Serving as chief diversity officer and director of diversity and language services for AnMed, Ms. Slade has significantly advanced the system’s DEI initiatives and fostered a welcoming, supportive care environment. She has established programs that uplift diverse communities and has enhanced language services and veteran support within AnMed. Her efforts have resulted in reduced health disparities for underserved communities in Upstate South Carolina. Ms. Slade received the inaugural Health Equity Circle of Champions Award from the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina in 2023. Under her guidance, AnMed earned the 2024 Vince Ford Health Equity Award and the Drive to Zero Harm Award in Health Equity from the South Carolina Hospital Association.
