Hampton Regional Medical Center (HRMC)

Hampton Regional Medical Center provides extensive community benefits in many forms, including charity care, health education, community sponsorships, and numerous community outreach programs which directly benefit the people in the service area of the hospital.striving to continually improve the health of all communities served, hrmc is active in a variety of community organizations, including the rediscover Hampton coalition and the Hampton county pure coalition. Comprised of various stakeholders within Hampton county, the rediscover Hampton coalition is dedicated to increasing access to healthier foods and safe, accessible places for physical activity for community residents. In contrast, the Hampton county pure (preventing an unhealthy rural environment) coalition is a collaborative partnership of community leaders that focuses primarily on combating alcohol and substance misuse in the service area through prevention and intervention. Wellness and substance abuse are high priority healthcare issues in the hospital's service area. Focused on building community partnerships, hrmc supports the local rotary club, lions club, friends of hospice, life point, council on aging, chamber of commerce, and a variety of other community organizations. The hospital is an integral part of the Hampton county leadership program, which is sponsored by the usc salkehatchie leadership institute.hrmc is also a key member of the Hampton county chamber of commerce, maintaining an active membership as well as participation in a variety of activities, including sponsorship of a quarterly meeting on the hospital's campus each year for the chamber members.from comprehensive educational initiatives to awareness campaigns and health fairs, the hospital promotes a safe, and healthy community through education and outreach. Hrmc sponsors a weekly diabetic educational workshop that focuses on topics related to diabetes self-care. These meetings are held weekly and are free of charge to anyone in the community. Our community has a high prevalence of diabetes and related diseases, and this has been identified as a high priority healthcare issue in our community health needs assessment. Each june, a heat stroke prevention campaign is organized annually by the hospital as a preventative measure against heat illness during the summer months. During the town's watermelon festival, free bottled water, educational materials, and over 2,000 hand fans are distributed to members of the community by the hospital. Throughout the year, the hospital provides free public health education programs on a variety of health topics. Working closely with key community stakeholders, such as the council on aging and the local school district, hrmc provides stroke education in various settings, in hopes of increasing awareness of how to identify the signs and symptoms of stroke. The hospital is an accredited acute stroke ready hospital. Stroke ready certification enables us to address the high prevalence of strokes in our area. Designation of stroke certification creates a clinical care team with a consistent approach to care thereby reducing variation and delay in care with acute stroke patients. Traditionally, a health fair is held annually offering discounted blood tests and radiology exams to the community. A wide range of additional services are offered including free dental exams, skin cancer screenings, and more. Numerous healthcare vendors participate. To ensure the safety of our patients, staff, and community, the annual health fair was suspended due to covid-19 and to date has not resumed.the hospital actively participates with the local technical college and provides clinical rotations for nursing students, surgical tech students, and radiology tech students. Hrmc also provides clinical rotations for students enrolled in the university of south carolina's bachelor of science in nursing degree program. Locally, the hospital participates in career fairs and other school-related events throughout the area. Affiliated with the andrew taylor still school of osteopathic medicine's beaufort campus, hrmc serves, at no cost, as a rural training hospital for Medical students. Hospital staff spend hundreds of hours each year mentoring these students. An avid sponsor, hrmc provides human and financial resource support to community events, such as local festivals, and a local adopt a child program. Locally, the hospital plays a significant role in providing much-needed support to families, including Hampton county's toys for tots campaign and other relief efforts. Hrmc participates in the local toys for tots campaign by donating an assortment of toys to local youth, in hopes of spreading holiday cheer to less fortunate families during the christmas season.the hospital provides meeting rooms for various community organizations such as rotary, Hampton county leadership, alala breast cancer clinic, and lowcountry council of governments. Meeting room space is also provided to be used as a distant learning Center.