(Greenwood, S.C., September 21, 2018) Self Regional Healthcare has been recognized as by the South Carolina Quality Forum as the 2018 Governor’s Award recipient. The South Carolina Quality Forum was established in 1991 to recognize and encourage improvements and excellence in quality and competitiveness by organizations throughout South Carolina and uses the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program to accomplish this mission.
The 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.
Self Regional Healthcare is a not-for-profit, regional referral hospital that provides care to residents of Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Saluda, McCormick, Edgefield and Newberry counties. Services include prevention and wellness, acute care and tertiary care services including cancer care, neurosurgery, heart and vascular surgery, NICU, orthopedics and genetics. Self Medical Group is its employed physician affiliate network.
“We are thrilled and honored to be recognized with this prestigious quality award. It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of so many Self Regional team members who care passionately about their work, and who are wholly committed to delivering the highest quality care to our patients.” James A. Pfeiffer, President and CEO.
Self Regional Healthcare, a two-time Governor’s award recipient, demonstrated its commitment to continuously improving services. This recognition qualifies Self Regional to pursue the coveted presidential recognition, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program provides a framework for Self Regional Healthcare operating units and care team members to deliver a better integrated, safer and more effective and efficient patient care delivery system.
For further information on the South Carolina Governor’s Quality Award Program, visit the South Carolina Quality Forum’s website at https://www.scquality.com .
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About Self Regional Healthcare:
Self Regional Healthcare is a not-for-profit, regional referral hospital that provides care to residents of Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Saluda, McCormick, Edgefield and Newberry counties. Services include prevention and wellness, acute care and tertiary care services including cancer care, neurosurgery, heart and vascular surgery, NICU, orthopedics and genetics. Self Medical Group is its employed physician affiliate network.
