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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>They will be honored January 18, 2022 at the 16th annual Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards Dinner in Columbia.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>For information about the dinner, contact Eleanor Clifton at Smoak Public Relations at 864-235-8330.</p>
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