Known for its quality and compassionate care, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital’s 141-bed, state-of-the-art, acute care facility offers several Centers of Excellence and is the most modern hospital in the Lowcountry.

St. Francis Hospital traces its mission back to 1882 when five Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy opened the St. Francis Infirmary in a small, wooden-framed building on the corner of Calhoun and Ashley.  It was the first Catholic Hospital in South Carolina and is the only one in Charleston. 

In order to continue to advance and effectively take care of the Charleston community’s healthcare needs, the Sisters began a search in the late 1980’s to transfer St. Francis Hospital to another Catholic religious community with an extensive background in healthcare. The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy officially transferred sponsorship of St. Francis Hospital to the Bon Secours Health System, Inc. in July 1989.  The ministry of the Sisters of Bon Secours began more than a century ago in Paris by caring for the sick in their homes, going door to door, and delivering “good help to those in need.”   In December 1996 after 114 years in downtown Charleston, St. Francis moved into its new facility in West Ashley, offering the latest in technology and convenience to a larger percentage of the Greater Charleston residents.    Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital continues to be guided by its devotion to caring for the “whole person” – physically, spiritually and emotionally.