At a ceremony on September 27, Courtney Furman, chairman of the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation and Ken Coffey, executive director of the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation, presented a check for $170,000 to PTC President Dr. Ray Brooks and Health Care Dean Tara Harris. The funds will be used to help support the nursing curriculum at PTC and to address the immediate need for additional faculty to serve students majoring in the college’s nursing programs.
Self Regional Heart and Vascular Center Hosts 8th Annual Upstate Heart Forum
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithEach year one upstate hospital hosts the event and partners with other healthcare organizations to support and present new information to those who work in the cardiology field and with STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients, who have endured very serious heart attacks.
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation to Help Piedmont Tech Strengthen Nursing Workforce Pipeline
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithAt a ceremony on September 27, Courtney Furman, chairman of the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation and Ken Coffey, executive director of the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation, presented a check for $170,000 to PTC President Dr. Ray Brooks and Health Care Dean Tara Harris. The funds will be used to help support the nursing curriculum at PTC and to address the immediate need for additional faculty to serve students majoring in the college’s nursing programs.
Self Regional Healthcare Receives 2018 Governor’s Award
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithThe Governor’s Award is given to organizations that show exemplary progress towards implementing the Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria and are role models for others in the state.
Three Non-Profits Receive Grants from Self Regional’s Community Health Committee
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithThree donations totaling over $100,000 were presented individually to Healthy Learners Greenwood, Greenwood Food Bank and the Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness at MUSC to further support efforts for community outreach.
Self Regional Healthcare Becomes First in the State to Receive American College of Surgeons Level 3 Trauma Center Verification
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithA Level 3 Trauma Center demonstrates the ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, surgery, intensive care and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations.
Local Non Profit Receives Funds from Self Regional Healthcare
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithThe community-based nonprofit, Meg’s House, offers emergency shelter and supportive services for women and children who are victims of domestic violence, and emergency shelter to men who are victims of family violence.
Greater Greenwood United Ministry Receives Funds from Self Regional Healthcare
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithThe funding that Self Regional provides is critical for the operations of the GGUM Free Medical Clinic, which serves as a medical home for over 1,300 Greenwood County residents who cannot afford health insurance and do not qualify for Medicaid.
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Awards Annual Nursing Scholarships
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithThe Self Regional Healthcare Foundation’s scholarship program is built on community campaigns and fundraising that ensure qualified and talented individuals have the opportunity to pursue a career in healthcare.
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Awards Respiratory Therapy Scholarships
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithThe M. John and Drenda Heydel Respiratory Therapy scholarship, named in honor of former respiratory therapist and Self Regional Healthcare President and CEO John Heydel and his wife Drenda, is available to first- and second-year students enrolled in the respiratory therapy program at Piedmont Technical College.
Self Regional Healthcare Earns Working Well’s Strategy for Well Being Platinum Award
/in Announcements /by Mary Lyle SmithWorking Well helps employers develop a strategic plan to impact employee health and productivity by focusing on policy, systems and environmental changes, which are often low or no cost.