South Carolina S 843: Pamela J. Broughton, retirement

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2025-2026 Bill 843 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 21, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 843

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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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