SSM Health Matters Blog

Welcome to 2025 and our Year of Hope Welcome to 2025 and our Year of Hope

SSM Health’s Year of Hope will offer us moments to pause, reflect, and connect with our purpose while looking forward to the future with expectation and optimism. Each month, we’ll focus on areas where we can further cultivate hope together – please join us!

Longtime employees spread cheer at hospital as Santa and elf Longtime employees spread cheer at hospital as Santa and elf

Sometimes, the best holiday traditions are the people – like Mike Eichholz and Wanda Woods

Finding joy in simplicity Finding joy in simplicity

We invite you to consider a holiday season focused on simplicity, calm, and connection.

A Year of Kindness: Be kind to someone in need A Year of Kindness: Be kind to someone in need

Consider sharing the focus of our founding sisters and extend kindness to those in need

Talking to teens about social media Talking to teens about social media

Understanding and navigating this digital landscape alongside your teen is crucial.

Quite the ‘assist’ – Softball fan survives stroke with care from SSM Health Quite the ‘assist’ – Softball fan survives stroke with care from SSM Health

Faced with a life-threatening emergency far from home, this patient credits God, family and her caregivers for her inspiring story