“The most important investment of our time is in our people and in our youth.” -Nouman Ali Khan

Connecting with our community and investing in those around us makes everything we do at Genesis that much more special, which is why we are thrilled to welcome our newest interns to the Genesis family! 

Two of the best and brightest students of Darlington County High School are joining our team for the Spring 2022 semester. Trinity Bryant will be joining us at our Pee Dee Health Carer location, as well as Tynasia Douglas at Lamar Family Care. 

On March 4, we hosted an intern signing day at The Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology to celebrate the amazing achievements of these two students and extend a warm welcome to our team. 

Pictured: Howard Nettles, director of community outreach and recruiting; Shanice Fowler, director of human resources; Trinity Bryant; and Tynasia Douglas.

Stop by our Lamar and Pee Dee locations to say hello to these friendly new faces! We can’t wait to see all of the incredible accomplishments they make during their time with Genesis and beyond. 

Genesis Healthcare, a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Pee Dee and Colleton county areas of South Carolina, is thrilled to announce their partnership with the University of South Carolina Beaufort to advance the Genesis Healthcare Scholarship Program. Joining forces to improve the health of their communities and enrich the lives of those who surround them, this partnership has hit the ground running.

In conjunction with their partnership with USC Salkehatchie, Genesis Healthcare has expanded their scholarship recipients to nursing students at USC Beaufort. These students range in age from Sophomores to Seniors, but they all share a unique passion for education and making a profound difference in their communities through healthcare. 

“It is truly an honor to play a part in enriching the education of our future healthcare providers,” stated Howard Nettles, director of community outreach and recruiting at Genesis. “At the end of the day, our mission at Genesis is to empower our communities and that starts with empowering our students.” 

As an organization centered around community enrichment, Genesis continuously strives for ways to make a meaningful impact. This scholarship will provide funds in January 2022 to be used for the 2022-2023 academic year. The funds are intended for spendable scholarship awards and will be distributed in full each academic year in order to further educational excellence and foster a community in which everyone has the opportunity to grow and give back.  

Genesis is honored to watch these students grow both personally and professionally through USC Beaufort’s nursing program. Helping our community is at the very core of what we do at Genesis, and we are fortunate enough to help these nursing students achieve their academic goals and further this mission. 

For more information about the Genesis Healthcare Scholarship and the nursing program at USC Beaufort visit uscb.edu. 

Pictured: Howard Nettles, Genesis Healthcare director of community outreach and recruiting with the USC Beaufort Sophomore recipients: Top row (left to right) – Sarah Lyn Tuten, Amber Brown, Ashlyn Langdale, Alston Arras, Kenleigh Crosby, Erica Fishburne, Kayla Robertson, Hope Creel. Kneeling (left to right) – Hannah Biering, Saylor Zamora, Keylea Gray

Pictured: USC Beaufort Junior recipients: Brittney Tyner; Kaitlyn Heinze; Khelsey Hadwin; April Cone, DPN, MSN, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor/Nursing Academic Program Manager (left to right).

Pictured: USC Beaufort Senior recipients: Parker Seabrook, Kerry Hiers Deloach, Joseph Arnold, Cheyanne Rice (left to right).

 

Our team is proud to announce that Genesis Healthcare has been voted as 2021’s Best Medical Provider in the “Best of Darlington County” contest! Recipients of these awards are selected by Darlington County News & Press readers. We are honored to receive this title from our fellow community members.

At Genesis Healthcare, we strive to provide compassionate care of the highest quality to each person who walks through our doors. Our commitment to reliable service and patient success is ingrained in every aspect of our mission, with our patients’ best interests at the forefront of our efforts.  

Witnessing our community’s health thrive from our services is all the reward we need, but this recognition is a welcome affirmation that our network is on the right path. 

Thank you to all who voted in this year’s awards!

