January 30, 2012. Our guest speaker was Peter J. McCourt, Mission Vice President for Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Centerwho provided an update on the development of St. Francis and plans for its future.  Mr. McCourt provided the club with a history of the Bon Secours organization which began in Paris France in1824. Recognizing that health care and family needs where not being met a group of 12 women came together to form the Sisters of Bon Secours with the mission to care for the sick and dying in their homes. Bon Secours is French for "Good Help”.  The movement first came to Baltimore in our Country in 1881.  Over the years the movement expanded to a system of healthcare facilities and services. Mr. McCourt noted that St. Francis Medical Center, opening in 2005, is the “baby of the system” and has been recognized not only for its physical appearance but for its health care accomplishments.  Mr. Stuhlreyer provided an overview of the programs that have developed at St. Francis since its opening.  He also discussed the rational for the development of the facility at Watkins Center, an outpatient facility providing emergency care off Midlothian Turnpike at 288.  That facility meets the growing needs of Powhatan and surrounding Counties.  For more information on Bon Secours, please click  http://www.bonsecours.com/