Self Regional Healthcare
Thomas (Sam) Dove has experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Abbeville Area Medical Center from January 1998 to April 1999. Since April 1999, Thomas has been with Self Regional Healthcare, where Thomas (Sam) currently serves as an Employee Experience Specialist. In this role, Thomas works with the Patient Experience department under the Human Experience Framework of the Beryl Institute to help Self Regional be the best place to give and get care. Additionally, Thomas has held titles such as Learning and Development Consultant, Lead Echo Technologist, and Registered Respiratory Therapist Team Lead, all with the same objective of enhancing the patient experience at Self Regional Healthcare.
Self Regional Healthcare
Self Regional Healthcare is an independent not-for-profit, regional referral hospital that provides care to 300,000 residents of Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Saluda, McCormick, Edgefield and Newberry counties. The health system’s services include acute care and tertiary care, cancer care, neurosurgery, heart and vascular surgery, NICU, orthopedics, genetics, and prevention and wellness services. Self Medical Group is Self Regional’s employed physician affiliate network of 25 primary and specialty care practices and more than 75 physicians. The 450-bed hospital is located in the city of Greenwood, tucked between the Upstate and Midlands of South Carolina. Greenwood is well known for the acclaimed Festival of Flowers that attracts visitors from all regions of the country every year and for its historically rich and progressive Uptown area. A recipient of the Gallup “Great Workplace” award for eight consecutive years, the Self Regional team is dedicated to delivering the best experience possible to patients, and is passionate about quality and safety. That dedication is evident in the organization’s mission, vision and purpose statement: Mission: Our hearts, hands and minds are leading our communities to better health. Vision: The care, experience and value we provide will be superior for all the communities we are entrusted to serve. Purpose: Always create the best experience.