Regional Roll-Out Lead/Leader Organization Information

Name:  South Carolina Business Coalition on Health
Link:  www.scbch.org
Description: SCBCH is an independent, non-profit community organization working to improve health care in South Carolina. The purpose of SCBCH is to serve as a partnership for businesses, organizations and individuals in South Carolina and inside the healthcare field to act collaboratively in creating sustainable initiatives to improve healthcare quality and efficiency, promoting greater consumer responsibility in healthcare decisions, improving the overall health of South Carolinians and thereby improving our economic competitiveness and quality of life.

Contact:  Pam Sawicki
Title:  Program Coordinator
Address:  301 University Ridge, Suite 5050, Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-467-3255
Fax: 864-467-3258
Email: psawicki@scbch.org

Why did your organization decided to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Roll-Out leader?  
Becoming a RRO for Leapfrog aligns with the Coalition’s goals:  Improved healthcare quality and efficiency, greater consumer responsibility, healthier people, and improved economic competitiveness.  The Coalition also works to encourage transparency and accountability in the market.

In your view, what kind of impact Leapfrog has had on your market thus far?
We believe Leapfrog participation will improve the quality and efficiency of our hospitals and we plan to educate our consumers to be more accountable in understanding and making good healthcare choices.  This project is one way employers can collectively leverage influence to improve hospital quality.

Regional Roll-Out Market Information

Geographic coverage: South Carolina

Population: 4,479,800 (US Census Bureau-2008)

Number of employer/coalition lives in RRO area:  100,000

List of area's largest employers (by employee size): (Chamber of Commerce, 2008)
1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
2. BI-LO LLC
3. Palmetto Health
4. BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina
5. Greenville Hospital System
6. Food Lion LLC
7. Michelin North America Inc.
8. UPS-SC District
9. Milliken & Company
10. BMU Manufacturing Co. LLC
11. SCANA Corporation
12. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
13. Verizon Communications
14. Lexington County Health Services District
15. Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company Inc.

Hospital characteristics: http://www.scdhec.gov/health/licen/hrhptl.pdf

Total number of acute care facilities: 61

Local industry breakdown:
22% Manufacturing, 18% Trade/Transp./Utilities, 16% Government, 11% Professional Services, 10% Leisure/Hospitality, 8% Education/Health, 6% Construction, 4% Financial Activities, 2% Information, 2% Other Services