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Saint Francis Hospital company history timeline

1924

--/--/1924 - A new wing was added to the building to include an auditorium, Sister's quarters, and a wing for patients.

1943

--/--/1943 - Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee to determine a course for the future.

1944

In 1944, a forward-thinking group of citizens founded the Greater Columbus Committee, which organized the Columbus Planning Association.

2/--/1944 - The committee traveled to Little Falls to discuss with the Franciscan Sisters the building of a new hospital in Breckenridge. $25,000 was to be raised within the community for a 100-bed hospital at a cost of $400,000 when completely equipped and furnished.

Being a community project, on 5/3/1944 a community business meeting was held.

3/--/1944 - St Francis Hospital Building Association was formed and incorporated.

1946

In 1946, half a million dollars was a lot of money, especially after more than four years of war had drained the local economy.

In 1946, the original part of what is now Roper Hospital was constructed.

2/2/1946 - Frank W. Jackson of St Cloud was secured as the architect.

1951

1/16/1951 - Bids opened in Little Falls for the construction of the hospital.

1952

9/17/1952 - The hospital proper was dedicated.

1954

In 1954, St Francis Hospital opened its doors to adult patients as well.

1997

On Christmas Eve 1997, the MSSC scheduled another historic meeting where they voted to merge Roper and Bon Secours St Francis Hospitals.

1998

--/--/1998 -Appletree Court Senior Housing, a 20-unit housing complex was completed.

2010

On November 1, 2010, Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital opened.

2019

On October 4, 2019, Roper St Francis Berkeley Hospital opened its doors in Summerville, becoming the first new hospital in Berkeley County in nearly 45 years.

2021

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