Alumni/ae Spotlight

William Mason Moss (MHA '67)

William Mason Moss received his MHA in 1967 from the then-named Graduate Program in Hospital Administration, Medical College of Virginia. He completed his residency at Roanoke Memorial Hospitals in Roanoke, Virginia. After graduating, Mr. Moss stayed on at Roanoke Memorial Hospitals as the Assistant Director. In 1970, he became Administrator of Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham, North Carolina. Mr. Moss moved back to Virginia in 1978, this time to Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia. He has been with Potomac Hospital since that time, first as President of Potomac Hospital Corporation, and currently as President of Potomac Hospital Foundation and Vice President of Potomac Ventures Corporation (positions held since 1983).

Mr. Moss has been a preceptor for the Department of Health Administration since 1978. In 1999, he received the Thomas C. Barker Outstanding Preceptor Award. Mr. Moss is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Life Member of the American Hospital Association, and a current board member of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Mr. Flannagan has been a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives since 1975 and was just recently recertified in 2001. He is also a member of the American Hospital Association and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association. Mr. Flannagan has been a preceptor for the Department of Health Administration since 1980, and in 1999, he received the Thomas C. Barker Outstanding Preceptor Award.

Potomac Hospital

In 1972, after an eight-year community fundraising effort, Potomac Hospital opened its doors to the residents of eastern Prince William, southern Fairfax and north Stafford Counties. Potomac has come a long way since then, growing from 29 patient beds, 115 employees and 61 physicians to 153 patient beds, more than 1000 employees and more than 250 medical staff members.

Before Potomac Hospital opened, there was no civilian hospital between Fredericksburg and Alexandria. Residents of eastern Prince William County
knew that building their own hospital would cut travel time for medical care by 30 to 45 minutes. In 1965 the Woodbridge Jaycees hired professional consultants to study the feasibility of building a hospital in the area.
Architects were hired and at least five sites were surveyed to determine the hospital's location.

In June 1968, community leaders joined together to form the Potomac Hospital Corporation, and elected John Johnson, then head of Virginia Power, as president. In 1969 the first hospital membership drive began and soon there were 3,300 members ready and willing to support the hospital's fundraising efforts. When all was said and done, over $2 million was raised by the community to help build and open Potomac Hospital.

Today, Potomac Hospital is a 153-bed, not-for-profit community hospital serving Prince William County and its surrounding communities. The mission of Potomac Hospital is to identify healthcare needs and enhance the health of our community members regardless of race, color, religion, creed or ability to pay. Potomac Hospital offers a wide range of medical specialties, a highly qualified medical and clinical staff, and state-of-the-art technology required to uphold our mission. Potomac Hospital is an affiliate of http://www.inova.org
Inova Health System and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.