Mitigation strategies in use (e.g.

canceling non-
essential procedures and visits; using other sources of
staffing: Retired providers/Providers from other parts
of the state/EMAC/Medical Reserve Corps/NGO
volunteer/Contract Support; allow asymptomatic HCP
who have had an unprotected exposure and are not
infected to continue to work; transfer patients with
COVID-19 to designated heatlh care facilities or
alternate care sites; allow HCP with suspected or
Do you anticipate a critical staffing shortage in a confirmed COVID-19 who are well enough to work;
State Hospital name Hospital system City Are you facing a critical staffing shortage today? Staffing shortage today reponse accurate? week? Staffing shortage anticipated accurate? other strategies--please specify) Assessment Explanation of "Other" Assessment responses (optional)
SC ROPER ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL-BERKELY INC Roper St. Francis Healthcare SUMMERVILLE YES No YES No Data not accurate and correction needed
SC BON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL Roper St. Francis Healthcare CHARLESTON YES No YES No Data not accurate and correction needed
SC ROPER HOSPITAL Roper St. Francis Healthcare CHARLESTON YES No YES No Data not accurate and correction needed
SC MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL Roper St. Francis Healthcare MOUNT PLEASANT YES No YES No Data not accurate and correction needed
SC MUSC HEALTH CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER MUSC Health CHESTER YES No YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC MUSC HEALTH FLORENCE MEDICAL CENTER MUSC Health FLORENCE YES No YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC MUSC HEALTH LANCASTER MEDICAL CENTER MUSC Health LANCASTER YES No YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC MUSC MEDICAL CENTER MUSC Health CHARLESTON YES No YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC MUSC HEALTH MARION MEDICAL CENTER MUSC Health MULLINS YES No YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC PALMETTO LOWCOUNTRY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Universal Health Services, Inc. CHARLESTON YES No YES No Data not accurate and correction needed
SC CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AnMed Health PICKENS YES No NO No Contract Support Data not accurate and correction needed

We report daily on the HHS teletracking portal for both

Georgetown Memorial Hospital (42020) and Waccamaw
Community Hospital(42098) and our reporting of staffing
shortages is accurate each day.
Our staffing issues are nursing and we have between 50 and
60 contract nursing personnel and are receiving notices of
non-renewal because they are taking jobs elsewhere for
$150 - $200 per hour. We need at least 28 contract
personnel going forward given our projections of occupancy
and available staff. That number may continue to increase
depending on our recruiting and onboarding efforts and
success. We are paying our nurses premium pay (almost
double hourly rate) when they pick up a 4th shift; there is
overtime as well. For us, this has been and continues to be a
significant staffing concern. We continue to work with our
staff to ensure they are staying safe while not on the job so
SC TIDELANDS WACCAMAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Tidelands Health MURRELLS INLET YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state they do not get sick and thus are unable to work.
SC TIDELANDS HEALTH Tidelands Health GEORGETOWN YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Tidelands

