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NAMI names IOP hospital of the year for 2005

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) South Carolina has named MUSC's Institute of Psychiatry as NAMI South Carolina’s Hospital of the Year 2005. The announcement was made at the organizations’ annual conference Sept. 10 in Columbia.

MUSC’s Institute of Psychiatry administrator, Joan Herbert, second from right, accepts a plaque honoring the institute as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) South Carolina’s Hospital of the Year 2005. Presenting the award is J. David Almeida, center, executive director of S.C. NAMI. From left are W. Stuart Smith, vice president for clinical operations and executive director, MUSC Medical Center; Beth Tufts, chairperson, NAMI Charleston affiliate; Almeida; Herbert and Dr. John Oldham, executive director, IOP, and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

According to J. David Almeida, executive director of NAMI South Carolina, “The institute’s commitment to both quality treatment and family inclusion were the driving factor behind our decision.”
 
For additional information on NAMI South Carolina, visit http://www.namisc.org/.

Friday, Sept. 23, 2005
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