below is a complete list of our 2019 award recipients, listed by hospital:
Abbeville Area Medical Center
CLABSI • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 60 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 72 Months
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
CLABSI • Medical Surgical Unit • 18 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
AnMed Health Medical Center
CLABSI • CICU • 12 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 60 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
AnMed Health Cannon
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
CLABSI • CCU • 76 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
AnMed Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 72 Months
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 76 Months
Bon Secour St. Francis Eastside
CLABSI • CCU • 76 Months
CLABSI • Medical Surgical • 48 Months
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 60 Months
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
CLABSI • ICU • 42 Months
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Cherokee Medical Center
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 30 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
Coastal Carolina Hospital
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 76 Months
CLABSI • Medical Surgical Unit • 36 Months
Colleton Medical Center
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 54 Months
Columbia VA Health Care System
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
Conway Medical Center
CLABSI • CCU • 36 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
Grand Strand Medical Center
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
CLABSI • Neurosurgical ICU • 36 Months
CLABSI • Cardiovascular ICU • 24 Months
Hampton Regional Medical Center
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 76 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
Hilton Head Regional Healthcare
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
KershawHealth
CLABSI • ICU • 42 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
Lexington Medical Center
CLABSI • SICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • MICU • 12 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
McLeod Health Cheraw
CLABSI • ICU • 48 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
McLeod Health Clarendon
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 24 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
McLeod Health Darlington
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
McLeod Health Dillon
CLABSI • ICU • 18 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
McLeod Health Loris
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 36 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
McLeod Health Seacoast
CLABSI • ICU • 60 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
McLeod Regional Medical Center
CLABSI • HVICU • 30 Months
CLABSI • NICU • 30 Months
CLABSI • Oncology • 24 Months
CLABSI • PICU • 54 Months
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
CLABSI • ICU • 76 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 72 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
CLABSI • MICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • CVICCU • 18 Months
CLABSI • CVICCU • 36 Months
CLABSI • MICU • 18 Months
CLABSI • SICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • SICU • 30 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 54 Months
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
CLABSI • CCU • 18 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 42 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 72 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
MUSC Health University Medical Center
CLABSI • A07E • 12 Months
CLABSI • NNICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • PICU • 24 Months
CLABSI • PCICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • U8NI • 30 Months
CLABSI • U9NI • 18 Months
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
CLABSI • ICU • 60 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 72 Months
Pelham Medical Center
CLABSI • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
Piedmont Medical Center
CLABSI • CCU • 18 Months
CLABSI • Oncology • 18 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
CLABSI • ICU • 18 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
CLABSI • IICU • 18 Months
CLABSI • NICU • 24 Months
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
CLABSI • Neuro ICU • 18 Months
CLABSI • Pediatrics • 12 Months
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
CLABSI • ICU • 76 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 72 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital
CLABSI • CCU • 12 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 54 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
CLABSI • CCU • 36 Months
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 42 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 66 Months
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
CLABSI • Cardiovascular ICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • CCU • 12 Months
CLABSI • CCU • 12 Months
CLABSI • Neurosurgery ICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • Oncology (11 West) • 12 Months
CLABSI • Pediatrics ICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • Surgical Trauma ICU • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
Providence Health Northeast
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
CLABSI • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
Ralph H. Johnson VAMC
CLABSI • Renal Dialysis • 36 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
CLABSI • SICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • MICU • 60 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 76 Months
Regional Medical Center
CLABSI • ICU • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 72 Months
CLABSI • ICU/ONC Units • 60 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 60 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
Self Regional Healthcare
CLABSI • CCU/ICU • 12 Months
CLABSI • CICU • 12 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Shriner’s Hospital for Children
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 36 Months
Summerville Medical Center
CLABSI • ICU • 30 Months
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
CLABSI • ICU • 36 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 30 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
CLABSI • ICU • 76 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 48 Months
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Colon • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
SSI Knee • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Trident Medical Center
SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy • Hospital Wide • 18 Months
SSI Hip • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
Union Medical Center
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 24 Months
Williamsburg Regional Hospital
C. diff • Hospital Wide • 12 Months
MRSA • Hospital Wide • 54 Months
CLABSI • Hospital Wide • 66 Months