Making a Difference in Mental Health
In recent years, South Carolina hospitals have become increasingly committed to incorporating behavioral health into their patient safety and quality efforts, which is why in 2026 SCHA is launching the Behavioral Health Priority Award as part of SCHA’s Zero Harm Priority Awards. Given in partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD), Office of Mental Health (SCOMH) and SC Hospital Association Behavioral Health Committee, the new award expands upon the former Zero Harm Suicide Prevention Priority Award and recognizes facilities who are embracing Zero Harm through the adoption of enhanced behavioral health best practices and strategies beyond the current suicide prevention best practices recommended by SCOMH.
Learn more about the award and its associated metrics in the 2026 award flyer.
Below is a list of the 2025 Suicide Prevention Priority Award winners:
AnMed Cannon
AnMed
AnMed North Campus
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Colleton Medical Center
Columbia VA Health Care System
G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital - Civil
Lexington Medical Center
MUSC Health - Orangeburg
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
MUSC Health University Medical Center
Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center
Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Prisma Health Marshall I. Pickens Hospital
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Spartanburg Medical Center Mary Black Campus
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
Trident Health - Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness
William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute
Below is a list of 2024 Suicide Prevention Priority Award winners:
AnMed
AnMed Cannon
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Colleton Medical Center
Columbia VA Health Care System
G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital
Lexington Medical Center
MUSC Health Orangeburg'
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
MUSC Health University Medical Center
Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Prisma Health Marshall I. Pickens Hospital
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Spartanburg Medical Center Mary Black Campus
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
Trident Medical Center – Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Center
William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute