Company Profile
SSM Health
Company Overview
SSM Health is a Catholic, non-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through one of the largest integrated delivery systems in the nation. With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 20 hospitals, more than 60 outpatient care sites, more than 9,500 physicians and more than 35,000 employees in four states, SSM Health is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon Illinois, operating in partnership with the Felician Sisters, is a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility, built in 2013. With 134 inpatient beds and eight (8) observation beds, it is the only hospital with an open heart surgery program in the region. In 2015, the hospital launched a new pediatric emergency and NICU telemedicine program in conjunction with the physicians at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital?. For three consecutive years, Healthgrades has presented SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital with the Patient Safety Excellence Award. In 2014, Quest by Premier Inc. recognized SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital with the Citation of Merit Award for Outstanding Patient Care.
Company History
Over the course of SSM Health’s 144-year history, growth and transformation have been nearly constant. Our founding sisters, the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, first began caring for patients in converted homes, which were later replaced with hospitals to meet the needs of the community. They began their ministry in St. Louis and then expanded to reach cities across the Midwest where they recognized a need for health care. The sisters’ focus on being fully present to the needs in front of them is a commitment that lives on across SSM Health over a century later.
Today, the ministry of SSM Health is in the capable and compassionate hands of more than 35,000 employees, 9,500 physicians and 4,600 volunteers who also understand the power of presence. We receive countless letters from patients and families who are grateful for not only the care they received, but also for the individuals who took the time to listen, to understand, to answer their questions, to hold their hand, or even to pray. These are the moments when we reveal God’s healing presence in a powerful and enduring way.
Benefits
Very affordable, flexible health insurance plans with low deductibles and co-pays.