HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division Hires AVP Of Community Engagement

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CHARLESTON, SC – HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division, part of HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) – one of the nation’s leading healthcare networks, is proud to introduce Amanda Lawrence as the division’s first Community Engagement Associate Vice President. Amanda will oversee partnerships, foundation investments, colleague community involvement and volunteering as well as community outreach for our 11 hospitals and 185+ points of care across our markets in GA, SC and FL.

She has served in the nonprofit sector for fourteen years leading collective impact investments and initiatives in Education, Financial Stability and Health. Most recently, working to improve outcomes for children and families for Cradle to Career leaders, staff, and partners in twenty-nine states. Prior to that she served for eight years as the Vice President of Community Impact for the Trident United Way.

In her new role, Lawrence will provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise in leading a comprehensive community engagement strategy. “The goal is to direct and align community engagement initiatives that will enhance our ability to serve our markets,” said Hugh C. Tappan, President of HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division. “We are confident, that Amanda’s experience will help us identify and partner with organizations that are as equally committed to making real change and lasting impact in our communities as we are,” Tappan added.

Lawrence will oversee the implementation of a division-wide community engagement plan aligned to the intersection of business strategy, stakeholder engagement and local needs. “I’m excited for the opportunity to amplify meaningful impact by building and strengthening community coalitions and partnerships through HCA giving and volunteerism. I am passionate about working collaboratively to make a real difference in the lives of the people in the neighborhoods where HCA doctors, nurses, and clinicians live, serve and share that passion,” said Lawrence.”

Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Science in marketing from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Business Administration from The Citadel. She also serves on the Board of Together SC.

About HCA Healthcare South Atlantic Division

HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division, headquartered in Charleston, SC, is dedicated to serving communities across Georgia, South Carolina and Northeast FL. Our 11 acute care hospitals, behavioral health hospital, and 185+ affiliated sites of care see more than three million patients visits a year. From the largest burn center in the United States, the John M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, to the only free-standing Children’s Hospital in Savannah, GA, our 22,000+ colleagues are committed to improving more lives in more ways. In 2022, we provided $286 million in uncompensated care and paid over $285 million in state and local taxes to help improve the schools, roads and infrastructure of the communities we serve. Learn more at hcasouthatlantic.com.

About HCA Healthcare

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services comprising 182 hospitals and approximately 2,300 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44%. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its more than 37 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives. Please click here to connect with HCA Healthcare on social media.