Ssm Health Care of Oklahoma Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THROUGH OUR EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WE REVEAL THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD.
- Income
- $1.1 billion
- Spending
- $1.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 5,787
- Volunteers
- 187
- Highest pay
- $3.5 million, vice president, coo 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
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 127% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% 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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 10 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
0 of 10Did not give 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)
- $960.7 million spent. 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 SAINTS MEDICAL 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 - OKLAHOMA CITY IS LOCATED IN MIDTOWN AND HAS BEEN SERVING THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES FOR 125 YEARS. THE JOURNEY BEGAN IN 1898 WHEN OUR FOUNDING SISTERS ESTABLISHED ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL AS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE OKLAHOMA TERRITORY IN TWO RENTED HOUSES WITH 12 BEDS AT 219 N.W. 4TH STREET. LATER, A NEW 25-BED, TWO STORY BRICK STRUCTURE WAS DEDICATED ON NOVEMBER 23, 1899, JUST OUTSIDE THE OKLAHOMA CITY LIMITS. ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL REMAINS IN THE SAME LOCATION TODAY AS A 773-BED TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. ST. ANTHONY PROVIDES GENERAL, TERTIARY ACUTE CARE SERVICESINCLUDING 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. 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. SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL - MIDWEST IS LOCATED IN MIDWEST CITY AND SERVES THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES WITH PHYSICIANS AND STAFF DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE. OUR SPECIALTIES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, SURGERY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH PERSONAL AND COMPASSIONATE CARE, SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON HEALING. WE STRIVE TO BE THE HOSPITAL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TRUST FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.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, THORACICSURGERY, 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.
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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