SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF State Director John H. Magill

PATRICK B. HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC Hospital Director John Fletcher

Fall 2014 PAGE 2

DMH DMH HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHICS MISSION: South Carolina has a long in 1828 as the South Caro- was built. Since then, the TO SUPPORT history of caring for those lina . The Centers and clinics have THE RECOVERY suffering from mental facilities grew through the served more than three mil- OF PEOPLE illness. In 1694, the Lords decades to meet demand, lion , and provided WITH Proprietors of South until inpatient occupancy more than 42 million clinical Carolina established that the peaked in the 1960’s at well contacts. MENTAL destitute mentally ill should over 6,000 patients on any ILLNESSES. Today, DMH operates a be cared for by local given day. Since the 1820’s, network of 17 community governments. The concept South Carolina state-run mental health centers, 42 of “Outdoor Relief,” based and nursing homes clinics, four hospitals, three upon Elizabethan Poor have treated approximately veterans’ nursing homes, Laws, affirmed that the one million patients and and one community nursing poor, sick and/or disabled provided over 150 million home. DMH is one of the should be taken in or bed days. largest hospital and commu- boarded at public expense. In the 1920’s, treatment of nity-based systems of care in In 1762, the Fellowship So- the mentally ill began to South Carolina. ciety of Charleston estab- include outpatient care as lished an infirmary for the well as institutional care. DMH HOSPITALS mentally ill. It was not until The first outpatient center in AND the 1800’s that the mental South Carolina was estab- NURSING HOMES health movement received lished in Columbia in 1923. legislative attention at the Columbia, SC state level. The 1950’s saw the discov- ery of phenothiazines, G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Championing the mentally Hospital Babcock Building Cupola "miracle drugs" that con- ill, South Carolina Legisla- trolled many severe symp- William S. Hall Psychiatric tors Colonel Samuel Farrow toms of mental illness, mak- Institute (Child & Adoles- and Major William Crafts ing it possible to "unlock" cents) worked zealously to sensi- wards. These drugs enabled tize their fellow lawmakers Morris Village Alcohol & DMH many patients to function in to the needs of the mentally Drug Addiction Treatment OPERATES A society and work towards ill, and on December 20, Center NETWORK OF recovery, reducing the need 1821, the South Carolina SEVENTEEN for prolonged hospitaliza- C.M. Tucker, Jr. Nursing State Legislature passed a COMMUNITY tion. Government support Care Center - Stone Pavilion statute-at-large approving MENTAL and spending increased in (Veterans Nursing Home) $30,000 to build the South the 1960’s. The South Caro- HEALTH Carolina Lunatic Asylum C.M. Tucker, Jr. Nursing lina Community Mental CENTERS, and a school for the ‘deaf Care Center - Roddey Pavil- Health Services Act (1961) 42 CLINICS, and dumb’. This legislation ion and the Federal Community FOUR made South Carolina the Health Centers Act (1963) Anderson, SC HOSPITALS, second state in the nation provided more funds for THREE (after Virginia) to provide Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric local mental health care. VETERANS’ funds for the care and treat- Hospital NURSING ment of people with mental The South Carolina Depart- Richard M. Campbell HOMES, AND illnesses. ment of Mental Health (DMH) was founded in Veterans Nursing Home ONE The Mills Building, 1964. In 1967, the first COMMUNITY designed by renowned Walterboro, SC mental healthcare complex NURSING HOME. architect Robert Mills, was in the South, the Columbia Veterans Victory House completed and operational Area Mental Health Center, (Veterans Nursing Home) DMH—PATRICK B. HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL PAGE 3

Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital 130 Highway 252 - Anderson, SC 29621 (864) 231-2600

