Providence Hospitals Names New Assistant Vice President of Quality Management
January 21, 2008
COLUMBIA, SC – January 21, 2008 – Lori August has been promoted from her position as director of performance improvement to assistant vice president of quality management for Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals. A Providence employee since 2004, August will be responsible for management of risk, quality, and performance improvement initiatives, as well as data management, quality outcomes, infection control, and Joint Commission accreditation preparation.
August previously served as the director of quality improvement/health information management at HealthSouth, one of the nation’s largest health care services providers.
August, originally from Baltimore, Md., has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in College Park, and an associate’s degree in health information management from Midlands Technical College in Columbia. She is a certified professional in health care risk management and a registered health information technologist.
August resides in Lexington with her husband Lawrence and is a member of the American Society of HealthCare Risk Managers and the National Association of Healthcare Quality.
Owned by the Sisters of Charity Health System, Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals is known statewide for its compassionate care. Our non-profit organization is licensed for 304 beds and is comprised of four entities: Providence Hospital, Providence Heart Institute, Providence Hospital Northeast and Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute. A faith-based health care facility in the Midlands area of South Carolina, Providence employs more than 1,600 caring individuals.
Providence Hospital, located in downtown Columbia, was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine in 1938. The facility is best known for the expertise in cardiac care it provides through Providence Heart Institute, which is recognized statewide as a referral center for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Providence Hospital Northeast was established in 1999 and offers a range of medical services in surgery, emergency care, women’s and children’s services and rehabilitation. Providence Northeast is home to Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute, which provides medical and surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of the bones, joints and spine.