Prisma Health continues to experience the reported staffing

shortages outlined in the HHS Template line items 23-25
overall. However, we have been able to adequately service
patients via Contract Labor, allowing more OT, shifting team
members across our portfolio of hospitals and increasing
PRN Pools. Interestingly, the Prisma Health COVID activity is
not significantly increasing like the remainder of the country
and that has also helped to ease major staffing concerns.
The truth is that Prisma Health had numerous clinical
vacancies prior to COVID. I am talking a closer look at all of
the campuses today to see if any can be changed to no
SC PRISMA HEALTH NORTH GREENVILLE LTACH Prisma Health - Midlands TRAVELERS REST YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state staffing concern.
SC PRISMA HEALTH PATEWOOD HOSPITAL Prisma Health - Midlands GREENVILLE YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH GREER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Prisma Health - Midlands GREER YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH HILLCREST HOSPITAL Prisma Health - Midlands SIMPSONVILLE YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL Prisma Health - Midlands CLINTON YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST PARKRIDGE Prisma Health - Midlands COLUMBIA YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Prisma Health - Midlands SENECA YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST EASLEY HOSPITAL EASLEY YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST Prisma Health - Midlands COLUMBIA YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
SC PRISMA HEALTH TUOMEY HOSPITAL Prisma Health - Midlands SUMTER YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state See above from Prisma NGLTACH
 Even with calling in traveling/agency nurses to staff we are
often having to hold admissions in the ER until we have
inpatient discharges. We are unable to fill all of our
available beds due to lack of nurses to staff them all. We
strive for a nurse/patient ratio of 1 nurse to 6 patients
(though we occasionally have to go up to 7). Our census has
been higher than normal and our full time staff isn’t large
enough to cover the higher patient census. Even with the
Our strategy has been to call in agency/traveling agency nurses we do not have enough staff to allow new
nurses to cover the shortages. We have recently admissions to leave the ER and come to the inpatient floor
renewed their contracts (4 RN’s) for another 12 weeks. when the nurses already have their max of 6-7 patients.
We are actively recruiting nurses for Med-Surg, ED, and Keeping the patients in the ER as admitted patients waiting
ICU with limited success. We do allow our staff to on a bed affects the ER staffing as well. It then causes a
continue to work if exposed but asymptomatic. shortage in ER nurse staffing as one is pulled away to care
Symptomatic staff are not allowed to work unless for the patients waiting for an inpatient bed. It also affects
COVID test results are negative. These testing the patients waiting to be seen in the ED as there are fewer
situations also affect our nurse shortage as we beds and nurses for those patients. We need at least one
currently do not have rapid testing available, so nurses more RN on each shift (if not 2) than what we currently are
SC HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VARNVILLE YES Yes YES Yes waiting for test results are out of work for 3 to 4 days. Shortage exists but can be managed by state able to staff.
SC CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System GAFFNEY YES Yes YES Yes Currently recruiting for vacant positions. Shortage exists but can be managed by state
3.Dir. Of Nrsg and Nurse Mgr assis ng in staffing,
those exposed but asymptomatic allowed to work,
staff offered bonuses to cover shifts that are short,
SC SPARTANBURG REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, INC SPARTANBURG YES Yes YES Yes nurses allowed to work as CNAs if needed Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC SPARTANBURG MEDICAL CENTER Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System SPARTANBURG YES Yes YES Yes Recruiting for vacant positions. Shortage exists but can be managed by state
SC PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER TENET Healthcare Corporation ROCK HILL YES Yes YES Yes Contract Support Shortage exists but can be managed by state

Clinical visits and staff education for quarantined areas are

on hold. We are using internal float pool staff, supplemental
agency staff, and overtime to meet critical staff shortages.
Bryan Psychiatric Hospital is also using internal staff such as
activity therapy and social work staff to assist in increasing
number of groups. DIS has increased our temporary hiring
rates to attract additional temporary staff to meet surge
needs. We have added additional contract staff including
international agencies to meet the demands. DIS has
temporarily closed 2 lodges for use as isolation Covid lodges.
We have reduced functional beds as well to meet staffing
standards deficits. DIS has collaborated with S.C. Dept. of
Health & Environmental Control and the South Carolina
Hospital Association to brainstorm on adding additional
staff. At this time facility is on quarantine and not accepting
SC G WERBER BRYAN PSYCH HOSP COLUMBIA YES Yes YES Yes Recruiting for vacant positions. Shortage exists but can be managed by state admissions.

Utilized agency staffing to supplement, allowed HCP

who have unprotected exposure and are not infected
to continue to work, offered financial incentives for
critically staffed areas, utilization of overtime,
recruitment bonuses offered to attract full time staff,
additional digital and billboard advertising, engaging
SC AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Universal Health Services, Inc. AIKEN YES Yes YES Yes international staff, using search firms. Shortage exists but can be managed by state
We have closed entire units as well as beds on other units
due to staffing shortages related to nursing. We have moved
nurses from some of those closed units to other places to
help with staffing. We continue to have contract nurses in
place even with units and beds closed. At preened time we
have 39 contract nurses. We have many bed waits in the ED
due to staffing shortages on the medical units. We have also
had to transfer out critical care patients to other facilities
due to staffing. Additionally, we have a triage system in
place for exposed and sick employees to allow them to
return to work early in an effort to help with staffing
SC BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BEAUFORT YES Yes YES Yes Shortage exists but can be managed by state shortages.
SC CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LifePoint Health HARTSVILLE YES YES