Mt. Vernon, IL – SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital adds state-of-the-art respiratory equipment following a substantial donation from the hospital’s auxiliary. Critically ill patients will now benefit from two high-end medical ventilators that provide life-saving breathing support for infants, children, and adults.
"We are so grateful for the hard work that the Auxiliary does to raise money so we can purchase new state-of-the-art equipment," states Trisha Barczewski, Respiratory Care Manager at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital. "The purchase of the new ventilators will allow our highly skilled and experienced Pulmonologists, Critical Care physicians, and Respiratory Therapists to provide the most advanced ventilatory support to our patients in need of this intervention. We are thankful and proud of this contribution by our Auxiliary.”
These state-of-the-art ventilators add to the advanced technology available at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital and allow our team members to deliver advanced care for even the most critically ill patients. The funds donated are just another demonstration of the Auxiliary’s continued support to the Mission of SSM Health.
About SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon, operating in partnership with the Felician Sisters, is a 134-bed hospital and has the most advanced robotic surgical system for minimally invasive surgery, a comprehensive neurosciences program, and a pediatric emergency and NICU telemedicine program operated in conjunction with the physicians at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
In 2016, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital was named a “Best Hospital” by US News and World Report for the treatment of congestive heart failure. In recent years, Healthgrades has presented SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital with the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, and the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.
