SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA INC

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 HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA:SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA (SSMOK) IS A HEALTH-CARE NETWORK THAT ENCOMPASSES SSM HEALTH CARE FACILITIES PRIMARILY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THIS INCLUDES SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL - OKLAHOMA CITY, SSM HEALTH BONE & JOINT HOSPITAL AT ST. ANTHONY, SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL MIDWEST, AND ST. ANTHONY PHYSICIANS GROUP, A MULTI-SPECIALTY MEDICAL GROUP WITH LOCATIONS GEOGRAPHICALLY SPREAD AMONG THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. SSMOK IS ALSO THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF SSM HEALTH ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL - SHAWNEE IN SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA. IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN HOSPITAL CAMPUSES, THE REGION ALSO ENCOMPASSES ST ANTHONY NORTH, LOCATED IN NORTH OKLAHOMA CITY, AND ST ANTHONY SOUTH, LOCATED IN SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY, ST ANTHONY HEALTHPLEX EAST AND ST ANTHONY HEALTHPLEX SOUTH, IN EAST AND SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY. THESE STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMPUSES FEATURE FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOMS, AMBULATORY SERVICES AND PHYSICIANS. SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL OPERATES AS A REGIONAL REFERRAL FACILITY LOCATED IN MIDTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS MANY COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. ST. ANTHONY PROVIDES GENERAL, TERTIARY ACUTE CARE SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SURGERY, KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER DISCIPLINES. ST. ANTHONY HAS BROUGHT MANY "FIRSTS" TO HEALTH CARE IN OKLAHOMA (FIRST ICU, FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, FIRST NEUROSURGICAL INSTITUTE), INCLUDING BRINGING THE STATE'S ONLY CYBERKNIFE TECHNOLOGY TO OKLAHOMANS. IN 2018, THE HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED THE "PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD BY HEATHGRADES AND AN "A" GRADE FROM LEAPFROG FOR PATIENT SAFETY. THE ST. ANTHONY PHYSICIANS GROUP WAS ALSO HONORED WITH THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION.SSM HEALTH BONE AND JOINT HOSPITAL AT ST. ANTHONY IS UNIQUE IN THAT THE HOSPITAL, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE COMMITTED SOLELY TO ORTHOPEDIC CARE. STAFF OFFERS A RANGE OF ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES INCLUDING HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, SPINE SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, SPORTS MEDICINE, ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURES, FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY, HAND SURGERY, AND ROBOTIC SURGERY. RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES, BONE AND JOINT HOSPITAL AT ST. ANTHONY RATES IN THE TOP 4% IN PATIENT SATISFACTION. BONE AND JOINT HOSPITAL HAS EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ITS TOTAL KNEE AND TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT PROGRAM MULTIPLE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY IN 2021.LOCATED IN MIDWEST CITY, SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL - MIDWEST SERVES THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES WITH PHYSICIANS AND STAFF DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, SURGERY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THROUGH SAINTS MEDICAL GROUP, SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PEDIATRICS. SPECIALTY SERVICE LINES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONARY, THORACIC SURGERY, VASCULAR SURGERY, DIAGNOSTIC/MEDICAL TESTING SERVICES, AND AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NETWORK.SSMOK ALSO INCLUDES ST. ANTHONY AFFILIATE HEALTH NETWORK THAT ENCOMPASSES 16 AFFILIATE HOSPITALS, INCLUDING SIX TIER ONE AFFILIATE HOSPITALS. PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CLINICS, MOBILE DIAGNOSTICS AND TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES ARE OFFERED TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK, THUS IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES LOCATED SOME DISTANCE FROM A METROPOLITAN AREA.SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA 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 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:THIS SECTION INCLUDES A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT COULD BE QUANTIFIED AS UNCOMPENSATED CARE:TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE $ 15,227,471UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID $ 33,875,943UNPAID COST OF MEDICARE $ 53,879,440UNPAID COST OF OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS $ 423,725TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE $103,406,579