From staff reports
Roland Gardner, CEO of the Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, has been selected as one of two recipients of The Riley Institute at Furman’s OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Program.
Gardner, along with S.C. Sen. Thomas Aiken (Oconee/Pickens) was selected by The Riley Institute as state leaders who help drive sustained social and economic progress to South Carolina.
They will be honored January 18, 2022 at the 16th annual Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards Dinner in Columbia.
Gardner has dedicated his life to improving the lives of residents of the Lowcountry and South Carolina through increased access to quality healthcare. Under his leadership, Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services grew from a start-up nonprofit into a multi-million-dollar corporation that spans three counties and serves more than 17,000 patients.
For information about the dinner, contact Eleanor Clifton at Smoak Public Relations at 864-235-8330.
