SSM REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1872 BY CATHOLIC SISTERS, SSM HEALTH (SSMH) HAS EXISTED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SSMH IS A CATHOLIC, NOT-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, SSMH INCLUDES 23 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MORE THAN 650 PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND OTHER OUTPATIENT AND VIRTUAL CARE SERVICES, 12 POST-ACUTE FACILITIES, COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, A PHARMACY BENEFIT COMPANY, AND AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION. THE HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYS NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE AND IS AFFILIATED WITH 13,900 PHYSICIANS MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS, SSMH STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ITS HOSPITALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ABOUT SSM REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES:SSM REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDES SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL JEFFERSON CITY IN JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, AS WELL AS A NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL CLINICS AND SPECIALTY OFFERINGS THAT SERVE JEFFERSON CITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTER JEFFERSON CITY HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR MORE 100 YEARS AND OPERATES AS A FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN MISSOURI'S STATE CAPITOL. THE HOSPITAL FEATURES A DEDICATED INPATIENT PEDIATRIC UNIT, A WOUND CENTER AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, SSM HEALTH ST MARY'S HOSPITAL JEFFERSON CITY OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIOVASCULAR, EMERGENCY, ORTHOPEDIC, CANCER, OUTPATIENT SURGICAL, WOMEN'S HEALTH AND IMAGING, PAIN MANAGEMENT, SLEEP MEDICINE, AND OCCUPATIONAL AND REHABILITATION THERAPY.SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL JEFFERSON CITY IS ONE OF ONLY TWO HOSPITALS IN THE STATE AND THE ONLY ONE IN JEFFERSON CITY TO RECEIVE TWO PATIENT-FOCUSED AWARDS FROM HEALTHGRADES, A LEADING ONLINE RESOURCE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. THE HOSPITAL EARNED BOTH THE 2016 PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE 2016 HEALTHGRADES OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD. OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH AN EVALUATION OF 10 PATIENT EXPERIENCE MEASURES, USING DATA COLLECTED FROM A 32-QUESTION HCAHPS SURVEY OF THE HOSPITAL'S OWN PATIENTS. THE SURVEY QUESTIONS FOCUS ON PATIENTS' PERSPECTIVES OF THEIR CARE DURING THEIR INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAY. IN NOVEMBER 2014, THE HOSPITAL MOVED TO A NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING. IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE NEW FACILITY INCLUDE ALL PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCREASING PATIENT COMFORT, HEALING, AND SAFETY; EASE OF PATIENT AND VISITOR TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT AREAS; SOUND-ABSORBING FLOORING, ACOUSTIC CEILING TILES, AND LIMITED OVERHEAD PAGING THAT WILL REDUCE NOISE AND PROMOTE RECOVERY; AND OUTDOOR GARDENS FOR PATIENTS TO RELAX AND RECUPERATE. SSM REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES ALSO FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: OPERATES AN EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA HAS A GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY ENGAGES IN THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND/OR OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS ALL SURPLUS FUNDS GENERATED BY SSMH ENTITIES ARE REINVESTED IN IMPROVING OUR PATIENT CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE:THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT COULD BE INCLUDED AS UNCOMPENSATED CARE:TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE $ 2,424,017UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID $ 9,086,739UNPAID COST OF OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS $ 1,491,568UNPAID COST OF MEDICARE $ 12,960,789 TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE $ 25,963,113