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SSH Health Legacy
Mission and Values
We are SSM Health
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This SSM Health at Home Leader is a volunteer firefighter for the past 30 Years.

Who is Jason Greenwood?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader is a Part time Farmer, and Loves to Cook

Who is Rich Sullivan?

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The Sisters of St. Mary opened the first Catholic hospital and nursing school in the U.S. for this group.

Who are African Americans?

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The 13-word mission statement of SSM Health begins with this phrase.

What is "Through our exceptional health care services..."?

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SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving these four U.S. states.

What are Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader was born in Germany

Who is Angelika Fernolz?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader is a die hard 90s Country Music Fan

Who is Amanda Price?

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The number of German sisters who founded the original SSM Health ministry in 1872.

What is 5?

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One of SSM Health’s five core values, this one emphasizes honoring life at all stages.

What is Respect?

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This is the number of team members and providers working across the SSM Health system.

What are 40,000 team members and 15,000 providers?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader Likes to celebrate each New year with French Fries.

Who is Keegan Pinch?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader Once worked at a radio station, duties included, playing music and announcing the weather

Who is Ben Carrier?

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The city where the Sisters of St. Mary began their ministry in the U.S.

What is St. Louis?

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This value calls for responsible use of financial, human, and natural resources.

What is stewardship?

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In 2024, SSM Health reported this amount in community benefit, including over $279 million in uncompensated care.

What is $406 million?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader Spent 4 years of college working 70 hours per week doing quality control for a canning factory.

Who is Erin O'Brien

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This SSM Health at Home Leader chose her career path by opening a class catalog and choosing the first thing on the page

Who is Stacy Degroot?

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The year these trailblazing women were formally invested with the holy Habit.

What is 1947?

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SSM Health’s mission is to reveal this through exceptional health care services.

What is the healing presence of God?

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These five women were the first African American sisters to join the Sisters of St. Mary in 1946.

Who are Sr. Hilda Brickus, Sr. Antona Ebo, Sr. Therese Townsend, Sr. Mary Benet Gale, and Sr. Martine de Porres Handy?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader tended bar while in college, leading to an extensive shot glass collection

Who is Sam Gauger?

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This SSM Health at Home Leader was once a competitive badminton player

Who is Brian Kelly?

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The Sisters of St. Mary were originally known by this nickname due to their work during a smallpox epidemic.

Who are the Smallpox Sisters?

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Fun Fact Daily Double:This SSM Leader was once a contestant on a mini Fear Factor show at Universal Studios in California in 2005

Who is Dg?

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This sister had her leg amputated at age 12 but still pursued a life of service.

Who is Sr. Hilda Brickus?

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