The Regional Medical Center Foundation

The RMC Foundation is the philanthropic umbrella for the Regional Medical Center and funds hospital operations, clinical services and community programs to improve the quality of life for area residents. Started in 1987 by community leaders, employees and volunteers, the RMC Foundation encourages philanthropic contributions that help improve the health of our community through prevention programs, health education and outreach.

The Foundation provides equipment and support for cancer care and basic needs to cancer patients; medication, testing supplies, education and outreach support for diabetics and other at risk for diabetes; humanitarian assistance to patients and their families in severe medical and financial need; women and children's obstetric and pediatric services; and support for newly diagnosed, breast cancer patients.

The Karen J. Williams Alzheimer's Fund was established by her family and the Rotary Club of Orangeburg. Contributions to this fund are used to assist patients and families throughout Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg counties affected by the devastating effects of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Funds are utilized to assist patients with medication, transportation, and respite relief for their caregivers.

The Foundation also serves the community through programs and scholarships, including the nationally-awarded OBC Safe Kids Coalition. Safe Kids offers community outreach and education to prevent unintentional injuries among children. During the holiday season, the Foundation works hand in hand with the RMC Chaplain Services to provide food boxes to needy families throughout our community.

The Foundation supports Camp Catch-A-Breath which helps local children with asthma better understand and control their disease. There is also the Virginia B. Johnson Scholarship Fund that awards grants to selected students from the surrounding area accepted into accredited nursing programs leading to R.N or higher credentials. In addition, the John Shippey Lab Scholarship funds scholarships for Clinical Laboratory Science students who are accepted into accredited Clinical Laboratory Science degree programs, for work in Clinical Medical Laboratories or for advanced degrees related to the Clinical Medical Laboratory profession. The Dr. Henry F. Frierson Scholarship Fund was recently established to provide funding to medical resident students committed to working at RMC to offset costs incurred while completing their medical training.

Testimonials

RMC and its staff have endured a roller coaster of challenges in relation to the Covid-19 virus and how to best serve our community, while keeping ourselves and others around us safe and healthy. Those of us working "the front lines" with direct patient access, all the way through to our EVS technicians ensuring that all surfaces are properly disinfected, have felt the effects in one form or another. Yet our community needed us, and over these past months they have shown RMC how much they truly appreciate our Healthcare Heros.
Through donations of PPE equipment and funds to purchase more when quantities were low but in high demand, and hot meals prepared by local churches and restaurants, our community was letting us know we had their support. There were kind gestures of goody bags, energy drinks and snacks for the long shifts; pizza, ice cream and tacos, all of which put smiles on exhausted faces. The RMC Foundation continues to serve as the point of contact and central repository for these donations. The combined total of this generosity has exceeded $111,000.00, and we continue to receive donations as we wait for 2022 to come to an end and for life to go back to "Normal".