Laurens County Healthcare Syst

Name :

Laurens County Healthcare Syst

Address  :

P.O. Drawer 976
22725 Hwy
76 East

Town  :

Clinton

State  :

South Carolina

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

29325

Phone  :

864 833 9100

Web URL  :

Email  :


Description

Overview
Laurens County Health Care System opened in 1990 and is licensed for 90 beds 76 acute and 14 skilled nursing It is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO and retains more than 450 fulltime and parttime employees and 60 volunteers in addition to a quality medical staff of more than 48 physicians and 65 consulting physicians

Recognized as one of South Carolinas progressive community hospitals the hospital is a state leader in providing innovative and informative educational programs in an effort to teach the community how to live healthfully and well

Our Mission
To deliver progressive health care in an atmosphere of continuous improvement in order to ensure quotwe do the right things for all we serve making the county a healthier place to live and work


History

Our History
The Laurens County Hospital opened in Laurens in 1911 To serve the Clinton area the Hays Hospital was built in 1918 The facility burned in the 1920s and was rebuilt A new twostory general hospital was erected in 1936 In 1962 the Bailey Memorial Hospital in Clinton came to fruition In July of 1981 the boards of both hospitals approved a petition to merge into a single hospital district The entire health service system then became known as the Laurens County Health Care System On March 4 1988 the Laurens County Hospital held its official groundbreaking ceremony at the new hospital site After two years of construction the hospital opened in November of 1989 The Laurens County Health Care System has sustained many changes over the last 18 years We have grown into a hospital that not only cares for the sick but also leads the community with outreach programs and services
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