(Greenwood, S.C., March 23, 2023) Greater Greenwood United Ministry and Community Initiatives, Inc. were recently awarded funds from Self Regional Healthcare’s Community Health Committee to provide support to their respective programs.
The Greater Greenwood United Ministry received $73,249.39 to expand the support of their current services including free medical clinic and dental clinics, mobile health clinics, diabetes management, Women’s Health Clinic and more. The GGUM also offers primary medical, internal medicine, gynecological care and an on-site Pharmacy for the convenience of the patients served.
Community Initiatives, Inc., a medical home for uninsured individuals, received $139,500 from Self Regional’s Community Health Committee to address specific health interventions in the community like access to health services through their medical clinic, La Clinica Gratis, screenings and immunizations, support for environmental quality concerns, mental health, mother and child healthcare, substance abuse and much more.
The Self Regional Healthcare Community Health Committee meets regularly with the goal to improve health prevention and wellness for the residents of the community.
Pictured Left to right, back row; Dr. Matt Logan, SRH President and CEO; Rev. Michael Butler, SRH Board of Trustees; Joseph R. Millender, SRH Board of Trustees; Jerry Stevens, Chair, SRH Board of Trustees; front row; Dr. Georgia Lesser, SRH; ; Priya Kumar, SRH Chief Medical Officer & VP of Medical Affairs; Teresa S. Goodman, M.S., M.A., Executive Director, Community Initiatives, Inc.; Cyndi New, SRH Director of Community Health & Health Equity
Pictured left to right, back row; Dr. Georgia Lesser, SRH; Dr. Matt Logan, SRH President and CEO; Rev. Michael Butler, SRH Board of Trustees; Joseph R. Millender, Chair, SRH Board of Trustees; Jerry Stevens, SRH Board of Trustees; Larry Tompkins, GGUM Pharmacist; front row; Donna Trapp, Medical Clinic Coordinator, GGUM; Cyndi New, SRH Director of Community Health & Health Equity; Priya Kumar, SRH Chief Medical Officer & VP of Medical Affairs; Rosemary Bell, Executive Director, GGUM; Edith Pineda, Patient Navigator, GGUM; Tommy Goode, GGUM Board Chair
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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 of 44 practices and more than 200 physicians.
