HRMC Wins 2024 Certified Zero Harm Awards
HRMC Chief Nursing Officer Melanie Waggener, RN, Olivia Mock, RN, Director of hospitalist Services Michael Daly, NP-C, Director of the Emergency Department Zane Osborne, MD, Infection Control Nurse Kameshia Jones,RN and Quality Services Coordinator Jannifer Johnson, RN.HRMC Chief Nursing Officer Melanie Waggener, RN, Olivia Mock, RN, Director of hospitalist Services Michael Daly, NP-C, Director of the Emergency Department Zane Osborne, MD, Infection Control Nurse Kameshia Jones,RN and Quality Services Coordinator Jannifer Johnson, RN.
These clinical awards are a recognition of our commitment to patient safety and highly reliable care
Varnville, South Carolina – January 2025
Hampton Regional Medical Center is proud to announce that we’ve been awarded six Certified Zero Harm Awards for 2024. These awards recognize units with an extraordinary commitment to quality of care who have successfully eliminated some of the most common medical errors in healthcare today.
South Carolina’s Zero Harm program was created by the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) in collaboration with The Duke Endowment and The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health to support statewide efforts to create a culture of high reliability and reduce harm in our healthcare facilities. Now in its eleventh year, the program currently receives ongoing support from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and has expanded outside of its clinical focus to touch on other major priority areas like disparities and workplace violence.
The Certified Zero Harm Awards remain the program’s flagship effort. It is a unique statewide recognition thanks to SCHA’s collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH). For each award, hospitals must eliminate or avoid specific preventable hospital-acquired infections over an extended period of time, and that data must be independently verified by DPH. This unique third-party verification process with the state health department provides exceptional legitimacy to these patient safety awards and is a testament to the spirit of statewide collaboration.
Kasey McCarty - South Carolina Hospital Association Director of Member Engagement, Zane Osborne, MD, HRMC Director of Emergency Department, and Melanie Wooten, RN, HRMC Chief Nursing Officer.
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Hampton Regional Medical Center’s 2024 Zero Harm Awards were in the areas of: Hospital onset C. diff,
Hospital onset MRSA, Pressure Injury, CLABSI: ICU, CLABSI: 2 East, CLABSI: 2 West.
“The Zero Harm program is a prime example of a successful partnership between the public and private sector that improves the quality of life in South Carolina,” says Melanie Matney, the Chief Operating Officer of SCHA and the President of the SCHA Foundation. “As medical errors continue to be a major concern across the country, South Carolina has developed a blueprint for reducing avoidable harm in our healthcare facilities that other states can follow.”
“Zero patient harm is possible only if physicians, clinical and support staff members work together to support a culture of high reliability. Zero Harm Award winners are an inspiration to all hospitals across the state striving to provide measurably safe care for every patient.”
