Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - SSM Health today announces leadership appointments that will support the continued growth and success of its Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri region and system overall.
Joe Hodges, Regional President for Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri, has been promoted to the position of Chief Operations Executive for SSM Health. The new position expands his responsibilities to include ensuring strategic alignment across the health system overall to provide exceptional health care services.
As Hodges begins his new role, Tammy Powell has been appointed Regional President for Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri, and Stacy Coleman has been named President of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City.
Hodges began his service to SSM Health in Oklahoma 34 years ago as a graduate student working part time in the business office. Prior to serving as Regional President and stepping into the expanded role of Chief Operations Executive, Hodges worked in a variety of leadership roles at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital, including President, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Vice President of Operations and Executive Director of Oncology and Administrative Services.
Powell began her SSM Health career in 1989, as a staff nurse at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital and has devoted more than 35 years to serving patients, communities and care teams. Throughout her tenure, she has held a variety of leadership roles, including Chief Nurse Executive, Chief Operating Officer and President of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital and SSM Health Bone & Joint at St. Anthony. She has played a key role in the growth of SSM Health's Oklahoma region by expanding access to care throughout Oklahoma City and surrounding communities while strengthening the organization's presence in rural markets.
Coleman, who currently serves as President of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and Regional Vice President of Strategy, also brings more than three decades of experience with SSM Health. Since joining the organization while in graduate school, she has held several strategic and operational leadership positions, including Regional Vice President of Strategy and Service Line Operations. Her leadership has helped advance strategic growth, operational excellence and a culture focused on quality and patient-centered care.
These leadership appointments reflect SSM Health's ongoing commitment to developing strong leaders and ensuring continuity as the organization continues to serve patients and communities across Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri consistent with its Mission, “Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.”
About SSM Health
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.
SSM Health in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, SSM Health includes St. Anthony Hospital (Oklahoma City), Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony (Oklahoma City), SSM Health Outpatient Center (Oklahoma City), St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee (Shawnee, Okla.), St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee, Seminole Campus (Seminole, Okla.), St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest (Midwest City, Okla.), and two joint venture partnerships, SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an SSM Health Select Medical partnership (Oklahoma City), and SSM Health Oklahoma Spine Hospital, Physician Owned (Oklahoma City). The SSM Health network in Oklahoma also includes five SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex campuses, seven managed hospitals, 15 rural affiliated hospitals and SSM Health Medical Group with more than 350 physicians and providers.
SSM Health in Mid-Missouri
In Mid-Missouri, SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Jefferson City has been a part of the Mid-Missouri community since 1905. In 2014, the hospital moved to its new, state-of-the art facility with spacious private rooms, an expanded emergency department, an Outpatient Surgery Center and the Blessed Beginnings Family Birth Center, the premier birthing center for Mid-Missouri. The hospital has been recognized with numerous awards for its unique design based on the latest research in patient safety and efficiency of care. It also regularly receives national recognition for delivering outstanding patient experience.
