Prisma Health-Midlands

Programs: Palmetto health is the largest and most comprehensive integrated health care system in the south carolina midlands region. We're on a journey to transform the health care experience for our patients and their families. Our more than 13,000 team members, physicians and volunteers are dedicated to working together to fulfill palmetto health's vision: to be remembered by each patient as providing the care and compassion we want for our families and ourselves. (continued from page 2)as one of the largest employers in the state, palmetto health has been recognized nationally as one of the best places to work and receive care. Readers of the state newspaper have named palmetto health the best in health care for eight years in a row, including "best hospital system and "best hospital for heart health. " for the 10th time, palmetto health was named to hospitals & health networks magazine's "most wired" list. Palmetto health was awarded the advisory board company's 2017 workplace of the year award. The annual award recognizes hospitals and health care systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement. Palmetto health was one of 20 organizations nationwide to receive the award. Palmetto health is supported by the palmetto health-usc medical group, the palmetto health quality collaborative and two 501 (c)(3) foundations. It trains the next generation of physicians through its 26 residency and fellowship programs affiliated with the university of south carolina school of medicine. Two large networks of providers palmetto health-usc medical group and the palmetto health quality collaborative serve as the primary entry points for patients being cared for by palmetto health. Palmetto health-usc medical group, launched in april 2016, is a not-for-profit company that brings together health care providers from two of south carolina's most respected organizations palmetto health and the university of south carolina school of medicine. With more than 700 providers and 2,000 team members in more than 100 practices and nearly 100 locations, they form the region's largest multispecialty medical group. The palmetto health quality collaborative (phqc) is a nationally recognized clinically integrated system of physicians and advanced practice providers that drives targeted improvements in health care quality and efficiency. Since its inception in 2010, the quality collaborative has been committed to increasing the quality of care patients receive by setting higher performance and quality expectations for participating physicians. All providers in the palmetto health-usc medical group are members of the phqc. Palmetto health provides health care for nearly 72 percent of the residents of richland county and almost 35 percent of the health care for the combined richland/lexington county area. Each year, our hospitals have more than a million patient visits, welcome more than 7,000 babies into the world, treat more than 150,000 pediatric patients, accommodate nearly 240,000 emergency department visits, perform more than 11,000 heart catheterizations and nearly 500 open heart procedures and perform more than 34,000 mammograms. Areas of specialty at palmetto health include bariatric surgery, behavioral care, cancer care, geriatrics, heart and vascular care (including the advanced heart health center and the midlands' only lvad program), neonatology, neuroscience, obstetrics (including high-risk pregnancy and genetic counseling, and two level iii neonatal intensive care units), orthopedics, pediatrics, surgery (including the midlands' first da vinci, trauma care (region's only level 1 trauma center and the first level 2 pediatric trauma center) and women's care. Many of our programs and services have been uniquely accredited for excellence, such as the state's first accredited chest pain center, and accredited breast center by the american college of surgeons' national accreditation program. The joint commission has accredited palmetto health's primary stroke center, and bluecross blueshield has awarded palmetto health their blue distinction designation for its bariatric surgery, cardiac care, joint replacement, maternity care and spine surgery programs. Palmetto health has pledged 10 percent of its annual bottom line to fund community health care initiatives in cancer education and prevention, maternal and child health services, diabetes prevention and many others. In the last 20 years, palmetto health has spent more than $50 million in this special effort alone. This tithe is a contribution over and above the care provided in our hospitals for services to patients in need. In addition to these efforts, palmetto health plays a key role in community support through investment by its team members in the united way and the palmetto health foundation. Additionally, the organization and its team members participate and invest in community agencies such as the american heart association, march of dimes, american cancer society, naacp, salvation army, commission of higher education, and many other health and human services organizations. With key leaders volunteering for significant roles in organizations like the chambers of commerce, city center partnership, central carolina economic development alliance and a host of others, palmetto health is active in its community.

our locally owned, nonprofit system includes six joint commission-accredited acute-care hospitals with 1,392 patient beds palmetto health baptist, palmetto health baptist parkridge, palmetto health children's hospital, palmetto health heart hospital, palmetto health richland and palmetto health tuomey. In the south carolina upstate region, palmetto health also co-owns baptist easley hospital.

in june 2017, palmetto health announced its intention to join with greenville health system to create a new, not-for-profit health company called sc health company. Sc health company is designed to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve. In november 2017, palmetto health finalized a partnership with greenville health system and began operating as one health company under the leadership of co-ceos charles d. Beaman jr. And michael c. Riordan, who previously led palmetto health and greenville health system, respectively. (see schedule o for continuation)