Joan O. Ervin, Vice President and Administrator of McLeod Health Dillon, is now board certified as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. Earning this designation signifies Ervin’s expertise, experience and commitment to continuing education and professional development.

“The healthcare management field plays a vital role in providing high-quality care to the people in our communities, which makes having a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization critically important,” says Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive officer of ACHE. “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and earning the distinction of board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders demonstrate a commitment to excellence in serving their patients and the community.”
Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development. In fact, only 9,100 healthcare executives hold this distinction. To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community involvement. Fellows are also committed to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.
Mrs. Ervin is privileged to use the FACHE credential, which signifies board certification in healthcare management and ACHE Fellow status.
Ervin has served as the Administrator of McLeod Health Dillon since 2015, and is responsible for the day to day operations of the 79-inpatient-bed facility.
Ervin’s career with McLeod Health began in 1980 as a staff nurse at McLeod Regional Medical Center. In 2002, she joined the Clinical Effectiveness team as a Care Manager responsible for quality improvement initiatives. She served as Associate Vice President for Quality and Safety of McLeod Dillon from 2006 to 2015. In this role, she was also the Patient Safety Officer and on-site Risk Manager. During this time, she was designated as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and achieved Just Culture Certification, which focuses on patient safety.
In addition to her position at McLeod, Ervin served as an Instructor and Adjunct Faculty for Florence-Darlington Technical College’s nursing program from 1988 to 2001.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston and a Masters in Nursing from the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia. She completed the Amy V. Cockcroft Nurse Leadership Program at the University of South Carolina in 2006.
Ervin is a member of the Latta Rotary Club. She serves on the board of several local organizations including Love Feeds, Rural Area Leadership Initiate Dillon County and the Northeastern Rural Health Network. She has completed Palmetto Leadership, Dillon County and is a member of the Church at Sandhurst, where she serves on the Missions Committee
Ervin and her husband, Fulton, live in Florence. They have two adult sons and four grandsons. She enjoys reading, international travel and spending time with her family.