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September 2020
SCHA Announces Targeted Health Priorities
September 16, 2020
As a leading voice for healthcare in South Carolina, SCHA will undertake a coordinated, focused campaign to tackle eight specific health priorities in the coming years.
Preparing for Back to School
September 14, 2020
SCHA talked with the South Carolina Children’s Hospital Collaborative (SCCHC), the state children’s hospital association, about back-to-school COVID-19 concerns.
July 2020
Recognizing Leadership
July 22, 2020
How Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center celebrated their CEO’s success in creating a culture of safety with SCHA's Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award.
Healthcare Heroes Find a Window
July 22, 2020
AnMed Health nurses Kimmie Chew and Lora Nix worked together to give a COVID-19 patient some time with his family after more than a month in the hospital.
June 2020
RBC Heritage Classic Golf Tournament to Raise Money for SC Healthcare Workers
June 15, 2020
Proceeds raised by the "Plaid Pledge" will be shared by the SCHA Foundation and the Heritage Classic Foundation for their registered charity partners.
SCHA and Statewide Partners Issue Statement on the Continued Need for Social Distancing and Face Masks
June 9, 2020
SCHA was joined by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the S.C. Medical Association (SCMA) and S.C. Office of Rural Health (SCORH) in the statement.
COVID-19 Survivors Blood Plasma Might Help Current Patients
June 4, 2020
Prisma Midlands is one of many hospitals that has had early success with plasma therapy.
Where We Stand on Health Equity and Racial Justice
June 3, 2020
Like our hospitals throughout South Carolina, we are dismayed by the death of George Floyd and continue to listen to those who are marching peacefully in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and areas across this state in protest of systemic racism.
HPHC Coalition Eat Smart Move More Spartanburg County Talks Recent Successes, Impact of COVID-19
June 2, 2020
The coalition is one of ten groups in South Carolina funded through The Duke Endowment’s Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas initiative
May 2020
SCHA Partners with DHEC and MUSC on Statewide Testing Plan
May 21, 2020
The partnership will develop and deploy a statewide COVID-19 testing plan that emphasizes testing in rural communities and communities with a high prevalence of COVID-19.
Accessing SC’s Supply of Remdesivir
May 20, 2020
Over the weekend, DHEC implemented an emergency use remdesivir allocation process that resulted in dosage regimens being distributed to hospitals statewide.
HPHC Coalitions Respond to COVID-19 With Food Drives
May 20, 2020
The local coalitions, already attuned to food access issues in their communities, recognized that the economic upheaval meant a heightened need for sustenance
Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19
May 19, 2020
As South Carolina’s hospitals and health systems continue to respond to the daily challenges presented by COVID-19, they are also turning their attention to hurricane season.
Mobile Sites Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity
May 13, 2020
Last week state officials announced a plan to significantly expand access to COVID-19 testing in South Carolina, and this week we saw that plan take action with the deployment of multiple mobile pop-up testing sites throughout the state.
“Healthcare Heroes Truck” Honors SC Healthcare Workers
May 6, 2020
SCHA sends Healthcare Heroes Truck across the state sharing messages of appreciation for healthcare workers.
Patients Need to Come Back
May 6, 2020
South Carolina hospitals are prepared for COVID-19, but also concerned about patients not seeking care due to fears of the virus.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May 1, 2020
SCHA encourages you to talk about mental health with your employees.
April 2020
National Guard Fighter Jets Salute SC Hospitals
April 29, 2020
F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing saluted the state’s medical professionals and first responders on April 27.
Letter to the Editor: How You Can Support Our Healthcare Heroes
April 15, 2020
What we can all do to support our frontline healthcare workers.