Awards & Recognition

For more than two decades, SSM Health has embraced the principles of continuous quality improvement to fulfill our mission to our patients and their families. We are committed to continually improving what we believe are the three elements of exceptional care: high quality outcomes, an excellent patient experience and a safe environment. This has led to a series of honors throughout the SSM Health system. 

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Quality & Safety

2026 Top Hospitals

  • SSM Health Monroe Hospital
  • SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo
  • SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

2025-2026

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital was ranked in four specialties:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonology

2025-2026

These hospitals were named as “high performing” in one or more specialties, including: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, back surgery (spinal fusion), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, kidney failure, knee replacement, leukemia/lymphoma/myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, and stroke.

  • SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis
  • SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Oklahoma City
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Fenton
  • SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – Lake Saint Louis
  • SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Centralia
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Jefferson City
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – St. Louis

2026 World's Best Hospitals

  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

2025 America's Best Maternity Hospitals

  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
  • SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

2024 America's Best Maternity Hospitals

  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – St. Louis

2024 America's Best-In-State Hospitals

  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison

2023 Nation's Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – St. Louis

2024

  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison

2023

  • Dean Health Plan Medicare Advantage
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Baraboo
  • SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison
  • SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Janesville
  • SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital

2022

  • Dean Health Plan Medicare Advantage
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville
  • SSM Health Monroe Hospital
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia

SSM Health has been recognized with this honor from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (previously awarded by the American Hospital Association) every year since first applying in 2014.

Patient Satisfaction

  • SSM Health Monroe Hospital (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
  • SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital – Fond du Lac (2024)
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee (2024, 2023, 2022)
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Baraboo (2024)
  • SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison (2024, 2023, 2022)
  • SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital (2024)

Work Environment

  • 2025 America’s Best-In-State Employers
  • 2022 America’s Best Employers for Diversity
  • 2021 America’s Best Employers for Diversity
  • 2021 America’s Best Employers for Women
  • 2024 Diversity Leaders
  • 2026 America's Greatest Workplaces for Women
  • 2026 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community
  • 2025 America's Greatest Workplaces for Women
  • 2025 America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity
  • 2024 America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters
  • 2024 America's Greatest Workplaces for Women
  • 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
  • 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women
  • 2026 Top Places to Work in Healthcare
  • 2025 Top Places to Work in Healthcare
  • 2024 Top Places to Work in Healthcare
  • 2023 Top Places to Work in Healthcare
  • 2024 Champions for Diversity & Inclusion
  • 2025 World's Happiest Workplace

For more information on working at SSM Health, please visit our SSM Health careers website.

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