The purpose of a healthcare team is to bring together all the skills necessary to treat the whole patient. The registered dietician (RD) is an integral part of the South Carolina & Georgia House Calls (SC & GA HC) team.

November 13 is the start of National Nurse Practitioner Week and presents an opportunity for healthcare companies, co-workers, and patients to recognize these medical professionals' exceptional dedication and skill.

Palliative Care is specialized medical care providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a severe illness. The idea of palliative care grew out of the hospice movement and is focused on improving a patient's quality of life. Counseling, a critical component of palliative care, is vital in helping both patient and family members set realistic goals based on desired outcomes.

A company's value is found within its personnel's experience and skills, and that is undoubtedly true of South Carolina House Calls (SCHC) Nurse Practitioner Selina White. Selina, who today serves her patients in the Pee Dee region, can still remember her first exposure as a healthcare industry volunteer.

Ijan House, FNP SC House Calls, received a BSN from the University of South Carolina, an MSN from South University, and an FNP Certification in 2012 from the University of South Carolina. Ijan began her medical career at South Carolina Oncology Association (SCOA) in Columbia and worked as an RN from 2001 to 2012 for the infusion department.

One of the most powerful tools in the South Carolina House Calls (SCHC) arsenal to help patients avoid unnecessary hospitalizations is the pharmacy consult. The consults are performed exclusively through telehealth visits for new patients transitioning in care, existing patients who need a medication review, and those requested by a provider.

South Carolina House Calls (SCHC) has taken social work to a virtual level with their new Patient Service Coordinator (PSC) role. The new position designed to increase a provider's efficiency when seeing patients through telehealth or face to face has been well received in the community.

Hillery Dolford, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, started her career as a Certified Medical Assistant (CNA) and always loved providing personalized attention for her patients. Continuing her healthcare career path, she obtained her Associate Degree in Nursing from Florence-Darlington Technical College in 2003.

You don't have to talk with Nurse Practitioner Cherie Reese for long to understand how much she cares about her patients. For 19 years with Palmetto Health, Cherie, an RN, specialized in acute and surgical care and developed an instinct about a patients' needs.

Robert started his career in healthcare in 1995 and had 25 years of experience in direct patient interaction as a Paramedic/EMT. Deciding to advance his medical career into the nursing field, Robert obtained an AS in nursing from Trident Technical College North Charleston in 2015, a BA in nursing from Walden University Minneapolis in 2019, and a Masters in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from Walden University in 2020.

Some kids who grow up poor and disadvantaged try to distance themselves from their former lives as adults. Kim Hall, a Patient Care Coordinator for South Carolina House Calls (SCHC), saw her childhood adversity as an opportunity to help others.