SSM Health Senior Leadership
Senior Leadership is the top-level leadership team for SSM Health. All strategic, operating, human resource, capital, policy and procedure questions impacting the entire system are brought to this group for input and/or decision making. Senior Leadership focuses on the operational and strategic priorities of each entity, network and system-wide issues affecting our patients and their communities.
Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE
President/Chief Executive Officer
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Joan Bachleitner, JD
Chief Strategy Officer
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Carter Dredge
Lead Futurist
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Stephanie Duggan, MD
Chief Clinical Officer
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Alexander Garza, MD
Chief Community Health Officer
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Douglas Long, JD
General Counsel
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Patrick McCruden
Chief Mission Integration Officer
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John Nguyen
Chief Administrative Officer
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Janet Smith-Hill
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Kevin Smith
Chief Financial Officer
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Steve Smoot, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
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Amy Wilson, DNP, RN, CPHQ
Chief Nursing Executive
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To reach a member of our senior leadership team, please call 314-989-5080.