DHEC New Employee Welcome Center
Welcome Message From the Director
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is dedicated to helping people live healthy lives in healthy communities. With more than 3,500 employees in 105 offices across the state, SC DHEC has a diverse team of employees who are leaders in their fields and share a passion for making a difference.
As the state agency charged with promoting and protecting South Carolina's public health and environment, SC DHEC has a legacy of attracting and retaining talented individuals who want to build rewarding and successful careers doing work that touches people's lives every day.
Agency Director Dr. Edward Simmer, MD
What To Bring On Your First Day
Required Onboarding Documents
- Driver’s license
- Social Security card(signed)
- Headshot photo for an ID Badge (No White Background)
Required Benefits Documents
- Marriage License or First (1st) page of your Federal Tax Form (if applicable)
- Long form birth certificate for each child (if applicable)
What We Need To Get Started
Mission
To improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians by protecting and promoting the health of the public and the environment.
Vision
Healthy people living in healthy communities
Core Values
- Embracing Service - We embrace our responsibility to reliably serve our communities, our customers, and each other in a respectful manner, relying upon clear and uncompromised commitments to integrity, trust, dependability, and responsiveness.
- Inspiring Innovation - We encourage and empower our teams to find creative solutions to promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.
- Promoting Teamwork - We foster an inclusive and collaborative environment, valuing the diversity of thoughts, experience, and expertise of every team member, our stakeholders, and our communities.
- Pursuing Excellence - We are steadfast in our commitment to the highest achievable standards of quality and professionalism in our pursuit of healthy people living in healthy communities.
Who We Are
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is the state regulatory agency charged with promoting and protecting the state’s public health and its land, air, coastal resources, and water quality as authorized by federal and state law. The agency has employees working and serving across the state to make a difference in the lives of South Carolinians every day. The agency provides a wide range of resources and services that support a vision of healthy people living in healthy communities. This vision is supported by the agency's four divisions.
Environmental Affairs issues and enforces environmental permits and operates the state’s ocean and coastal resource management program.
Healthcare Quality oversees the licensing and certification of healthcare facilities, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, Radiological Health and Healthcare Planning/Construction,Office of Policy/Communication and drug control enforcement.
Public Health operates the agency’s public health and state laboratory functions, including 74 statewide health departments.
Operations provides strategic planning, project management, information technology, communications, legal services, human resources, and facility support.
