Membership | CHPRMS

If you’re a healthcare marketing, communications or public relations professional looking for opportunities to network with experienced colleagues from across the two Carolinas, the Carolinas Hospital Public Relations and Marketing Society (CHPRMS) is a worthwhile organization to join. The educational avenues are abundant, the networking possibilities are frequent and the membership fee is reasonable.

Society membership is $50 per year and is open to healthcare communications professionals currently working in public relations, marketing, and related disciplines in hospitals and other organizations or businesses that provide services to healthcare organizations.

Honorary membership is bestowed on those who’ve earned distinction as healthcare public relations and marketing leaders. Honorary membership is awarded following a CHPRMS board of directors’ recommendation and three-fourths vote of the membership.

The year 2009 is turning into an invigorating one for the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society. We’ve adopted a new logo, created a new Facebook page, added new committees to further engage our membership, and are gearing up to launched a new and improved website. But there are some things that haven’t changed, like the great networking and educational opportunities at our conferences. If you missed the spring conference in Columbia, you may want to check out some of the presentations on social media, website, shoe-string marketing, etc.

By joining the Carolinas Hospital Public Relations and Marketing Society (CHPRMS) you gain access to the strength and expertise of more than 275 healthcare communications colleagues across two states who are willing to share their experience and insight.

What can you expect by joining CHPRMS?

The ability to contact peers in other healthcare organizations and ask how they are addressing marketing and public relations challenges in their organization.
The opportunity to attend a spring workshop and fall conference each year to learn from progressive speakers and sponsors about the latest marketing, communications and public relations trends and techniques. CHPRMS conferences are timely, convenient, information-packed and reasonably-priced. And…you’ll have plenty of time for networking and informal discussions.
Access to job opportunities in North and South Carolina healthcare organizations.
Use of an online membership directory that is frequently updated.
Informal information exchange through e-mail, phone conversations and social media.

Good News on Membership:

Our membership rates will NOT increase for 2010.
We’ve also started an online community on Facebook. This is a great platform to start discussions and seek advice from your peers.

**Many thanks to Marla Stroupe, David Kalbacker, Amy Cain, Lee Crouch and Michele Affronte for developing the content for this section. And to Jim Lockman for providing photography.