
The Tri-County Health Network (TCHN) and Regional Medical Center (RMC)
have continued to work collaboratively to complete the
2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). This assessment process allows TCHN and RMC to gain an understanding
of community facts and perceptions about health and quality of life from
a variety of stakeholders as it relates to priority health conditions.
Now that the 2022 CHNA has been completed, we are sharing it with the community and are in the process of designing an Implementation Plan that will incorporate programming to focus on the areas of need that have been identified. The priority issues that were identified for the 2022 CHNA are Access to Healthcare, Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension. Both RMC and TCHN are working to create policies, systems, and environmental change to impact and improve the health outcomes in the Tri-County area.
In 2019, the Tri-County Health Network determined that it would lead a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) in order to bring together stakeholders and residents to co-design a plan to address these recurring community health issues. This report outlines the three-year plan that key stakeholders within the Tri-County area have created in an effort to achieve optimal health in Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg counties.
Organizationally, TCHN has been designated with a 501(c) 3 nonprofit status by the Internal Revenue Service, has established a Board of Directors representing a wide diversity of community sectors and stakeholders, and adopted the following mission and vision statements.
TCHN has adopted the following long-term goals:
Currently, there are two committees dedicated to accomplishing these goals: Access to Care and Healthy Eating/Active Living (HEAL). The success of these committees has been, in large part, due to the involvement of members of the Orangeburg, Bamberg, and Calhoun County communities.