1. Some is not a number. Soon is not a time.

2. Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement “The names of the patients whose lives we save can never be known. Our contribution will be what did not happen to them.”

3. South Carolina Node South Carolina Hospital Association PHT Services, Ltd. Supporting Partners: The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence South Carolina Medical Association South Carolina Nurses Association South Carolina Pharmacy Association

4. IHI’s June- December 2006 Plan 1. Saturation (all hospitals to do all interventions in all units), and 2. Sustainability (hardwire these processes into everyday care delivery)

5. SC Node Objectives 1.By December 31, 2006, all acute care hospitals in the state will be participating in and submitting data to the 100,000 Lives Campaign. 2.By December 31, 2006, 100% of hospitals participating in the 100,000 Lives Campaign will be engaged in all applicable interventions.

6. SC Node Activities SC 100k Lives E-zine – SC 100k Lives E-zine – A biweekly e-zine from the Node. Mentor Hospitals in SC – Mentor Hospitals in SC – In addition to responding to IHI’s call for mentor hospitals nationally, the SC Node asks hospitals to consider serving as a mentor hospital to your fellow hospitals in the state. Speakers’ Bureau – Speakers’ Bureau – The Node is looking for individuals willing to be part of a Speakers’ Bureau, to make presentations at other hospitals, etc.

7. SC Node Activities cont’d Collaborative Meetings – Collaborative Meetings – The Node will host additional collaborative meetings between now and June, on the three interventions ranked of most interest by today’s meeting attendees. Visits to non-enrolled hospitals – Visits to non-enrolled hospitals – Node staff will continue to visit hospitals in the state to encourage them to enroll in the Campaign.

8. Resources & Upcoming Dates SC’s Participating Hospitals – SC’s Participating Hospitals – 57 hospitals in SC currently enrolled in the Campaign. SC’s Timetable – SC’s Timetable – The SC Node’s work will continue until December 31, 2006. Resources – Newsweek article – Keys to Safer Hospitals IOM reports JCAHO Resources from IHI HCPro resources

9. Resources & Upcoming Dates Upcoming Dates – SC Node Meeting – April 6, 2006, Columbia, SC 2nd Annual International Summit on Redesigning Hospital Care - June 12-14, 2006, Atlanta, GA 18 th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care – December 10-13, 2006, Orlando, FL

10. SC Participating Hospitals Abbeville County Memorial Hospital -- Abbeville, SC Aiken Regional Medical Center -- Aiken, SC Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital -- Greer, SC AnMed Health -- Anderson, SC AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital -- Anderson, SC Bamberg County Memorial Hospital -- Bamberg, SC Beaufort Memorial Hospital -- Beaufort, SC Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital -- Charleston, SC Cannon Memorial Hospital -- Pickens, SC Carolina Pines -- Hartsville, SC Carolinas Hospital System -- Florence, SC Chester Regional Medical Center -- Chester, SC

11. SC Participating Hospitals (cont’d) Clarendon Memorial Hospital -- Manning, SC Coastal Carolina Medical Center -- Hardeeville, SC Colleton Medical Center -- Walterboro, SC Conway Medical Center -- Conway, SC East Cooper Regional Medical Center -- Mount Pleasant, SC Edgefield County Hospital -- Edgefield, SC Fairfield Memorial Hospital -- Winnsboro, SC Georgetown Memorial Hospital -- Georgetown, SC Grand Strand Regional Medical Center -- Myrtle Beach, SC Greenville Memorial Hospital -- Greenville, SC HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Columbia -- Columbia, SC Hillcrest Memorial Hospital -- Simpsonville, SC

12. Hilton Head Medical Center and Clinics -- Hilton Head Island, SC Kershaw County Medical Center -- Camden, SC Kindred Healthcare Charleston -- Charleston, SC Laurens County Health Care System -- Clinton, SC Lexington Medical Center -- West Columbia, SC Loris Community Hospital -- Loris, SC Marion County Medical Center -- Marion, SC Marlboro Park Hospital -- Bennettsville, SC McLeod Medical Center - Darlington -- Darlington, SC McLeod Medical Center - Dillon -- Dillon, SC McLeod Regional Medical Center -- Florence, SC Medical University of South Carolina -- Charleston, SC SC Participating Hospitals (cont’d)

13. Oconee Memorial Hospital -- Seneca, SC Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center -- Charleston, SC Palmetto Health Baptist Easley -- Easley, SC Palmetto Health Baptist -- Columbia, SC Palmetto Health Richland -- Columbia, SC Piedmont Healthcare System -- Rock Hill, SC Roper Hospital -- Charleston, SC Self Regional Healthcare -- Greenwood, SC Shriners Hospital for Children -- Greenville, SC Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals -- Columbia, SC Spartanburg Regional Medical Center -- Spartanburg, SC SC Participating Hospitals (cont’d)

14. St Francis Hospital -- Greenville, SC St Francis Womens & Family -- Greenville, SC Summerville Medical Center -- Summerville, SC The Carolinas Center for Behavioral Health -- Greer, SC The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties -- Orangeburg, SC Trident Health System -- Charleston, SC Tuomey Healthcare System -- Sumter, SC Upstate Carolina Medical Center -- Gaffney, SC Waccamaw Community Hospital -- Georgetown, SC William Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center -- Columbia, SC Williamsburg Regional Hospital – Kingstree, SC SC Participating Hospitals (cont’d)

15. Dialogue and Feedback 1.Measures that would make a difference in SC? 2. Measures that are “comfortable” 3. Feeback from 2/8/06 mtg 4. SCAHQ Input: 6 interventions/other