The Citadel Department of Athletics Announces Partnership with Roper St. Francis Healthcare

The Citadel Department of Athletics announced an extended partnership with Roper St. Francis Healthcare to make them the official health care provider for Bulldog athletics.

Under the agreement, the healthcare system will be listed as one of The Citadel athletics department’s first cornerstone partners and coined as the official healthcare provider for Bulldog athletics.

“Roper St. Francis has been a long-standing partner with The Citadel athletics and have developed strong relationships with our Sports Medicine Department over the years,” said Mike Capaccio, The Citadel director of athletics. “This partnership will help us to increase the quality of care provided for every cadet-athlete that comes to The Citadel. We would like to thank Craig Self and his team for the collaboration on this partnership and we are excited for the future.”

Through the partnership, The Citadel athletics department will work to more fully integrate Roper St. Francis Healthcare into its campus operations.

“As the Lowcountry’s only private, not-for-profit healthcare system with a specific focus on advancing community health, Roper St. Francis Healthcare deeply values its long-term partnership with The Citadel,” said Craig Self, vice president & chief strategy and business development officer of Roper St. Francis Healthcare. “We are excited to expand our official healthcare partnership with The Citadel in support of Bulldog athletics and look forward to continuing to collaborate with The Citadel Sports Medicine Department team as it provides health services to both The Citadel student athletes and the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.”

Roper St. Francis Healthcare cares for more Lowcountry families than any other healthcare provider in our area. Anchored by Roper Hospital, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital, and Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital, our 657-bed health system includes more than 100 facilities and doctors’ offices conveniently located throughout our region. We are Charleston’s only private, not-for-profit hospital system with a specific focus on community outreach, and our mission is “healing all people with compassion, faith and excellence.”