2011-11-15T12:39:37-06:00 2010-12-31 DELOITTE TAX LLP 1111 BAGBY STREET SUITE 4500 HOUSTON TX 770022591 990EZ 2010-01-01 431788151 SSM POLICY INSTITUTE SSMP 3145238755 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 DIXIE PLATT 3145238755 2011-11-15 1 NANCY EVETTS 7139822000 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X X WWW.SSMHC.COM X 162756 X 162756 162756 37133 7803 44936 117820 290881 0 408701 X 302573 421812 302573 421812 11692 13111 290881 408701 X SOCIAL WELFARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: SSM HEALTH CARE IS A CATHOLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM WITH AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A PIONEER IN THE USE OF QUALITY MEASURES TO IMPROVE CARE. WITH OVER 5,000 PHYSICIANS AND 22,000 EMPLOYEES IN FOUR STATES, SSM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IT IS LOCATED IN WISCONSIN, OKLAHOMA, ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI. IN EVERY REGION, SSM FACILITIES FORGE CREATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO FOSTER HEALTHIER PEOPLE AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND AT ITS VARIOUS SITES, SSM SERVES MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE ANNUALLY. AN EARLY ADOPTER OF THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, SSM PROVIDES CARE IN A RANGE OF CONVENIENT SETTINGS, INCLUDING HOSPITALS, A PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER, OUTPATIENT CENTERS, RURAL AND INNER CITY CLINICS, SURGERY CENTERS, NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, AN EMERGENCY CENTER, REHABILITATION FACILITIES, HOME CARE, AND HOSPICE. SSM WAS THE FIRST HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD, THE NATION'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR QUALITY. BEGUN BY FIVE CATHOLIC SISTERS WITH $5 AND TODAY SPONSORED BY THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF MARY, SSM HEALTH CARE MAINTAINS THE MISSION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS BY WORKING TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. DESCRIBE THE EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS: THE SSM POLICY INSTITUTE (SSMPI) WAS CREATED TO IDENTIFY HEALTH CARE ISSUES OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO SSM HEALTH CARE (SSMHC) ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF QUALITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY SSMHC. THE SSMPI BOARD REVIEWS ISSUES AND RECOMMENDS POLICY POSITIONS TO SSM HEALTH CARE'S SYSTEM LEADERSHIP. SSMPI POSITION PAPERS ARE DRAFTED AND SHARED WITH SYSTEM LEADERS TO USE WITH LEGISLATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THEY ALSO ARE SHARED WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STAFF AS WELL AS LAWMAKERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. THE SSMPI ALSO HELD A FORUM IN 2011 WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF TO DISCUSS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN GREATER DEPTH. THE SSMPI HAS DRAFTED A NUMBER OF POSITION PAPERS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IN DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES TO SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH CARE REFORM AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE SSMPI DRAFTED SSM HEALTH CARE'S PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE HEALTH CARE REFORM, BASED ON THE SYSTEM'S MISSION AND VALUES. 0 44936 44936 X MICHAEL HEIFETZ 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 STEVEN B HOVEN 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 14110 0 CHRIS HOWARD 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 ANDY KOSSEFF MD 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 PHILIP P GUSTAFSON 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 MARY STARMANN-HARRISON 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 DIXIE PLATT 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 8940 0 JAMES SANGER 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 KEVIN JOHNSON MD 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 KERSEY WINFREE MD 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 KRIS A ZIMMER 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 JUNE L PICKETT 477 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63141 1.00 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHERYL WATTS 12312 OLIVE BLVD SUITE 600 ST LOUIS MO 63141 3145238755 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER EXPENSES FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTING FEES. AMOUNT: 4,684. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,837. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 17. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 265. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 7,803. OTHER LIABILITIES FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 11,692. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 13,111. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.