PATRICK B. HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

Patrick B. Harris Psychiat- tients each and provide community areas, gymna- AT HPH ric Hospital (HPH) is an shared therapeutic space sium, swimming pool, and MEETING acute care psychiatric inpa- for normal daily living ac- on-site library provide rec- AND tient facility located in tivities. Lodge “G” serves reational opportunities. FAMILY NEEDS Anderson. One of four male acute care psychiatric The facility is accredited by IS THE hospitals run by the South patients, lodge “H” serves The Joint Commission, the TOP PRIORITY. Carolina Department of female acute care psychiat- Centers for Medicare and Mental Health (DMH), ric patients, and lodge “K” Medicaid Services, and the HPH is the only public psy- is an intermediate care co- Department of Health and chiatric inpatient facility in ed unit. Environmental Control. the Upstate and serves 13 Common diagnoses on all In December 1981, the counties and the state’s three units are Schizophre- entire deaf popula- Mental Health Commission THE HOSPITAL nia, , Ma- voted to name the hospital in WAS NAMED IN tion. The hospital provides jor Depression, Anxiety intensive psychiatric diag- honor of then Representa- HONOR OF Disorder, and Personality tive Patrick B. Harris, an THEN nostic and treatment ser- Disorder. Currently, the vices. advocate and champion for REPRESENTATIVE maximum occupancy at the cause of the mentally ill PATRICK B. In 1974, it was announced HPH is 121 beds. and handicapped in South HARRIS, that HPH would be con- The mission of HPH is to Carolina. Affectionately AN ADVOCATE structed in the Upstate, utilize a team approach for known as “Mr. Pat,” Repre- AND CHAMPION containing an initial 206 treatment planning, imple- sentative Harris served as an FOR THE CAUSE beds for adults, the elderly, mentation, coordination of esteemed member of the SC OF THE and children. Anderson total care, and continuity House of Representatives for MENTALLY ILL. County, the geographic of aftercare. These ser- 27 years. He died in 2001 at center of the Upstate vices are provided with the the age of 90. catchment area at the time, least amount of patient re- was chosen as its location. striction and maximum Counties Served by HPH Construction was com- opportunities for each per- pleted in 1984. son’s recovery. At HPH, ABBEVILLE GREENVILLE PICKENS The 167,255 square foot meeting patient and family ANDERSON LAURENS SALUDA healthcare facility was con- needs is the top priority. CHEROKEE MCCORMICK SPARTANBURG structed as one building, Medical treatments, ther- EDGEFIELD OCONEE UNION but is divided into smaller apy, meals, haircuts, laun- components. Living units dry, and recreation are GREENWOOD known as “lodges” accom- provided in-house. HPH’s modate groups of 11 pa- PAGE 4

JOHN FLETCHER, HOSPITAL DIRECTOR John Fletcher began working He is pleased to have so many especially with the Greenville for DMH in 1985 at the South long-term employees; some Hospital residency training Carolina in have been working at HPH program coming. As with Columbia. In 1999, Fletcher for more than 26 years. “You most things, expansion in this came to HPH as acting direc- can’t buy experience like field will depend on new or tor while DMH began the that,” said Fletcher. “At HPH renewed funding sources. search for permanent leader- we believe that you don‘t “Ten years ago we rewrote ship. After six months, work with the mentally ill to our vision statement to be Fletcher enjoyed the hospital have a job, you work with the recognized locally, regionally, and the local area so much, he mentally ill because that is and nationally as a center of decided to put his name in for what you are ‘called’ to do.” excellent care. At that time it John Fletcher, consideration for the position. Fletcher is proud to be a part seemed a pipe dream to be Hospital Director In January 2000, he accepted of the coalition of the Upstate recognized regionally and the position of hospital direc- hospitals, noting that building nationally. But now that the tor. relationships often results in hospital is partnering with a The operating philosophy at increased medical care op- medical school and a resi- HPH is that “it starts at the tions for HPH’s patients. dency program, as we start “THERE IS A front gate.” Fletcher ensures training , we will Fletcher’s vision for the fu- STRENGTH THAT the facility is clean and well evolve to that high standard of ture of HPH includes a strong kept; staff supports one an- recognition. There is a MENTAL program, other and everyone works strength that Mental Health HEALTH CAN which could allow screenings together to best meet patient can build upon through public BUILD UPON to occur earlier for prospec- needs by providing an envi- -private partnerships. It’s the THROUGH tive patients. According to ronment of acceptance and way to go,” said Fletcher. PUBLIC-PRIVATE Fletcher, HPH could become personal dignity. PARTNERSHIPS. a major telepsychiatry hub, IT’S THE WAY TO GO.” KAY L. SEYMOUR, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WORK FLETCHER Kay L. Seymour, LISW-CP, calls home. “We serve as advocates for earned her Master’s of Social patients in an effort to de- The global mission of the So- Work degree from the Uni- stigmatize emotional and be- cial Work Department is to versity of South Carolina havioral illnesses. Treating function as a vital part of School of Social Work, and individuals with dignity and multi-disciplinary teams while received extensive hours of respect is a core philosophy ensuring the provision of the individual supervision in or- demonstrated by the strong highest quality social work der to become a Licensed work ethic throughout the services to all patients, their Independent Social Worker in HPH Social Work Depart- families, the mental health Clinical Practice. She has ment,” said Seymour. centers in the geographical served as the director of So- region served by Harris Psy- A vital function within the cial Work for the past 12 chiatric Hospital. Emphasis is Social Work Department is years and, prior to this, was focused on individual recov- the obligation to foster and Kay L. Seymour, with the South Carolina De- ery by assisting patients with advance the profession Director of Social Work partment of Social Services. the attainment of their full through the education of stu- A lifelong resident of South biopsychosocial potential dents in the field. HPH Social Carolina, she has spent the within community and family Workers work closely with last 40 years serving the citi- settings. the University of South Caro- zens of the place she fondly lina and other educational DMH—PATRICK B. HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL PAGE 5

