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May 2024
SCHA Announces Second Round of WHY We Lead Participants
May 1, 2024
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.
April 2024
SC DHEC Restructuring: What You Need to Know
April 25, 2024
For South Carolina hospitals, it's important to know that the new Department of Public Health will be organized into three different divisions that will regulate healthcare in the state.
License Plate Protections
April 15, 2024
Lexington Medical Center’s Innovative Use of License Plate Readers Protects Their Workforce
SCHA Out and About, Vol. 10: Regional Leadership Councils, a Special Anniversary, & More
April 3, 2024
10-year birthday celebration for Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
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.
South Carolina Hospitals Join Innovative Program to Combat Opioid Crisis
December 14, 2023
The selected South Carolina hospitals will receive targeted implementation coaching and training from Bridge, a nationally recognized program that has successfully supported over 275 hospitals in implementing medication for addiction treatment (MAT) in EDs over the past four years.
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.