Kershaw Health

Kershaw County's adult uninsured citizens are one step closer to having a better option than the local emergency room for much needed preventive and acute healthcare services.

With support from the Duke Endowment, AccessHealth SC has announced the selection of Kershaw County as one of three communities that will receive technical assistance and support to establish local, coordinated networks of care for the low-income uninsured.

The Kershaw partnership is composed of KershawHealth, Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County, Sandhills Medical Foundation, the ALPHA Center, Kershaw County Mental Health Department, and Kershaw County Health Department (DHEC).
 
Commenting on Kershaw County's selection, MikeBunch, vice president and chief operating officer, KershawHealth said, "We are very pleased to have been selected by AccessHealth SC to begin the process of developing a community care network that will be better able to help fellow citizens who have no health insurance and limited income. As healthcare providers, we are committed to meeting the needs of everyone in our community. However, limited resources can make this a challenge. Working with AccessHealth SC, we plan to develop a system that can provide the continuum of healthcare services people need regardless of job status or income level, from preventive care to managing chronic diseases like diabetes to acute care to medications, in a coordinated, efficient manner. Our goal is to make it easier for people who need help to get help." 

About AccessHealth SC

Administered by the South Carolina Hospital Association with financial support from The Duke Endowment, AccessHealth SC works to create and sustain coordinated, data-driven community-based networks of care that provide medical homes and ensure timely, affordable, high quality healthcare services for low-income uninsured people in South Carolina.

To view a video about Kershaw County's grant and AccessHealth SC, click here.