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July 2, 2008 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) - At its meeting today, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board unanimously approved a permit to transfer ownership of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center in Blue Island from SSM Health Care to MSMC Investors. Once remaining approvals – including approval from the Catholic Church – are secured, SSM and MSMC hope to finalize the transaction July 30.
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| | SSM Health Care Gives Bottles The Boot
May 28, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - SSM Health Care is doing its part to reduce, reuse and recycle. Beginning June 1, SSM will stop offering bottled water at its 20 facilities because of the environmental impact of making, transporting and disposing of the bottles. SSM is among the first health care organizations in the nation to eliminate bottled water usage at its facilities. The effort supports the stance of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, the congregation that sponsors SSM Health Care, to "respect, appreciate and live in harmony with creation and direct our actions to preserve the earth."
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| | SSM Health Care CEO Sister Mary Jean Ryan Honored at American Society for Quality Conference; Named to International Academy of Quality
May 9, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, President/CEO of SSM Health Care, has added the Joseph M. Juran Medal for distinguished performance in quality leadership to her long list of honors. Sr. Mary Jean received the Juran Medal on May 5, 2008, from the American Society for Quality at its annual conference in Houston.
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| | MSMC Investors LLC and SSM Health Care Sign Deal That Will Keep St. Francis Hospital & Health Center Open
May 8, 2008 (BLUE ISLAND, Ill.) - MSMC Investors LLC and SSM Health Care said today that they have signed an agreement to transfer ownership of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center from SSM to MSMC, ensuring that the hospital will remain open and continue to serve the city of Blue Island and surrounding communities. The agreement sets out the terms for the transfer of the 410-bed hospital, SSM Home Care at St. Francis and SSM Hospice at St. Francis to MSMC Investors LLC, which was created by Transition Healthcare Company and its financial backer, Falcon Investors LLC, as the holding company for the hospital and related health care assets.
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| | SSM to Close St. Francis Hospital & Health Center
April 2, 2008 (BLUE ISLAND, Ill.) - Facing mounting financial losses and having exhausted all other options – including giving the hospital away for free – SSM Health Care announced today that it will reluctantly close St. Francis Hospital & Health Center. The hospital will remain open until SSM receives necessary approvals for its plans from the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board and the Illinois Department of Health.
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| | Neurosurgeon elected fundraising chairman of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
March 7, 2008 (OKLAHOMA CITY) – Scott Robertson, M.D., a neurosurgeon on staff at Bone & Joint Hospital, was named Chairman of the Fund-Raising Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) at a recent meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
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| | Platt Appointed to Episcopal City Mission Board of Directors
March 7, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - Dixie Platt, SSM Health Care senior vice president – mission and external relations, has been appointed to the Episcopal City Mission Board of Directors.
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| | St. Mary’s Health Center to Build New Hospital
Feb. 20, 2008 (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – SSM Health Care announced today that St. Mary's Health Center has submitted a letter of intent to the state’s Certificate of Need program to build a replacement hospital in western Jefferson City, Mo. St. Mary's will file a formal application in March.
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| | SSM Health Care and Fontbonne University Form Education Partnership
Feb. 1, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) – Thanks to a partnership between SSM Health Care’s SSM University and Fontbonne University, SSM employees can take courses leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees without ever leaving their place of work.
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| | Sister Mary Jean to Receive Susan Blow Award
Jan. 29, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSM Health Care, will be honored with the Susan Blow award at the third annual St. Louis Business Journal Women’s Conference.
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| | SSM Health Care-St. Louis names Calvaruso New SSM St. Joseph Health Center President
Jan. 21, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - SSM Health Care-St. Louis has announced the appointment of Gaspare Calvaruso as president of SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo.
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| | SSM Health Care-St. Louis announces new network structure for St. Louis
Jan. 2, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - Jim Sanger, president/CEO of SSM Health Care-St. Louis, has announced plans for a new organizational structure for SSM Health Care-St. Louis hospitals and services.
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| | Sister Mary Jean Ryan Named One of the '20 People Who Make Healthcare Better'
Nov. 15, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) - Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, president and CEO of SSM Health Care, was named one of the "20 People Who Make Health Care Better" in the November issue of HealthLeaders Magazine.
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| | Missouri Hospital Association Honors Schoenhard for Distinguished Service to Hospitals
Nov. 9, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) – William C. Schoenhard, FACHE, executive vice president and chief operating officer of SSM Health Care in St. Louis, was awarded the Missouri Hospital Association’s (MHA) Distinguished Service Award on Thursday, Nov. 8, during MHA’s 85th Annual Convention & Trade Show at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Mo. Schoenhard was honored for his leadership, advocacy and commitment to health care.
