Case Study: Pruitthealth

PruittHealth is a nursing and rehabilitation center located in Blythewood, South Carolina. PruittHealth is more than one company. It was established in 1969 as the Toccoa Nursing Center. It expanded to include more than 90 post-acute, skilled nursing and assisted living locations, as well some supplementary resources. PruittHealth also offers an assortment of business-to-business services. Construction started on the one in Blythewood in 2009 and it opened its doors at the beginning of January 2011. It offers long-term services, respite services, hospice services, physical therapy, acupuncture occupational therapy, speech therapy, out-patient therapy, and an IV team. It also has a water exercise pool and an outside garden for therapy. They

We demonstrate this by: providing ideal care for each of our patients and their families; collating the ongoing duty to the care of the poor and those most in need with the provision of highly specific services to an immense community; maintaining a work environment where each person is valued, respected and has the freedom for personal and professional advancement; encouraging quality in health services education; protect a culture of discovery in all of our activities and supporting outstanding health sciences research; reinforcing our relationships with universities, colleges, other hospitals, agencies and our community; showing social liability through the honorable use of our resources. The liability of our staff, physicians, volunteers, students, community partners and friends to our mission allows us to preserve a quality of presence and tradition of

Educational pamphlets are posted by human resources as further education information for those who are interested.

On a monthly basis, the accounting department time punch in and punch out, sick calls for them to review. They are working on getting staffing more accurate in order to prevent mandatory overtime.

During staff meetings, discussions such as absenteeism, tardiness, dress code, and staff involvement are discussed and new ideas or suggestions are presented. If staff are unable to attend meetings, they are responsible for getting the information that was discussed during the meeting. Standards and policies are also discussed. Employees are always given the option to voice their concerns and opinions on how things can be changed for the