KAY L. SEYMOUR, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WORK centers of excellence to pro- With the creation of the Uni- atric Hospital is privileged to vide internship placements for versity of South Carolina expand its educational role to those obtaining a Master’s in School of Medicine, include medical students and Social Work and related edu- Greenville Hospital System eventually resi- cational fields. Campus, the Department of dents completing assigned Social Work at Harris Psychi- rotations at HPH.

THERESA S. BISHOP, MD, DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Dr. Bishop, the newly hired years working locally as both Dr. Bishop brings to the table Director of Professional Ser- and Medical Di- vast medical, educational, and vices at HPH, grew up in rector in Greenwood and administrative experiences Long Island, NY. Although Abbeville, SC. from a diverse variety of set- her first career goal was to be tings. “I’ve learned that as Dr. Bishop’s academic ex- a waitress at a Friendly's res- much as we would like to, we perience includes serving as taurant, she began dreaming can’t be all things to all peo- the Walter Reed Army Medi- of becoming a while ple. But having compassion cal Center Site Director for still in Junior High School. and empathy for those need- the National Capital Area She credits her older sister, ing our services always helps. Integrated who is also a Physician, with Harris Hospital’s staff is a Residency Program and As- being a positive influence on great team that’s dedicated to Dr. Theresa S. Bishop, sistant Clinical Professor in both her and her career providing outstanding patient Director of Professional Services Psychiatry at the Uniformed choice. care. That’s the main focus Services University of Health that drives the work here. I An Army scholarship enabled Sciences in Bethesda, MD. like the campus and atmos- Dr. Bishop financially to par- Teaching is dear to her heart phere at Harris Hospital and ticipate in Boston University’s and one of her greatest inter- especially enjoy working with prestigious six-year acceler- ests. She likes the fact that our hospital administrator, ated BA/MD program. She HPH partners with the Uni- Mr. Fletcher,” said Dr. earned her BA and MD simul- versity of South Carolina “HARRIS Bishop. taneously in 1989. From School of Medicine— HOSPITAL’S 1989 to 1993 she did a Cate- Greenville at the Greenville According to Dr. Bishop, the STAFF IS A gorical Internship in Psychia- Health System and the Ed- greatest challenge faced by GREAT TEAM try and her Residency in Psy- ward Via College of Osteo- the State psychiatric hospitals, THAT’S chiatry at Letterman Army pathic Medicine in Spartan- both Harris and the G. Wer- DEDICATED TO Medical Center in San Fran- burg by participating in their ber Bryan Psychiatric Hospi- PROVIDING cisco, CA. Hers was the last psychiatry residency and tal, is meeting the needs of OUTSTANDING class to graduate from Letter- medical student education the aging population. PATIENT CARE.” man before the building was programs. “Involvement in “Patients with severe psychi- abandoned in 1994. medical education helps us to atric diagnoses typically don’t DR. BISHOP provide better therapeutic do well in community nursing During her esteemed military care to fit patients’ individual homes and it’s a challenge to service, Dr. Bishop practiced needs. It helps to keep us on care for the physical and psychiatry in the 2nd Ar- our toes and current,” she medical needs of the elderly. mored Division, Fort Hood, said. Another benefit of in- But we are charged with that TX, and Walter Reed Army volvement in these programs mission and my goal is to pro- Medical Center in Washing- is that it often leads to re- vide patients with the best ton, DC. cruitment and retention of care possible.” After leaving the military, Dr. , which are in Bishop spent more than ten short supply in the Upstate. PAGE 6

