Mt. Pleasant, SC – Thomas P. Ramsey has been named Chief Financial Officer for East Cooper Regional Medical Center effective September 10, 2007.  In his position as CFO, he will oversee all financial operations at the hospital.  

Ramsey brings 10 years of health care financial management experience to the position.  Ramsey most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a bachelor’s degree in marketing management from the University of Central Florida and a master’s degree in health administration from the University of South Carolina.

“Tom will be a strong addition to our team,” said Andrea Wozniak, Chief Executive Officer of East Cooper Regional Medical Center.  “We feel fortunate to have him on board.”  

ABOUT EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is a 104-bed acute care hospital located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mt. Pleasant.  The hospital has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of the greater Mt. Pleasant community since 1986.  East Cooper Regional strives to be the primary health care facility in its community, providing services such as women’s care, spine and general surgery and neurosurgery services. 

In 2005 East Cooper Regional was the first hospital in South Carolina to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.  This recognition was awarded again in October 2006. 

East Cooper Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about East Cooper Regional Medical Center, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com.  

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