| Greenville, SC (Upstate South Carolina)
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: Maya Pack
Title: Manager
Address: 301 University Ridge, Suite 5050, Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-467-3256
Fax: 864-467-3258
Email: mpack@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: Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, SC
Population: 866,216
Employer/purchaser characteristics:
Greenville County Schools: 8,004
Greenville Hospital System: 7,770
Michelin North America: 7,628
Milliken & Co: 5,000
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System: 5,000
Clemson University: 4,619
BMW Manufacturing Co: 4,500
Bi-Lo LLC: 3,679
Fluor: 2,900
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
Hospital characteristics (total number of general acute care facilities):
AnMed Health: 4 inpatient hospitals with a total of 597 beds:
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AnMed Health Medical Center - 461-bed acute-care hospital
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AnMed Health Women's and Children's Hospital -72-bed private rooms
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AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital - 37-bed inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facility
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AnMed Health Wellspring - 27-bed chemical dependency hospital and outpatient treatment center
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System: 2 inpatient hospitals with a total of 319 beds:
Greenville Hospital System: 3 inpatient hospitals with a total of 811 beds:
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Greenville Memorial Hospital Campus – 710 beds
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Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital – 58 beds
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Hillcrest Memorial Hospital – 43 beds
Mary Black Health System: 1 inpatient hospital (Mary Black Memorial Hospital) with a total of 209 beds
Spartanburg Regional Health System: 1 inpatient hospital (Spartanburg Regional Medical Center) with a total of 588 beds
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