Joe Howell
Chief Executive Officer
(with Executive Assistant Paula Richards)

“Caring for Cherokee County is a responsibility we humbly accept.  Our collective choice to be at Upstate Carolina Medical Center, and in the healthcare profession, inspires me every day.  My personal feelings of appreciation for leading our employees absolutely derive from how I experience our relationship with our community – friends and neighbors work here, and are treated here:  it’s as though we share the same heartbeat.

As a husband and father, and grateful for the many friendships my wife Donna and I have made over the years, I can also proudly say there is no place I would rather have lived, or raised our children, than here in Gaffney, South Carolina.

On behalf of our more than 400 employees, who are also my friends, I invite you to become our new one.  With a heart this big, there’s plenty of room for you.

 With sincere thanks for your interest in a career with us,”