South Carolina State Hospital

Name :

South Carolina State Hospital

Address  :

1000 Center Point Road

Town  :

Columbia

State  :

South Carolina

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

29210

Phone  :

803 796 3080

Fax  :

803 796 2938

Web URL  :

Email  :


Description

South Carolina Hospital Association is a private notforprofit organization made up of some 100 member hospitals and health systems and about 900 personal members associated with our institutional members The South Carolina Hospital Association was created in 1921 to serve as the collective voice of the states hospital community The Association is proud to be a part of the states hospital industry adding value to hospitals efforts to care for the people of South Carolina By helping to keep South Carolinas hospitals healthy we are helping to keep our state healthy

Mission
SCHAs mission is to support its member hospitals in creating a worldclass health care delivery system for the people of South Carolina by fostering high quality patient care and serving as effective advocates for the hospital community

Vision
South Carolinas hospitals will be national leaders in improving the quality and safety of patient care and SCHA will be a national leader in advocacy
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