S 843

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 843
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A senate RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE PAMELA J. BROUGHTON OF GREENVILLE
COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AND TO HONOR HER FOR HER FORTY-ONE
YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AT Prisma Health's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Center.
Whereas, after
forty-one years as a senior medical social worker in Prisma Health's Pediatric Hematology
and Oncology Department Center, Pamela J. Broughton, a Licensed Independent
Social Worker-Clinical Practice, will embark on a well-deserved retirement on
January 23, 2026; and
Whereas, Mrs. Broughton
has extensive experience supporting children and families navigating serious
and complex medical diagnoses. She specializes in pediatric hematology and
oncology, providing psychosocial care to patients and caregivers throughout
diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. In preparation for her life's work, she
earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and education at Howard University in
Washington, D.C., as well as a Master of Social Work at Atlanta University School
of Social Work, with a concentration in administration; and
Whereas, at Prisma
Health's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Center Mrs. Broughton is an integral
member of multidisciplinary care teams. In this role, she collaborates closely
with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to address the
emotional, social, and practical needs of pediatric patients and their
families. Her work includes counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination,
and connecting families to critical community and financial support resources. Deeply
committed to family centered care, she is known for her compassion, advocacy,
and steady presence for families facing some of life's most difficult moments;
and
Whereas, Pamela J.
Broughton's commitment extended beyond her primary role, strengthening
interdisciplinary teams, advancing patient-centered care, and fostering a safe
and supportive environment for countless children and their loved ones. Her
duties also included problem solving, mediation, advocacy, community education
and outreach, management of social work services, the school intervention
program, Clement's Kindness grant requests, and community support programs; and
Whereas, since the
inception of the Clement's Kindness Fund in 2002, Pamela J. Broughton has
played a vital role in its success by serving as a liaison between the
organization and the children's hospital, helping to ensure that children and
families receive essential medical, psychological, social, emotional, and
financial support. This support includes access to Camp Courage, a program
founded in 1994 and located at Pleasant Ridge Camp & Retreat Center, which
provides recreational and educational psychosocial support for children,
adolescents, and young adults living with cancer or blood disorders by
fostering peer connection, promoting normal development, and encouraging age-appropriate
coping through shared experiences; and
Whereas, she has not
gone unappreciated. Among other recognitions, a dedicated space at Camp
Courage, Pam's Peaceful Places, was established in her honor to recognize her enduring
impact and exemplary service. She was congratulated for this distinctive honor
with a resolution from the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2019; and
Whereas, Pamela J.
Broughton has been strengthened over the years of her service by the loving
support of her family, and she and her husband, Curtis Broughton, are the proud
parents of LaJoia, Marc, and Jillian and the cherished grandparents of Winter
and Kinidi; and
Whereas, grateful for
the legacy of consistent commitment and excellence Mrs. Broughton has bestowed
on the people of South Carolina, the Senate takes great pleasure in wishing her
much happiness and fulfillment as she enters retirement and trusts she will
find much enjoyment in the more leisurely pace of the days ahead. Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution,
congratulate Pamela J. Broughton of Greenville County on the occasion of her
retirement and honor her for her forty-one years of dedicated service at Prisma
Health's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Center.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Pamela J. Broughton.
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