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| | SSM hospitals among top 1 percent in nation in quality, efficiency (St. Louis)
Oct. 26, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) – Three SSM Health Care – St. Louis hospitals received the 2007 Premier Care Science Select Practice National Quality Award for superior patient outcomes in both quality and efficiency.
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| | SSM-St. Louis CEO Ron Levy to Leave SSM; Jim Sanger Named New CEO
Oct. 5, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) – Ronald J. Levy, president/chief executive officer of SSM Health Care-St. Louis and regional president/system vice president for SSM Health Care, today announced that he plans to leave SSM effective Nov. 9 after more than 30 years of service. Jim Sanger, president/chief executive officer for St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Inc. in Centralia and Mt. Vernon, Ill. and regional president/system vice president of SSM Health Care, will replace Levy effective Nov. 10.
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| | SSM Health Care Signs Letter of Intent with Transition Healthcare Company
Oct. 1, 2007 (BLUE ISLAND, Ill.) – SSM Health Care has signed a letter of intent with Transition Healthcare Company, a Nashville-based organization with an office in Chicago that wants to purchase St. Francis Hospital and SSM Home Care's Blue Island home health and hospice operation.
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| | Bone & Joint Hospital Scores High With Patients
Sept. 11, 2007 (Oklahoma City) – Patients admitted to Bone & Joint Hospital have given the facility high scores on surveys conducted by Press Ganey Associates, Inc., a satisfaction measurement and improvement firm.
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| | Bernstein Named Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President at SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood
Aug. 9, 2007 (KIRKWOOD, Mo.) - SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood announces that Lee Bernstein has joined the hospital as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
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| | SSM Health Care-St. Louis Honored as Supply Chain Management Department of the Year
Aug. 1, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) – Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN), a national magazine that covers the health care supply chain industry has presented SSM Health Care-St. Louis with the Materials Management Department of the Year Award.
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| | SSM St. Mary’s Health Center Makes U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital List
July 17, 2007 (RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo.) – In its July 16 edition, U.S. News & World Report, one of the nation’s most reliable sources for national, world and international news, ranked SSM St. Mary’s Health Center among the country’s top hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery services.
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| | SSM and Heart Surgeons Launch Consolidated Surgery Group
July 16, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) – Four top-rated heart surgeons who perform more than 800 surgeries a year at SSM Health Care-St. Louis hospitals have consolidated their practices into a single surgical group: SSM Cardiovascular and Thoracic Services, Inc., (CTSI).
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| | William Jennings to Become SSM St. Mary’s Health Center President Sept. 1
June 29, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) - William Jennings, executive vice president/chief operating officer for SSM St. Mary’s Health Center, in Richmond Heights, Mo., will become the hospital’s president Sept. 1.
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| | St. Mary's Health Center Names New President
June 29, 2007 (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) - Brent VanConia, chief operating officer of St. Mary's Health Center, has been named hospital president after an announcement that current president Betsy Aderholdt has resigned to take a hospital position out-of-state.
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| | Cox Named President of St. Francis Hospital
June 18, 2007 (MARYVILLE, Mo.) - SSM Health Care today announced that Gray Cox has been named president of St. Francis Hospital and Health Services in Maryville, Mo. Cox will begin his new position on September 1. He replaces Mike Baumgartner, who resigned to take a job as president of St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, Minn.
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| | New Book by Sr. Mary Jean Ryan Traces SSM Health Care’s Exceptional Journey
June 11, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) - "Hang in there. It's hard work. But it is possible to transform an organization," writes SSM Health Care President/CEO Sr. Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, in her new book published by ASQ Quality Press.
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| | SSM Health Care Seeks Buyer for St. Francis Hospital
June 5, 2007 (BLUE ISLAND, IL) – SSM Health Care today announced that it will seek a buyer for St. Francis Hospital & Health Center in Blue Island, Il.
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| | SSM Health Care Named Best Adoption-Friendly Healthcare Organization by Dave Thomas Foundation
May 1, 2007 (ST LOUIS) – The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption this week announced the Best Adoption-Friendly healthcare organizations in America, based on adoption benefits offered to employees. SSM Health Care (St. Louis, MO) was ranked #1 among healthcare organizations.
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| | Aduddell Named President of Bone & Joint Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Feb. 9, 2007 (OKLAHOMA CITY) - Chris Howard, President of SSM Health Care of Oklahoma (SSMOK), and Ed Gray, President of HPI/Oklahoma City Market, have announced the selection of Chad S. Aduddell as the new president of Bone & Joint Hospital.
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| | Bailey Named Corporate Vice President – Financial Planning And Performance For SSM Health Care
Jan. 12, 2007 (ST. LOUIS) – SSM Health Care has named Karl Bailey corporate vice president – financial planning and performance.
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