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March 2024
McLeod Health Partners with Fourth Circuit Solicitor
March 27, 2024
Another successful strategy for advancing safety & security in our hospitals
SCHA Out & About Vol. 9: EmPATH Launch!
March 20, 2024
Thirteen South Carolina hospitals have come together to build and operate these new EmPATH behavioral health assessment and treatment units in what could become a new standard for behavioral health in our state.
SCHA Out & About, Vol. 8: Legislative Luncheon, EmPATH Launch, & More
March 6, 2024
In this edition of “Out and About,” SCHA President & CEO Thornton Kirby runs through the latest run of SCHA meetings, including the Legislatve Luncheon and the launch of the EmPATH behavioral health crisis stabilization grant!
February 2024
Guardians of Care
February 14, 2024
How Prisma Health implemented an innovate panic button system to combat workplace violence in their facilities
WHY Offers Mental Health First Aid Training
February 7, 2024
Just as CPR provides skills needed to assist someone having a heart attack, MHFA equips hospital staff members to support those experiencing a mental health or substance use-related challenge or crisis.
Tidelands Health’s Gayle Resetar named 2024 Chair of SCHA
February 1, 2024
Resetar has been a consistent advocate for the delivery of high-quality healthcare in South Carolina for more than 30 years.
January 2024
Reimagining WHY
January 31, 2024
Reimagining WHY, a virtual learning collaborative that will give hospital leaders a place to share innovative solutions and test promising practices around workforce experience.
SCHA and SC Technical College System Announce New Clinical Faculty Academy Session
January 24, 2024
The South Carolina Hospital Association and the SC Technical College System are pleased to announce the next session of our Clinical Faculty Academy will be held April 4-5, 2024, at Technical College of the Lowcountry, New River Campus.
Better State of Health, By the Numbers
January 17, 2024
SCHA's Data Center has launched a new Tableau version of their signature "By the Numbers" report.
Dogs to the Rescue
January 10, 2024
Canine companions can be an innovative way of enhancing hospital security.
December 2023
SCHA Announces First WHY We Lead Participants
December 14, 2023
Twenty-four hospital rising stars have been selected as the first class to participate in a new leadership development series sponsored by the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA). Called WHY We Lead, the highly selective program is intended to support healthcare workforce needs by identifying and equipping the next generation of hospital leaders to effectively lead teams, encourage employee engagement, and embrace change.
November 2023
Out & About, Vol. 6
November 15, 2023
Multiple meetings last week, including the re-launch of a statewide initiative to improve maternal outcomes and a joint meeting of several of SCHA's professional memberships, are covered in this latest edition of "Out & About."
SCHA Launches “WHY We Lead” Leadership Development Series
November 8, 2023
The program is designed to help hospital leaders in mid-level management positions enhance and cultivate skills and qualities necessary to successfully lead their teams, drive teamwork and engagement, and embrace change.
Out & About, Vol. 5
November 1, 2023
In this edition of “Out and About,” SCHA President & CEO Thornton Kirby gives us a second update from his October travels.
H is for Hiring Campaign Takes Homes Three Wallies at the Annual CHPRMS Conference
November 1, 2023
The Wallie Awards are given for individual, stand-alone entries, while the prestigious Golden Tusk Awards recognize overall campaigns with multiple pieces of supporting material.
October 2023
New WHY Initiative Aims to Transform Healthcare Work Experience
October 25, 2023
The WHY initiative, an acronym that stands for Work, Harmony, You, aims to identify and find solutions for systemic, root causes of healthcare worker burnout, disengagement, and turnover.
SCHA's Angel Bourdon Joins PHEARLESS Initiative to Advance Health Equity
October 24, 2023
Grants awarded to new cohort of public health, community leaders to advance health equity
Out & About, Vol. 4
October 24, 2023
In this edition of “Out and About,” SCHA President & CEO Thornton Kirby gives us an update (and pictures) from his October travels.
Out and About, Vol.3
October 11, 2023
In this edition of “Out and About”, we learn more about SCHA President & CEO Thornton Kirby's travels across the state (and to Washington) over the course of September 2023.