Ssm Health Care Of Wisconsin Inc

PART OF AN INTEGRATED NETWORK PROVIDING HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN OPERATING THREE HOSPITALS AND TWO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1872 BY CATHOLIC SISTERS, SSM HEALTH (SSMH) HAS EXISTED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SSMH IS A CATHOLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH ONE OF THE LARGEST INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE NATION. WITH CARE DELIVERY SITES IN ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, AND WISCONSIN, SSMH INCLUDES 23 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MORE THAN 650 PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND OTHER OUTPATIENT AND VIRTUAL CARE SERVICES, 12 POST-ACUTE FACILITIES, COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, A PHARMACY BENEFIT COMPANY, AND AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION. THE HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYS NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE AND IS AFFILIATED WITH 13,900 PHYSICIANS MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS, SSMH STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ITS HOSPITALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ABOUT SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN:SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES AT THREE WHOLLY-OWNED ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - MADISON, SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL - BARABOO AND SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - JANESVILLE, AS WELL AS AT TWO NURSING HOMES SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S CARE CENTER IN MADISON AND SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE MEADOWS CARE CENTER IN BARABOO. SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN, INCLUDING ITS THREE WHOLLY OWNED HOSPITALS AND TWO NURSING HOMES, EARNED WISCONSIN'S HIGHEST RECOGNITION OF QUALITY BUSINESS PRACTICES IN 2013: THE EXCELLENCE LEVEL OF THE WISCONSIN FORWARD AWARD. THE HONOR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIVE YEARS. SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SSM HEALTH DEAN MEDICAL GROUP, ALSO EARNED RECOGNITION AS A FINALIST FOR ORTHOSERVICELINE.COM'S ORTHO TRANSFORMATION AWARD. THE AWARD HIGHLIGHTED THE STEADY STRIDES JOINT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT ALL THREE ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL MADISON IS A 440-BED TERTIARY REFERRAL HOSPITAL OFFERING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE AND NEARLY ALL SPECIALTIES. THE CAMPUS INCLUDES AN OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER AND AN EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE CENTER. ST. MARY'S ALSO OPERATES AN OFF-SITE ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER, IS OWNER OF A HOME HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S CARE CENTER (A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY) ON MADISON'S SOUTHWEST SIDE. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SSM HEALTH DEAN MEDICAL GROUP HAS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN A MEDICARE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE AND NEARLY ALL SPECIALTIES. ST. MARY'S WAS ALSO REDESIGNATED AS A MAGNET HOSPITAL IN 2017 AND HAS PREVIOUSLY ATTAINED ELITE STATUS AS WELL. MAGNET HOSPITALS ARE CONSIDERED "THE GOLD STANDARD" OF NURSING. THEIR EMPHASIS ON QUALITY, INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION TENDS TO LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES, HIGH PATIENT SATISFACTION AND A MORE STABLE WORKFORCE. IN 2018, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD FOR HIGH STANDARDS IN OBSTETRICS AND ALSO BY THE WATSON HEALTH 100 TOP HOSPITALS.SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL BARABOO OFFERS ACUTE CARE SERVICES AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER SERVICES INCLUDING CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT AND HEMODIALYSIS. ST. CLARE ALSO OFFERS CARDIAC REHABILITATION, ORTHOPEDICS, WOMEN'S SERVICES, AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES AND SENIOR LIVING. SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE MEADOWS CARE CENTER, AN AFFILIATE OF ST. CLARE HOSPITAL, PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE AND LIVING OPTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY OF THE GREATER BARABOO AND SAUK COUNTY AREA. THE 100-BED MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SKILLED NURSING FACILITY PROVIDES 24-HOUR NURSING CARE FOR TEMPORARY REHABILITATION CARE OR PERMANENT CARE BASIS IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT CELEBRATES THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL.SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - JANESVILLE OPERATES A 50-BED HOSPITAL AND AN ADJACENT PHYSICIANS' OFFICE COMPLEX. THE HOSPITAL SERVES ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH EMERGENCY SERVICES, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES, A SLEEP LAB, RADIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY REHABILITATION, AND PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTING. BUILT IN 2012, THE MEDICAL CAMPUS PROVIDES ALL PRIVATE ROOMS, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN ALSO FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: - OPERATES AN EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY- HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA- HAS A GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY- ENGAGES IN THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS- PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND/OR OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS- ALL SURPLUS FUNDS GENERATED BY SSMH ENTITIES ARE REINVESTED IN IMPROVING OUR PATIENT CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE:THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT COULD BE INCLUDED AS UNCOMPENSATED CARE:TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE $ 5,296,172UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID $ 31,628,189UNPAID COST OF MEDICARE $ 6,260,118TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE $ 43,184,479