The Care Reimagined campaign supports the Greenwood Genetic Center’s blueprint for the next 50 years of advancing genetic healthcare. It is a movement towards a future where every patient receives precise, personalized, and timely care.
(October 22, 2024) GREENWOOD, SC – The Self Family Foundation awarded a $500,000 grant to support the Greenwood Genetic Center’s (GGC) Care Reimagined campaign, a different approach to genetic healthcare that addresses the urgent needs of patients.
“Currently, families who have a rare disease are waiting an average of seven years for an accurate diagnosis,” said Cady Nell Keener, Executive Director of the GGC Foundation. “Through the GGC Foundation’s ‘Care Reimagined’ campaign, we are supporting a strategic plan to improve care from the first encounter with GGC through their journey to a diagnosis and treatment.“
GGC’s Care Reimagined campaign supports the organization’s Precision Medicine Initiative, which is defined through the Four “A”s: Access, Analysis, Answers, and Action. These four pillars represent the patient’s journey at the Greenwood Genetic Center, guiding the entire process of personalized care. Access connects the patient with the necessary services while analysis enhances GGC’s ability to detect genetic variations with greater accuracy – providing answers and ultimately action in the form of treatments and therapies to improve their quality of life.
The Self family has supported the mission of the Greenwood Genetic Center since its inception providing some of the funding that established GGC in 1974. The latest grant from the Self Family Foundation recognizes GGC’s 50-year commitment to providing care for families impacted by rare, genetic diseases.
“At GGC, we are committed to transforming genetic healthcare, improving patient outcomes, and building a future where every patient receives the care they need and deserve. We are incredibly grateful for the Self family’s longtime support of the Greenwood Genetic Center. This grant puts us one step closer to improving the lives of countless families impacted by genetic diseases,” said Dr. Steve Skinner, President and CEO of the Greenwood Genetic Center.
Established in 1942 by Greenwood Mills founder James C. Self, the Self Family Foundation supports multiple organizations across Greenwood County. Areas of interest include health care and education, community wellness, intellectual and social development of youth, cultural opportunities, and early childhood development.
Bubba Self said the Self Family Foundation’s ongoing financial support for GGC echoes the belief his grandfather, Jim Self, held in the potential of genetics when he initially supported the GGC.
“I believe my grandfather would be very proud of the impact that the center has had and the number of lives it has touched over its first 50 years and will touch over the next half-century,” he added.
Photo (L-R): Cady Nell Keener, Executive Director of the GGC Foundation; Mamie Nicholson, President of the Self Family Foundation; Ray Wilson, PhD, Chair, GGC Foundation Board of Trustees; and Steve Skinner, MD, President and CEO of GGC,