After an extensive national search with many qualified candidates, SSM Health is pleased to announce Kim Henrichsen, RN, MSN has accepted the role as President for SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - St. Louis effective Monday, April 21, 2025. The two hospitals together form the adult academic platform for SSM Health in St. Louis.
“Since stepping into the role of Interim President in December 2024, Kim has demonstrated her extensive healthcare expertise as a collaborative and dedicated leader, committed to delivering exceptional, high-quality care to all those we serve. I am excited for her continued focus on fostering engaged, high-performing teams as both a strategic and operational leader,” said Jeremy Fotheringham, St. Louis and Southern Illinois Regional President SSM Health.
Kim holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Utah and has an extensive background in health care delivery and leadership, starting as a critical care nurse and growing in her leadership and clinical responsibilities to hold system-level responsibilities at Intermountain Healthcare.
Before her interim responsibilities, she also was the national leader for medical management for Centene, which gave her broad insights into complex patients in complex environments and new ways to serve them. Kim has a history of successful leadership, in her many varied capacities, and we are excited for what the future holds for both health ministries under her guidance.
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Nationally recognized for quality and innovation, SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, fully integrated health system working to advance health equity and empower all people to achieve their full potential.
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health provides convenient access to high-quality community-based services as well as world-class academic medicine, clinical trials, and research studies. The organization’s footprint includes hospitals, physician offices, outpatient and virtual care services, senior care, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a fully transparent pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company, and an accountable care organization. As one of the largest employers in every community it serves, the organization’s 40,000 team members and 13,900+ providers are dedicated to fulfilling SSM Health’s Mission: “Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.” Like our founding sisters, we care deeply for our communities -- SSM Health reported $470 million in community benefit in 2023, including the provision of more than $346 million in uncompensated care. For more information, visit ssmhealth.com or find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
