Rear Admiral Jim Flatley to Chair Mount Pleasant Hospital Board; Pat Waters Elected to Board Vice-Chairman

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – August 11, 2010 – Admiral James H. (Jim) Flatley, III, USN (Ret.) has been elected Chairman of the Mount Pleasant Hospital Board of Directors.  In addition, the Board elected George (Pat) Waters as its Vice Chairman.

Adm. Flatley has served as a Trustee on the Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Advisory Board since 1997.  He served for seven years as CEO of Patriots Point Development Authority and Executive Director of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum.  During his lengthy naval career, Adm. Flatley commanded a Fighter Squadron, an Air Wing, the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and a Carrier Battle Group. After retiring from the Navy, he served as General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Intermarine USA, building the Navy’s MHC fiberglass minesweepers in Savannah. Adm. Flatley presently serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Maritime Security Commission.

  Waters has served on the Roper Hospital Board and is Treasurer of the Charleston County Aviation Authority. He is the former owner of Louisiana-based real-estate investment firm Waters Investments. 

We are fortunate to have Jim Flatley and Pat Waters leading our new Mount Pleasant Hospital Board of Directors,” said John Sullivan, Mount Pleasant Hospital CEO and Vice President of Operations for Roper St. Francis Healthcare. “Their knowledge from outstanding work in the public and private sectors as well as their experience advising other hospitals within the Roper St. Francis Healthcare system is invaluable.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s Mount Pleasant Hospital opens November 1.  The 220,000-sq.-ft., facility will provide 85 inpatient beds, 24-hour emergency care, women’s services, inpatient and outpatient surgery, intensive and critical care units and other services. The hospital is located at U.S. Highway 17 North and Faison Road, adjacent to Wando High School in northern Mount Pleasant. 

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Roper St. Francis Healthcare is the South Carolina Lowcountry’s only private, not-for-profit health care system. The 657-bed system consists of 90 facilities and services in seven counties. Member hospitals include Roper Hospital, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital and Roper Rehabilitation Hospital. Mount Pleasant Hospital opens in November 2010.  Plans to build a hospital in Berkeley County are in progress.  Roper St. Francis Physician Partners is a comprehensive network of more than 150 physicians that covers a complete range of primary care and 20 subspecialties.

With more than 4,800 employees, Roper St. Francis Healthcare is Charleston’s largest non-governmental, private employer. Its medical staff includes nearly 800 physicians representing every medical specialty. Ranked #46 among the Top 100 Integrated Health Networks in the nation, Roper St. Francis Healthcare recently earned 71 National Awards recognizing high levels of patient, physician and employee satisfaction. In 2009, the organization contributed more than 58,015 hours of staff time and $29.6 million to benefit the community, serving nearly 175,000 community residents.