Call for award nominations and best practice submissions

May 03, 2024 12:59 PM - At SSM Health, we believe in the healing power of presence. We know that exceptional health care is more than medicine, it's how we choose to care for our patients, communities and each other. Every day, we are accountable for our actions and attitudes in every interaction with the people around us.

Our annual voluntary systemwide Virtual SSM Health Symposium: Celebrating Clinical and Operational Excellence will be held August 28 from 8:30 am to noon. This event brings together teams from across SSM Health to explore value-based care, share best practices and recognize clinicians and operational team members who have provided high quality services and compassionate care over the past year. We hope you’ll join us for a day of learning and connecting with others as an integrated, clinically driven health delivery system.


Clinical and Operational Award Nominations – Due date May 31
At the Symposium, we will showcase SSM Health team members who have exemplified our SSM Health Mission, Vision and Values over the past year. Click here to nominate a team member to receive a prestigious award in one of the following categories. There will be one winner in each category per region.
  • Advanced Practice Provider of the Year
  • Clinical Support of the Year (roles that directly support patient care in any clinical setting, such as lab, medical assistant, pharmacy, radiology, therapists, etc.)
  • Nurse of the Year (RN, LPN)
  • Operational Support of the Year (environmental services, food services, hospital and medical group leaders, security, etc.)
  • Physician of the Year
  • Shared Services Support of the Year (administrative, finance, mission, risk, supply chain, etc.
  • New this year - Systemwide award - Team of the Year (clinical, operational or a combination; single or multi-regions.)

Click here or scan the below QR code with your smartphone to nominate your team members for these special awards


Below is the information you will need for the nomination form:
    • Location of nominee (region)
    • First name, last name credentials
    • Award category
    • Nominee’s contact information, position, department, email
    • Your contact information
    • In 500 words or less, tell us why you are nominating this person for one of the Clinical and Operational Awards - advanced practice provider, clinical support, nurse, operational support, physician or shared services support. For example:
  • How has this person shown great courage, leadership, innovation and/or dedication?
  • How has this person exemplified our SSM Health Mission, Vision and Values to care for and support our colleagues, patients, families and/or community?
  • How has this person inspired and encouraged you with their example over the past year?
Incomplete entries will not be considered, so please be sure all fields are filledWinners will be announced at the Symposium on Aug. 28.

Call for Best Practice Abstracts and Poster Displays - Due June 14
We invite you to submit a brief abstract of the work you or your team completed that developed or advanced clinical or operational best practices this past year. Winners will be selected for six verbal presentations and 10 for physical posters/displays will be featured at the Symposium.


Click here to submit an abstract or scan the below QR code with your smartphone to nominate your peers for awards and submit your best practices. You can also visit the Announcements section of your intranet home page for submission links and additional details about the voluntary systemwide virtual symposium.


For more details on the 2024 SSM Health Symposium, click here.

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