For Immediate Release For more information
June 6, 2022
Catholic Health Association:
Brian Reardon
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SSM Health:
Patrick Kampert
314-989-5077
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Laura Kaiser named board chair of the Catholic Health Association's (CHA) Board of Trustees for 2022-2023
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Catholic Health Association announced that SSM Health President and CEO Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE, has been inaugurated as chairperson of the Catholic Health Association's (CHA) Board of Trustees for 2022-23.
Kaiser’s investiture ceremony took place this morning at CHA’s annual national Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her term begins July 1 and she will serve until June 30, 2023.
“It has been a blessing to spend the majority of my career in mission-driven Catholic healthcare, and it’s truly an honor to serve the CHA in this role,” Kaiser said. “I look forward to collaborating with colleagues throughout CHA as we seek to find new and innovative ways to better serve all our neighbors, especially the poor and vulnerable. Exceptional healthcare should be accessible and affordable to everyone.”
The CHA, founded in 1915, advances the Catholic health ministry of the United States in caring for people and communities. Comprised of more than 600 hospitals and 1,600 long-term care and other health facilities in all 50 states, the Catholic health ministry is the largest group of nonprofit health care providers in the nation. Every day, more than one in seven patients in the U.S. is cared for in a Catholic hospital.
“We’ve worked with Laura for many years and know her to be a passionate and innovative leader who is deeply committed to quality, safety, social justice, health equity and preservation of the earth,” said Sr. Mary Haddad, CHA President and CEO. “We’re looking forward to her valuable insight and leadership as CHA chair.”
Kaiser leads SSM Health, a Catholic not-for-profit health system serving communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. Kaiser is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine for the past four years.
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About Catholic Health Association
The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the national leadership organization of the Catholic health ministry, representing the largest nonprofit provider of health care services in the nation.
- 1 in 7 patients in the U.S. is cared for in a Catholic hospital each day.
- Catholic health care, which includes more than 2,200 hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, systems, sponsors, and related organizations, serves the full continuum of health care across our nation.
About SSM Health
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s nearly 40,000 employees and 11,000 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 290 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 10 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves. For more information, visit ssmhealth.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter