SCHA News

October 2020

SCSHSC Spotlight: Gary W. Lee, Cardinal Health
October 8, 2020
In honor of National Health Care Supply Chain Week, SCHA is highlighting members of the SC Society of Healthcare Supply Chain, a professional membership group of the Association.

SCSHSC Spotlight: Steve Hyatt, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
October 7, 2020
In honor of National Health Care Supply Chain Week, SCHA is highlighting members of the SC Society of Healthcare Supply Chain, a professional membership group of the Association.

SCSHSC Spotlight: Matt Rivers, Prisma Health
October 6, 2020
In honor of National Health Care Supply Chain Week, SCHA is highlighting members of the SC Society of Healthcare Supply Chain, a professional membership group of the Association.

Hospitals Know the Importance of Care Support
October 5, 2020
Despite the overwhelming need to secure facilities from unnecessary visitors, hospitals also recognize that there are individuals who are critical to ensuring the best care for a patient – caregivers and care support.

September 2020

What We Know About the Vaccine Distribution Process in SC
September 28, 2020
South Carolina does not currently know when we might receive the vaccine or the quantities that will be made available to our state.

South Carolina Hospitals Earn More Zero Harm Awards Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
September 21, 2020
SCHA is pleased to announce that we have recognized a record-breaking 59 SC hospitals who collectively won 239 Certified Zero Harm Awards this year.

Columbia VA Health Care System Director & CEO David Omura Wins 2020 Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award
September 21, 2020
The recognition is given to the South Carolina healthcare leader who demonstrates extraordinary commitment to creating a culture of high reliability to eliminate harm from all facets of care.

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.