Our sponsors, the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, opened the first Catholic hospital for African Americans in the nation in 1933. Not only did the hospital welcome African-American patients, it offered African-American physicians and nurses the opportunity to practice their profession.
Diversity in all areas of SSM Health Care is not only part of our past, it is key to our future. Our healing culture is made richer because we have people with different life experiences and ways of looking at the world. This approach helps us move closer to our mission: "Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God."
Employment and Diversity at SSM Health Care
Honors
AARP Best Employer for Workers Over 50 (2005, 2004)
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AARP Best Employer for Workers Over 50 (2003)
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St. Louis Business Journal - Great Place to Work (four times in four years)
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Top Adoption-Friendly Workplace
SSM Health Care named one of the top 100 adoption-friendly workplaces in the United States by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (2007)
Employment and Diversity at SSM Health Care