NASSAU, BAHAMASBahamas Wellness Health System (BWHS) has announced the appointment of Charles Sealy as Lead Consultant. Sealy will provide strategic operational and financial support and project management for its four medical centers, three in Eleuthera and one in New Providence.

Bahamas Wellness President Dr. Arlington Lightbourne called Sealy a proven and passionate leader with significant experience in healthcare management in The Bahamas.

Sealy, who holds a graduate degree in healthcare administration and a degree in law from the University of London, served as CEO of Doctors Hospital for 13 of his 22-year career helping to build that institution into a highly recognized private care facility in the country. Since leaving Doctors Hospital, he has built a successful consultancy company along with several businesses, including SEACOAST Shipping Services and Narvi FX, an audio-visual production company, both of those enterprises based on his desire to bring the best technology to everyday services.

Bahamas Wellness Health System started with a 10-year plan that we exceeded by Year Five, said Dr. Lightbourne.

It has not been easy, and we would never be where we are today without the incredible support of the Eleuthera community. We want to continue to earn the trust the community has graced us with and we are grateful to have someone of Charles Sealys experience, knowledge and dedication to help us do that in every step we take in depth of expansion. Charles understands and appreciates our culture which is people before profits and affordable health care for all both in Eleuthera and in Nassau.

Founded in 2016 with one office on Collins Avenue in Nassau, BWHS has expanded to four clinics with a staff complement of 40 medical professionals and support staff as well as a roster of rotating physicians who provide specialty services in vision, dental, obstetrics and gynecology, podiatry, dermatology, diabetes management, gastroenterology, nutrition and wellness and more. Its flagship clinic, the Eleuthera Medical Centre in North Palmetto Point, serves as the islands emergency room with advanced in-house diagnostic facilities and comprehensive treatment. It has emerged as a foundational community institution. When it became the first facility to bring mammography services to Eleuthera in 2023, there was a waiting list of more than 100 women.

We know how difficult it is for many women in Eleuthera to make that trek to Nassau every year for their breast exam. Our priority was to bring the ability to have an annual mammogram to them, Dr. Lightbourne explained. The clinic also has state-of-the-art x-ray and lab capabilities. During the COVID-19 epidemic, it served thousands remaining open 24/7 for emergencies.

While we are a for-profit health care provider, we hold fast to our underlying all commitment to ensure maximum access to services and to be an integral stakeholder in the community. We will never turn away an elderly grandmother who cannot pay. Someday, that could be your grandmother or mine at the door who needs medical attention, said Dr. Lightbourne, who worked as an Emergency Room physician at both PMH and Doctors Hospital before going into private practice.

I have every confidence that Charles Sealy shares that commitment, he continued. His dedication to community and volunteerism is well-known. Mr. Sealy is a Royal Bahamas Police Force Reservist and has been an active Rotarian for more than 25 years, holding several leadership positions including District Governor in 2020-2021, responsible for oversight of Rotary club activities in 10 countries in the Caribbean.

Bahamas Wellness operates clinics in North Palmetto Point, Spanish Wells and Lower Bogue in Eleuthera and in Nassau. Its board of directors includes Robert Pantry, Khaalis Rolle, Michele Johnson, Dr. Leonardo Culmer, Dr. Lightbourne and Diane Phillips, Chair. Mr. Sealy will join the board in the capacity of his appointment effective immediately.

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