Darlington, SC – Genesis Healthcare (Genesis), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, announced it will break ground for the expansion of its Pee Dee Health Care location on Monday, Dec. 6 at 11:30 a.m. The Darlington community is invited to join the Genesis staff in commemorating this event at Pee Dee Health Care (201 Cashua St., Darlington, SC 29532).

“We are elated to begin the expansion of our Pee Dee Health Care center,” said Howard Nettles, Director of Community Outreach and Recruiting at Genesis. “This renovation will not only allow us the opportunity to better serve our current patients, but will also provide us the space to continue expanding our services to more friends and neighbors throughout the Darlington region and beyond.” 

Pee Dee Health Care, PA was originally founded in Darlington, SC in 1974 by Dr. Josiah Matthews. It became Genesis Healthcare, Inc., a nonprofit community health center, in 2010 when Dr. Matthews and Dr. Alexander Cohen donated the practices to the community. Since that time, Genesis, under the guidance of its board of directors, has maintained its commitment to provide superior care to all members of its communities regardless of their ability to pay.

The groundbreaking on Monday, Dec. 6 will mark the start of an expansion that has been planned in two phases. Phase 1 is anticipated to be completed by Oct. 1, 2022 and will cost around $10 million, including the expansion of an additional 28,000 square feet for the site along with a new parking lot. 

Phase 2 will immediately follow, including the movement of the site’s pharmacy, the addition of a space for ill patients and expansion of the health care center as a whole to accommodate more patients. Phase 2 of the Pee Dee Health Care expansion is estimated to cost approximately $2 million.

Genesis’ Pee Dee Health Care provides a wide variety of health care services to Darlington and its surrounding community. For more information on Genesis and its services, visit www.genesisfqhc.org. 

Genesis Healthcare, a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Pee Dee and Colleton county areas of South Carolina, is thrilled to announce their partnership with the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. Joining forces to improve the health of their communities and enrich the lives of those who surround them, this partnership has hit the ground running.

In partnership with USC Salkehatchie, Genesis Healthcare is pleased to announce the first recipient of the Genesis Healthcare Scholarship for pre-nursing and nursing students, Kayla Robertson. A mother of two boys, ages 7 and 12, Kayla has worked in the healthcare field for the last 11 years as a certified pharmacy technician. Inspired by the care her father received while facing health problems of his own, Kayla decided to embark on a new educational journey that would allow her to move beyond the retail environment and make a profound difference in her community by pursuing a nursing career. 

“The nursing profession needs more compassionate, driven hands to care for others in our community. I enjoy helping others and cannot wait to make a difference,” Kayla said.   
 
With the program’s 6-year, 100% NCLEX-RN pass rate coupled with the close proximity to her home and family, USC Salkehatchie was the perfect fit for Kayla. Through their dedicated staff and incredible academic opportunities, Kayla can receive the best possible training without leaving her community.   

 “I am aware that nursing school is very demanding and challenging, but I am up for the challenge,” Kayla said. 

As an organization centered around community enrichment, Genesis continuously strives for ways to make a meaningful impact. This scholarship, awarded August 3, 2021, provided funds in September 2021 to be used for the 2021-2022 academic year. Additional funds will be forthcoming in January of 2022 for the same purpose of serving these students. The funds are intended for spendable scholarship awards and will be distributed in full each academic year in order to further educational excellence and foster a community in which everyone has the opportunity to grow and give back.  
 
Genesis is honored to watch Kayla grow both personally and professionally through USC Salkehatchie’s nursing program. Helping our community is at the very core of what we do at Genesis, and we are fortunate enough to help Kayla achieve her academic goals and further this mission.

For more information about the Genesis Healthcare Scholarship and the nursing program at USC Salkehatchie visit uscsalkehatchie.sc.edu.

 

Pictured: Howard Nettles, Genesis Healthcare Director of Community Outreach and Recruiting; Kayla Robertson, scholarship recipient; and April Cone, DNP, MSN, RN Clinical Assistant Professor/Nursing Academic Program Manager, USC Beaufort/USC Salkehatchie