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<item><title><![CDATA[ SSM Health Care-St. Louis Hospitals Improving Patient Care ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS - (October 21, 2009)  SSM DePaul Health Center, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, and SSM St. Mary&#39;s Health Center have been named top performing hospitals in the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance QUEST: High-Performing Hospitals initiative. ]]></description>
<pubdate>10/21/2009 08:57:21 AM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ SSM Health Care Names New Senior VP ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 13, 2009 (ST. LOUIS) - Paula Friedman, SSM Health Care corporate vice president - strategy and systems improvement, has been promoted to senior vice president - strategic development. Friedman, 46, will oversee the system's strategic planning and quality management functions. The appointment is effective Aug. 1.]]></description>
<pubdate>07/13/2009 09:58:29 AM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Religious Sisters Continue Courageously ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS (July 9, 2009)- An SSM Health Care documentary on the legacy of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, "Continue Courageously," has been selected to screen in competition at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Tuesday, July 21 at the Tivoli Theatre in University City, Mo. ]]></description>
<pubdate>07/09/2009 11:01:28 AM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Changes Announced at SSM Health Care ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 1, 2009 (ST. LOUIS) - Sr. Rose Mary Dowling, chair of the SSM Health Care board of directors, has announced changes in the organization's leadership. Effective August 1, Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, President/CEO of SSM Health Care, will assume the new full-time position of Chair and Chief Executive Officer of SSM Health Care and William P. Thompson, senior vice president - strategic development, will become SSM's new President/Chief Operating Officer.]]></description>
<pubdate>07/01/2009 02:09:58 PM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ SSM Health Care CEO Named Quality Pioneer ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[May 4, 2009 (ST. LOUIS) - Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, President/CEO of SSM Health Care, is among five recipients of the American Productivity & Quality Center&#39;s C. Jackson Grayson Distinguished Quality Pioneer Medal.]]></description>
<pubdate>05/04/2009 09:34:51 AM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Alexander Named Corporate Vice President, Finance and Treasury for SSM ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nov. 10, 2008 (ST. LOUIS)  SSM Health Care has named Melvin Alexander Corporate Vice President, Finance and Treasury. Alexander will begin his new position Dec. 17.]]></description>
<pubdate>11/10/2008 04:25:52 PM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Gustafson Named President/CEO of St. Mary's Good Samaritan Inc. and SSM System Vice President ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nov. 5, 2008 (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) - SSM Health Care has named Philip P. Gustafson president/CEO of St. Mary's Good Samaritan Inc. and system vice president for SSM Health Care. Gustafson will oversee St. Mary's Good Samaritan Inc.&#39;s two campuses located in Centralia, Ill., and Mount Vernon, Ill. He will begin his duties on Dec. 30.]]></description>
<pubdate>11/05/2008 01:44:52 PM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ SSM Health Care Earns Two 2008 Missouri Quality Awards ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Oct. 21, 2008 (ST. LOUIS)  For the third time, SSM Integrated Health Technologies in St. Louis and St. Francis Hospital & Health Services in Maryville, Mo., each have earned a Missouri Quality Award. Recognized as one of the strongest state-level quality award programs in the country, the award honors excellence in areas such as organizational performance, leadership, customer service and satisfaction.]]></description>
<pubdate>10/21/2008 09:08:14 AM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ SSM Health Care&#39;s Sister Mary Jean Ryan Named to "Top 100 Most Powerful" List for Sixth Year ]]></title>
<link>http://www.ssmhc.com/internet/home/ssmcorp.nsf/news%20releases/A8587807B9092E93862574B0006811B7?opendocument</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 25, 2008 (ST. LOUIS) - For the sixth consecutive year, Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, President/CEO of St. Louis-based SSM Health Care, has been named one of the 100 most powerful people in health care by Modern Healthcare magazine.]]></description>
<pubdate>08/25/2008 01:56:42 PM</pubdate></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ St. Francis Hospital Transferred To MSMC Investors ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 30, 2008 (BLUE ISLAND, Ill.) - At 12:01 this morning, St. Francis Hospital & Health Center was transferred to a new owner, MSMC Investors, LLC. The hospital&#39;s new name is MetroSouth Medical Center. The transfer also includes SSM Home Care&#39;s Blue Island home health and hospice operations.]]></description>
<pubdate>07/30/2008 09:16:18 AM</pubdate></item>

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