Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation

02/09/2026

THANK YOU to our wonderful community for supporting Prisma Health Hospice of the Foothills through OMH Foundation's Annual Christmas Tree Festival! Festival sponsors and decorators were treated to a breakfast last week, sponsored by Blue Ridge Bank. There, OMH Foundation announced proceeds from the 2025 Christmas tree Festival - a net profit of $326,643. This event generated the highest net profit of any fundraising event in our history! Funds raised benefit 1) Hospice of the Foothills Crippen Endowment to provide vital sustainable operational support and charity care for hospice patients across the upstate and 2) Cottingham House Expansion to support an additional 10-bed wing to increase capacity at our inpatient hospice facility.

Congrats to festival decorators who received Blue Ribbons for their creations: Lake and Hills Garden Club, Debbie and Steve Daniell & Designer's Touch Florist, Allie Thomson and Waterford Pointe Women.
Congrats to the 2025 Best in Show Winner: Allie Thomson

The festival has taken place for 22 years and raised a total of $3.2 million. Plans are underway for OMH Foundation's 2026 Christmas Tree Festival to be held the week following Thanksgiving. If you are interested in being a part of this community event to support Prisma Health Hospice of the Foothills, call OMH Foundation.

02/06/2026

Gathered together with our Women in Philanthropy members this week to learn more about Behavioral Health and the many resources Prisma Health is providing across the state. We are blessed to have a Behavioral Health Emergency Care Unit right here at OMH - a service to help stabilize patients in crisis so they can safely return to our community or to a more intensive service.

Additionally, did you know Prisma Health is building a new inpatient Behavioral Health Hospital? The new 112-bed hospital will quadruple the number of beds available for adolescents and children to help meet the critical community need. It will also provide expanded care for adults, including older adults. Located in Easley, the hospital is expected to open in the spring of 2027.

Many thanks to Dr. Bill Chiles, Dr. Karen Lommel and Lb Turpin for sharing this important information with our group! If you would like to learn more about these initiatives and how you can support them or to learn more about our Women in Philanthropy Group, Call OMH Foundation at 864-885-7912.

01/30/2026

SAVE THE DATE! OMH Foundation's Pass the Purse event is Wednesday, April 22 at The Madren Center! Ladies, you don't want to miss this fun-filled filled evening set in the 1920s with a delicious dinner and lively designer purse auction! Most importantly, your presence is needed as we support cancer care and survivorship programs here at our Cancer Institute in Seneca. Mark your calendars! Tickets will go on sale March 30 and we will post the link soon!

12/31/2025

Celebrating a wonderful year of impacting lives through philanthropy! THANK YOU to our community who cares deeply about ensuring we have the healthcare resources and technology right here when needed most. Your gifts this year impacted thousands of lives from our NICU to surgical care to cancer care and hospice. OMH Foundation is grateful for each of you and wishes you a Happy, healthy 2026!

12/30/2025

Prisma Health's Hospice of the Foothills Cottingham House is expanding! Help us finish our house with your tax-deductible donation today. Call us at 864-885-7912 or visit Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation online.

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12/27/2025

Consider giving the gift of hope and healing this year with a tax-deductible donation to OMH Foundation. Your gifts whether to support pediatrics, robotic technology, cancer care, hospice care and more greatly impact the patients we serve! Thank you for supporting the cause that affects us all...our health! Call OMH Foundation to make your 2025 donation at 864-885-7912 or visit

Your support of Prisma Health’s Oconee Medical Campus and surrounding services (Hospice, Cancer Institute, EMS and more) will help further our mission to heal compassionately.

12/24/2025

OMH Foundation wishes you and yours a happy, healthy holiday! We are thankful for your continued support.

12/22/2025

So thankful for the gift of quality hospice care that all started in Seneca, SC 36 years ago! Today, Dr. Crippen's vision spans across the entire upstate of South Carolina as Prisma Health Hospice of the Foothills provides care to families in their homes, in our Prisma Health hospitals or in our home - The Cottingham House, our inpatient hospice facility. Listen to what this service means to the families we serve:
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If you would like to help us "finish our house" - The Cottingham House, please call OMH Foundation 864-885-7912 to make a tax-deductible donation. Thank you for supporting the gift of hospice care!

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12/17/2025

What a wonderful finale to our Christmas Tree Festival! Our Gala attracted a sold-out crowd of hospice supporters who enjoyed a delicious meal at Keowee Key, Live Auction, and Dancing with DJ Kickx!
The biggest news of the evening came just before our Fund-Our- Mission Paddle Raise...
Our beloved Cottingham House is expanding to add 10 more patient rooms! Our inpatient hospice facility will be the only 25-bed hospice house within Oconee and Pickens Counties! This house was built by our community 18 years ago and thanks to generous supporters, we will continue to sustain it. If you would like to help us finish our house, please call OMH Foundation at 864-885-7912.

12/13/2025

A heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors, decorators, volunteers, and attendees who came out to support Prisma Health Hospice of the Foothills during our 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival! From a festive Ladies Brunch & Fashion Show to a Winter Wonderland Holiday Market & Cookie Bazaar, our Santa's Surprises Online Auction to our formal Gala- it was a week to remember! A wonderful week of events to celebrate the season and celebrate the gift of hospice care and what it means to residents across the upstate!
**Gala photos coming soon!

12/12/2025

So proud of Hunter Kome, CEO of both Oconee Memorial Hospital and Baptist Easley Hospital for earning this statewide recognition!

Prisma Health Executive Hunter Kome is Our 2025 Zero Harm Leadership Award Winner  Dec 11 Written By SC Hospital Association The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) is proud to announce Hunter Kome, CEO of Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital and Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital, as t...

12/04/2025

What a festive week of events to support Prisma Health Hospice of the Foothills! Many thanks to our volunteers, decorators and supporters! Our Winter Wonderland sale may be over, but you can view all the beautiful creations in the Winter Wonderland Gallery tab here: www.bidpal.net/christmastreefestival2025

Our Santa's Surprises Online Auction ends tonight at 9 pm!!! BID NOW on the event website. All proceeds support hospice!