1912
GHS, founded as a city hospital in 1912, is a public not-for-profit academic health
system committed to clinical healthcare delivery, workforce education and development
and clinical research. Over the years, GHS has progressed from a standalone hospital
to an integrated delivery system with academic teaching and research programs. As
a public hospital with five campuses, 1,200 beds and nearly 600 employed physicians,
GHS provides comprehensive health care for the 10-county upstate region of South Carolina
and beyond. As both the safety net hospital and the major provider of specialty services,
GHS is the predominant healthcare resource in the region. Currently, GHS has a Level
I Trauma Center and Level III neonatal ICU designation. It is the largest provider
of cardiovascular and obstetrical services and the only provider of children's services
in the region. GHS has a rich academic history; currently there are 177 residents
and fellows in 11 ACGME-accredited postgraduate residencies and fellowships and more
than 550 clinical trials, 100 annual peer-reviewed publications, and 250 national
peer-reviewed presentations annually. GHS is the third largest provider of continuing
medical education in South Carolina, granting 900 total hours of educational programming
to more than 10,000 physicians in 2010.