First administrator named to lead  St. Francis
Medical Center
 
RICHMOND, Va. (November 6, 2003) – Bon Secours Richmond Health System has appointed Teresa Langley Edwards as executive vice president/administrator of Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, a 130-bed acute care hospital and medical office building campus currently under construction in Chesterfield County.

Effective December 1, Edwards will assume responsibilities.  She currently serves as executive administrator of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Associates, one of the largest cardiac and thoracic surgery practices in Virginia. Edwards also has held leadership positions at Williamsburg Community Hospital, which included her role as vice president of facilities from 1990 to 1995.  She was responsible for the development and implementation of the master facility plan for the hospital and over 30 offsite locations.  She was also responsible for overseeing all construction projects for the hospital.  In 1995, she was promoted to the hospital’s chief operating officer, a position she held until 1999, when she left to join Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Associates in Richmond.

Edwards holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from James Madison University and a Master’s degree in Health Administration (MHA) from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her residency with Central Health in Lynchburg and began her career in healthcare as an assistant and associate administrator with Henrico Doctors’ Hospital in Richmond from 1984 - 1990. During 2001 and 2002, she served as an adjunct faculty member of the Medical College of Virginia as instructor for the MHA graduate course in Physician Practice Management.  

“Terrie Edwards brings outstanding experience and leadership to St. Francis, which are critical as Bon Secours expands its services to a growing patient population south of the James,” said Peter J. Bernard, Chief Executive Officer, Bon Secours Richmond. “Under her direction, we are confident that St. Francis will deliver the highest quality of care to nearly 400,000 residents in Chesterfield and nearby communities.”

“I am very excited to be part of the St. Francis team providing improved access to healthcare for Chesterfield and surrounding areas,” Edwards said. “This will be the first time that Bon Secours has been able to bring this level of service to the south side of the James River.  As I talk with fellow residents in Chesterfield, I am encouraged by the growing level of support for St. Francis. I look forward to working with the leaders of the community and Bon Secours in fulfilling a vision that they have had for many years.”

Edwards has numerous professional affiliations, and is currently serving as Regent for the Central and Tidewater regions of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). In 1993, Edwards was the recipient of ACHE’s “Early Career Healthcare Executive Award” for the state of Virginia. She also is serving as the 2002-2003 president of the Richmond Medical Group Management Association (RMGMA).

A Richmond area native and a lifelong Virginian, Edwards graduated from Hopewell High School, worked at John Randolph Hospital throughout graduate school. She and her husband, Jon Edwards, and their three children currently live in the Midlothian area of Chesterfield County.

Bon Secours Richmond Health System includes three award-winning hospitals, numerous outpatient and diagnostic facilities, physician groups and a school of nursing. A fourth hospital, the 130-bed St. Francis Medical Center, is under construction in Chesterfield County and scheduled to open in June 2005.

Recognized for a fifth consecutive year by Working Mother magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers,” Bon Secours Richmond Health System offers excellent childcare benefits, flexible working hours, work/life benefits and career advancement opportunities. In 2003, Bon Secours Richmond was named one of America’s Healthiest Companies by the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA).

Bon Secours Richmond is a member of Bon Secours Health System, Inc., a national Catholic health care system with a healing ministry that serves 15 communities in nine states throughout the eastern United States. More information on Bon Secours Richmond is available on the Internet at www.bonsecours.com.