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 coalition on alcohol and drug abuse. 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, Hampton county coalition on alcohol and drug abuse 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, lifepoint, council on aging, chamber of commerce, Hampton county coalition on active restoration, 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. Through this organization hrmc sponsors of a quarterly meeting on the hospital's campus each year for chamber members. The hospital also participates in children's day in the park, providing our pediatrician and staff an opportunity to participate in community outreach, as well as trick or treating on lee avenue and hometown christmas in Hampton. As an affiliate of the Medical university of south carolina, hrmc partners with various programs to make them available to the citizens in this service area. In 2023, the inourdna sc program visited the watermelon festival in coordination with hrmc to educate the community. Later that year hrmc hosted a gene sequencing event on site for the inourdna-sc program to collect samples. This not only benefitted our citizens who received free gene sequencing and analysis, but also allowed the community research project to collect much needed data. From comprehensive educational initiatives to awareness campaigns and health fairs, the hospital promotes a safe, healthy community through education and outreach. Hrmc heavily promotes our cardiologist during heart health month each february, sending him on speaking engagements to spread awareness of cardiovascular disease and educate the community. 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. 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. Breast cancer awareness month is a big event at hrmc. Our radiology department hosts a special evening each year, the most recent being a ladies luau. During the month of october hrmc offers a special self-pay price, as well as an extended hours event, where participants receive refreshments as well as a complimentary gift from hrmc and help raise awareness and prevention through early detection. The hospital also selects four breast cancer ambassadors from the community to tell their stories in a social media campaign to educate the community and encourage women to get their annual screenings. 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 colleges 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 through the Hampton county school district, usc salkehatchie, and the technical college of the lowcountry. Affiliated with the at 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 flu shot clinics, blood pressure screenings, cholesterol screenings, red cross blood drives, local festivals, and a local fill the stocking program. Locally, the hospital plays a significant role in providing much-needed support to families, including Hampton county's department of social services fill the stocking campaign and other relief efforts. Hrmc participates in the local fill the stocking campaign by donating an assortment of toys to local youth, in hopes of spreading holiday cheer to less fortunate families during the christmas season. Hrmc also donates to the Hampton baptist church coat closet and the the connexxion, open arms fellowship's local missions branch with back-to-school items as well as food drives.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.