Annual Report for Southern Illinois

In 2022, SSM Health in Illinois, which is a joint venture with the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice (commonly known as the Felician Sisters), served the region through SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Centralia, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon, two convenient care locations, two hospitals managed but not owned by SSM Health and 24 multi-specialty physician clinic locations. Together, we are committed to improving the lives and health of our patients and communities, with special focus on the region’s most pressing health needs: mental health, substance misuse and nutrition.

SSM Health provided $33,862,361 in Southern Illinois community benefit for 2022.

2022 Illinois Community Benefit by the Numbers

Mobile Food Market

Partnering to meet basic needs

SSM Health’s Southern Illinois ministries prioritize access to healthy food for the surrounding areas. To mitigate growing concerns of food insecurity, both during and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, SSM Health created a sustainable partnership with the University of Illinois Extension and United Way of South-Central Illinois to bring mobile food distribution events to three communities every month. Since its inception in 2020, the mobile markets have provided boxes of produce, meat/dairy, and pantry staples to more than 500 households collectively each month.

Prior to 2021, the effort was primarily funded through a USDA grant. Once grant funding was fully utilized, SSM Health became the key contributor to sustain the program. In 2022, SSM Health contributed a total of $49,953 to support mobile markets in Marion and Jefferson counties, reaching over 5,500 households.