KEVIN BUSBY, DIRECTOR OF NURSING Kevin Busby, director of In addition, Busby brings approximately 150-200 stu- nursing since September of extensive nursing experi- dents from three area nurs- 2012, is dedicated to main- ence and education to the ing schools, Clemson, Tri- taining quality nursing care table. He earned a Bachelor County Tech, and Piedmont in a safe and therapeutic en- of science degree in Nursing Tech, complete psychiatric vironment. from Lander University and nursing rotations at HPH. a Master of Science in Nurs- Though it takes time to Diagnosed with childhood ing, Clinical Nurse Special- teach students in the midst cancer at the age of 12, ist, and Nurse Education of a patient care environ- Busby was a patient at St. from Clemson University. ment, failure to invest that Jude's Hospital in Memphis, time could ultimately lead to Tennessee. There, he saw Nurses provide direct pa- a devastating shortage of nurses and doctors take ex- tient care and patient educa- Kevin Busby, behavioral health clinicians. cellent care of those too tion, including medication, Director of Nursing young to understand what diabetic care, coping skills, Busby expects honor, integ- was happening. That experi- and more. The HPH Recov- rity, and dependability from ence led him to enter the ery Center, in operation himself and the nurses he field of nursing. since 2004, provides patient supervises. “My team is reli- education in an off-lodge- able and highly trained. I In 2003, Busby began his EACH YEAR, classroom setting. The pro- have faith and trust in their career at HPH as a resource APPROXIMATELY gram generates about 800 ability; I sleep peacefully at nurse responsible for the 150-200 progress notes per quarter, night because I know Harris orientation and annual train- STUDENTS FROM and about 40 new patients a Hospital clients are receiving ing of HPH nursing staff. THREE AREA month participate in classes compassionate care,” said According to Busby, that NURSING that teach how to live a Busby. role has given him a great SCHOOLS healthy lifestyle. advantage in his new posi- “I get to teach, coach, en- COMPLETE tion as director of nursing, HPH has agreements with a able, and influence the staff PSYCHIATRIC allowing him to get to know variety of colleges and uni- who serve the most vulner- NURSING and form positive relation- versities to provide learning able of populations. This is ROTATIONS AT ships with the entire nursing environments for student my ultimate calling in life.” HPH. staff. clinical rotations. Each year, for nearly 20 years,

ACTIVITY THERAPY AND RECREATION Led by Activity Therapy bics, Weight Lifting, Life Adult Community Educa- Director Susan Williams, Management, Sports, tion Skills, or ACES, takes HPH offers Recreation and Crafts, Community Re- patients on off-lodge trips to Music Activity Therapy. integration and more. HPH places like the zoo, the mall, Staff therapists conduct goal- recreation specialists con- and the bowling alley. oriented therapeutic groups, duct monthly, hospital- According to Williams, the and assess and document wide, special events for pa- goal is to maintain an envi- patient progress. tients, like volleyball tourna- ronment that provides the ments, dances, carnivals, Based on clinical needs, pa- opportunity for patients to super BINGO games, and Susan Williams, tients take part in Independ- reach their maximum poten- field days. Activity Therapy Director ent Living Skills, Music tial. Therapy, Gardening, Aero- Another therapy program, DMH—PATRICK B. HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL PAGE 7

ALLEN MCENIRY, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Since 2008, Allen McEniry and lead effectively, but his sister or brother.” Because has served has Chief Operat- aptitude for the ministry one in four adults experi- ing Officer of HPH. allows him to perform his ence a mental health disor- job with caring and compas- der in a given year, mental Tests taken during high sion. illness affects everyone in school pointed out his apti- one way or another. tude for the ministry and the “Patrick Harris has a colle- military. He joined the gial environment. The doc- “I have a passion for helping R.O.T.C. and later the tors, nurses, social workers, those with acute mental ill- Army. He obtained a bache- all work together amicably. ness, which makes coming lor’s degree in Industrial There are no turf wars. Eve- to work a joy. I’ve seen how Management from the Geor- ryone works together. Dur- mental health treatment can gia Institute of Technology ing emergencies I’ve even greatly benefit people’s lives Allen McEniry, and a master’s degree in seen Director Fletcher serve and I’m proud to be a part Chief Operating Officer Business Administration food and wash dishes,” said of that,” he said. “The adjec- from Palm Beach Atlantic McEniry. tives that best describe HPH University. He draws on his and its staff are: caring, “I try not to lose sight of the extensive supervisory and compassionate, effective, fact that a patient could be military experience to plan and necessary.” my father, or mother, or

