McLeod Health Clarendon announces new Community Advisory Board member

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By Carrie Anna Strange McLeod Health Clarendon is pleased to announce a new member to the hospital’s Community Advisory Board. Elaine Elmore, a native of Grovetown, Georgia, has lived in the Goat Island community of Summerton for forty years. She currently serves as Vice President and Financial Sales Manager of First Citizens Bank in Summerton. Elaine served as a Trustee of the Clarendon Health District Board of Directors for ten years and as the first woman in its 60-year history to serve as Chairperson. Elaine’s tenure with the Board was during a time of growth and expansion of the hospital’s facilities that now house surgical services, the emergency department and medical/surgical patient rooms. In addition, the McLeod Health Clarendon Community Advisory Board also includes Kim Johnson, Bank of Clarendon Marketing Assistant Officer, and Dr. Catherine Rabon, McLeod Health Clarendon Chief Medical Officer. Returning member Dr. Stephen Corey will serve as Chairman, and returning member Dr. Marva Williams will serve as Vice Chairman. The 10-member committee also includes Ron Boring, McLeod Health Chief Operating Officer; Fulton Ervin, McLeod Health Chief Financial Officer; Rachel Gainey, McLeod Health Clarendon Administrator; Kim Jolly, McLeod Health Clarendon Chief Nursing Officer and Dr. Robert S. Eagerton, McLeod Health Clarendon Medical Chief of Staff, who serve as ex-officio members. Forming a bridge between physicians, management and the community to the McLeod Health Board of Trustees, Advisory Board members review strategic issues and challenges facing the medical center, the health care industry and surrounding communities. This advisory board includes community leaders from Clarendon, Sumter and Williamsburg counties who offer advice and recommendations to the McLeod Health Clarendon Administration. McLeod Health currently operates seven hospitals, including McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon, McLeod Darlington, McLeod Dillon, McLeod Loris and McLeod Seacoast (North Myrtle Beach). McLeod also operates Urgent Care Centers in Florence and Darlington, along with nearly 85 medical practices throughout the 18 counties in the McLeod Health service area.