SSM Health Matters Blog

Finding hope and help for kids with type 1 diabetes Finding hope and help for kids with type 1 diabetes

Celia Bangert, MD, shares how newer treatments and coordinated care improves the health and prognosis of young patients.

Making our hospitals safer – for everyone Making our hospitals safer – for everyone

SSM Health Steve Smoot shares some of SSM Health’s effective safety measures in Modern Healthcare

Relief for dry eyes Relief for dry eyes

Dealing with dry eyes can be challenging, but relief is possible.

Patient thankful after recovery from a fall Patient thankful after recovery from a fall

Originally, she was unable to walk or talk. Now, an SSM Health Inpatient Rehab patient is back home

A Year of Kindness: Be Kind to Your Neighbor A Year of Kindness: Be Kind to Your Neighbor

Our polarized and divided world needs kindness now more than ever. We look at Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan to better understand who our neighbor is – and how we can extend kindness, even when it feels difficult.

SSM Health expands the pasteurized donor human milk program for newborns in St. Louis SSM Health expands the pasteurized donor human milk program for newborns in St. Louis

SSM Health is expanding the use of donor milk throughout all of our St. Louis region birthing centers and special care nurseries.