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INCREASES HPH CAPACITY In 2011, DMH sponsored a idea was to cover the An- to answer some of our prob- series of meetings at HPH Med Emergency Depart- lems. The work of John that brought together the ment, but leadership at An- Fletcher and Tina Jury has leadership of local commu- Med, COO Bill Manson and made this possible. Over all, nity hospitals, mental health VP Tina Jury, wisely de- I think the partnership is centers, drug and alcohol cided to include regional helpful to our hospital and commissions, two state partners at Oconee Memo- the other hospitals in- agencies (DMH and DAO- rial, Cannon Memorial and volved.” said Manson. DAS) and the South Caro- Baptist-Easley in the Ander- The partnership has been so lina Hospital Association. son, Oconee, Pickens cover- successful that HPH patient age plan. Developing from those col- capacity has increased by 20 Tina Jury, AnMed Health laborative discussions were In 2013, the contract be- beds, and Spartanburg Re- Vice President advances in telepsychiatry tween AnMed and HPH was gional Hospital was added to evaluations, jointly funded initiated and provided avail- the list of partners. cli- ability for up to 15 addi- Without this public-private nicians at three different tional patients to be admit- partnership, patients waiting community hospitals and a ted to HPH. Psychiatric for admission to HPH from spirit of cooperation and coverage is provided by four partner hospitals would have trust that continues to pro- psychiatrists on rotation to waited days longer for ac- duce new initiatives. allow for equal caseload dis- ceptance. The additional 20 tribution. Since inception, In 2012, AnMed Health beds covered by the private this unique public-private (AnMed) and HPH devel- psychiatrists are the differ- partnership has provided oped the idea of private ence between patients being care for more than 325 pa- practice psychiatrists in housed in an emergency tients. Bill Manson, Anderson providing psychi- department versus timely AnMed Health atric coverage for acute pa- “We looked outside the nor- admission to appropriate Chief Operating Officer tients at HPH. The original mal system for creative ideas inpatient psychiatric care.

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RECOVERY SPOTLIGHT – BY JACQUELINE For me, mental illness pro- answer. He didn’t know drinking with friends. the 30 years to experience gressed over time. It that his little girl was going an emotional breakdown to People recognized I had started fairly young when I through something far where I’ve been noticed some ‘crazy‘ in me but in started getting molested by deeper on the inside than and able to get help. I can N.Y. it was pretty normal- my cousin, who I called anyone could know, living tell a difference in the way except in class, there it was uncle because he was that with torment. my brain functions when not accepted. I was bullied much older that I. Every taking my medication. I was always pretty smart, a lot in school. year that it happened caused but I began displaying be- My suggestions to others me to suppress my feelings They noticed strange behav- haviors of a “class clown.” with mental illness: of hurt guilt and shame. ior recently, and, at the age For me, I think that making of 31, I wrote grandiose 1. Do not be ashamed. I was seven and I just didn’t people laugh is somewhat a thoughts on walls. I fright- know what to do, but one part of my fear of them dis- 2. Seek help. ened people with threats, thing was for sure, there approving of me, but I’ve just like I did when I was 3. Get relief through was definitely something learned how to do it so well growing up. There really positive outlets, such as wrong with my behavior in I don’t have to worry about hasn’t been a time when I taking medication as class. They called it needs how to make others laugh. have not experienced diffi- prescribed by your doc- improvement in self con- During trips to the Bahamas culties but I see a light to tor, talking with your trol. I always had that I made others laugh, but getting better. My diagnosis therapist, or even talk- “talks too much” and “lacks that’s also where the moles- is Bipolar. ing to a Crisis Line. self control” report after tation happened. So in es- each quarter, which I Living with this mental ill- 4. Learn about your diag- sence, for me, the symp- dreaded because I feared a ness is fine as long as I take nosis. toms started around seven belt each time by my dad, my medicine. Taking my and I just dealt with my The most important thing who I love, but who medicine helps relieve pain by smoking pot and in your recovery is You. thought whippings were the stress. I think it took all of

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