Ssm Health Businesses
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH OUR EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WE REVEAL THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD.
- Income
- $273.9 million
- Spending
- $315.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 1,548
- Volunteers
- 47
- Highest pay
- $7.9 million, president, ceo at ssm health
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $271.6 million spent. SSM HEALTH BUSINESSES IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF SSM HEALTH'S POST ACUTE DIVISION INCLUDING ITS LONG-TERM CARE, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH 2024 SSM HEALTH BUSINESSES INCLUDED THE INTEGRATED HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION OF SSM HEALTH.SSM HOME CARE STRIVES TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. SSM HOME CARE BRINGS HEALING HEALTH CARE SERVICES INTO THE HOMES OF OUR PATIENTS, WHERE FAMILY SUPPORT AND FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS CAN TRULY ENHANCE RECOVERY AND HEALING. SSM HOME CARE PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HOME CARE SERVICES TO MEET A VARIETY OF NEEDS -WHEN EXTENDED CARE IS REQUIRED AFTER A HOSPITAL STAY, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A HOSPITAL ADMISSION, OR INSTEAD OF A NURSING HOME OR ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTING. OUR SERVICES CAN BE ARRANGED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY BY A SINGLE PHONE CALL AND REFERRALS CAN BE MADE BY PHYSICIANS, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, OR BY REQUEST FROM THE PATIENT. THE HEALING SERVICES WE OFFER AT SSM HOME CARE INCLUDE SKILLED NURSING CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE, HOME HEALTH AIDES/NURSE ASSISTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, CHRONIC DISEASE AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK. SSM HOSPICE PROVIDES HOSPICE CARE AT A TIME WHEN CARING, COMFORT, ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL KIND OF HEALING ARE NEEDED. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL WAY OF CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH A LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY. HOSPICE ALSO PROVIDES COMFORT AND GUIDANCE TO CARE GIVERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE PATIENT. HOSPICE CARE GIVES INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CARE GIVERS A COMFORTING ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL SETTING, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL PERSON TO REMAIN AT HOME OR IN OTHER FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS. THE EMPHASIS OF SSM HOSPICE IS ON PRESERVING THE DIGNITY AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES RELIEF FROM EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL PAIN. THE SSM HOSPICE TEAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR OUR COMPASSIONATE APPROACH AND QUALITY NURSING CARE. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES, COUNSELORS, PASTORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES, AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE. SSM HOME CARE WILL STRIVE TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL PERSONS IN NEED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL BILLING AND COLLECTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES WILL REFLECT THE MISSION AND VALUES OF SSMH, INCLUDING OUR SPECIAL CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR HOUSEHOLD INCOMES UP TO FOUR TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS NOT MORE THAN TWO TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HOSPITAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION, AN EXCEPTION TO THE SLIDING SCALE IS PROVIDED FOR A PATIENT'S BALANCE DUE IF THE AMOUNT IS TOO LARGE TO BE REASONABLE PAID THROUGH AN INSTALLMENT PLAN OVER FOUR YEARS GIVEN THE FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENSES. SSM INTEGRATED HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION (SSMIHT) WORKS CLOSELY WITH SSM HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE MINISTRY, INCLUDING PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE TO THEIR HEALTH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS APPROPRIATE. SSMIHT HAS ONE PRIMARY SERVICE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IHT), WHICH PROVIDES THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. THIS SERVICE ENABLES SSM CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE TO OUR PATIENTS. THESE SERVICES AID IN REDUCING COST OF THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF SSM MINISTRIES. IHT SUPPORTS ALL THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TELECOMMUNICATION AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL OF SSM. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORT OF A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS USED BY THE ACUTE CARE FACILITIES TO SERVE SSM'S PATIENTS AND INCLUDE A FULLY INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, PATIENT REGISTRATION, PATIENT ACCOUNTING, PHYSICIAN CONNECTIVITY, AND MULTIPLE OTHER APPLICATIONS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CLINICAL SYSTEMS GROUP ARE APPLICATIONS UTILIZED BY OUR NON-ACUTE CARE USERS AND INCLUDE A HOME HEALTH AND A PHYSICIAN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS REQUIRED BY SSM TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE OPERATIONS. INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP OF PRODUCTS IS AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES FINANCIAL, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND HR/PAYROLL COMPONENTS. SOME APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS DECISION SUPPORT MODELS AND BENCHMARKING SOFTWARE, ARE UTILIZED BY BOTH THE CLINICAL AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS. SSMIHT PROVIDES THE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY AND HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THESE APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING AND MONITORING COMPUTER OPERATIONS, THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION, AND ASSURING THE SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THESE SERVICES PROVIDE THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS THAT ALLOW THE INFORMATION APPLICATIONS TO PROCESS AND FUNCTION OPTIMALLY. TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING IS ALSO A FUNCTION PROVIDED BY THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS STAFF. SSMIHT'S SOLE PURPOSE IS PROVIDING SERVICE TO SSM FACILITIES TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF SSM. BY LINKING PATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, SSMIHT WORKS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY BY BRINGING CRITICAL INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE BEDSIDE. SSMIHT SERVICES ALSO HELP TO INCREASE PHYSICIAN AND NURSE PRODUCTIVITY BY REDUCING PAPERWORK AND STREAMLINING WORKFLOWS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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