SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

What SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital does

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit Catholic pediatric teaching hospital founded in 1956 and headquartered at 1465 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri. It operates as a pediatric specialty facility within the broader SSM Health integrated delivery network, which spans Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. The hospital delivers inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and emergency pediatric care, including tertiary and quaternary services, to children and families primarily across the Greater St. Louis Metro Area and surrounding states. It is staffed by employed physicians, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals affiliated with Saint Louis University, and has been recognized as a U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospital for 12 consecutive years, holds Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence, and carries a Newsweek 5-Star Hospital rating.

The hospital's core technology stack is built on Epic — with the MyChart patient portal enabling families to schedule appointments, access medical records, request prescription refills, and message care teams, and the EpicCare Link portal supporting secure care coordination with referring providers across the SSM Health four-state network. Notable proprietary clinical technology includes the INOmax EVOLVE DS nitric oxide delivery system (deployed October 2024, the second facility in the SSM Health system), a compact 1.43-pound cylinder platform with automated calibration that replaces traditional large tanks for pediatric respiratory therapy. Digital marketing and analytics are powered by third-party Heap/Contentsquare on ssmhealth.com.

Cardinal Glennon's revenue model centers on patient care billing through third-party payers and patient responsibility across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency pediatric services, supplemented by philanthropic revenue channeled through the affiliated SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation — including a $135 million capital campaign for a new replacement children's hospital. Community engagement is operationalized through a 325-member volunteer pipeline (Adult, College, High School tracks), Glennon Ambassadors, a Patient & Family Advisory Council, and a pet therapy program. Customer segments include pediatric patients and families (primary), community volunteers and donors, and referring physicians across the SSM Health network. Pricing for clinical services is not publicly disclosed; SSM Health offers Price Transparency and financial assistance programs alongside a Discounted Medical Premiums benefit for qualifying employees.

Name

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Legal name

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Website

https://ssmhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit Catholic pediatric teaching hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, delivering inpatient, outpatient, and emergency specialty care to children across Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin within the SSM Health integrated delivery network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital services
• Children's specialty care
• Inpatient pediatric care
• Outpatient pediatric services
• Pediatric teaching hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Patient care billing: Revenue generated from billing third-party payers, health plans, and patients for treatment, payment, and health care operations across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency pediatric services. SSM Health, Dean Health Systems, and Dean Health Plan participate in an Organized Health Care Arrangement (OHCA).
2. Philanthropic donations and capital campaigns: Charitable giving to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation supporting medical research, patient impact programs, community outreach, education, training, and capital projects such as the new children's hospital campaign.
3. Volunteer-supported ancillary services: In-kind economic value and community goodwill generated through ~325 active volunteers supporting direct patient care, gift shop, reception, mail room, library, storeroom, and waiting room operations.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit Catholic pediatric teaching hospital that delivers inpatient and outpatient pediatric care, surgical services, emergency care, and same-day in-person and virtual visits to children across Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Care is anchored at its main campus at 1465 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104 and delivered by employed physicians, residents, nurses, and allied health staff, with digital access via SSM Health MyChart and EpicCare Link.

Product overview

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit Catholic pediatric hospital in St. Louis, Missouri that operates as part of the larger SSM Health system spanning Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Its offering is structured as a core pediatric hospital product surrounded by several layered service and community-engagement modules: at the digital care-access layer, SSM Health MyChart (patient portal), Virtual Care Options, and Same-Day Care extend the hospital's reach beyond the physical campus; at the professional-coordination layer, EpicCare Link connects authorized healthcare professionals to patient information across SSM Health facilities; at the patient-experience layer, the SSM Health Pet Therapy Program, Glennon Ambassadors, and the Patient & Family Advisory Program supplement clinical care; at the volunteer and community layer, the Cardinal Glennon Volunteer Programs (Adult, College Student, High School tracks) and the SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation provide philanthropic and operational support, including the recently announced $135 million capital campaign for a new children's hospital building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation: Independent charitable foundation supporting the programs, services, and capital projects of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.

Products and services

• SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital (Inpatient & Outpatient Pediatric Care) Not-for-profit Catholic pediatric hospital in St. Louis, Missouri (1465 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104) providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient pediatric care, surgical services, emergency care, and same-day in-person and virtual visits; recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital for 12 consecutive years.
• Virtual Care Options

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized as a Best Children's Hospital by U.S. News & World Report for 12 consecutive years
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Forest ReLeaf of MissouriminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Forest ReLeaf of Missouri is a community partner of SSM Health. The collaboration was recently featured in Catholic Health World for its work bringing health and hope to local communities through tree-planting and greening initiatives.
• Mallinckrodt PharmaceuticalscoreTechnology or Integration · 28 October 2024Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals developed the INOmax EVOLVE DS nitric oxide delivery system with input from respiratory therapists nationwide. Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital became the second facility in the SSM Health system to go live with this FDA-cleared technology on October 28, 2024. The system replaces large traditional tanks with compact 1.43-pound cylinders and adds automated calibration, reducing setup time and improving respiratory therapy workflow for critically ill infants and adults on mechanical ventilation.
• Pet therapy partner organizationsminorOthersSSM Health partners with multiple pet therapy certification organizations. Pet therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers visit patients, families, and staff across SSM Health hospitals including Cardinal Glennon to provide comfort and emotional support.
• SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation is the affiliated fundraising entity supporting the hospital, including a $135M capital campaign for a new children's hospital. The foundation engages grateful patients, Glennon Ambassadors, and community benefactors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Texas Children's Hospital: Largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. and a U.S. News fixture; comparable in faith-affiliated origins (Baptist), Magnet status, and quaternary pediatric service breadth.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): Larger national pediatric academic medical center consistently ranked #1 or #2 on U.S. News; comparable in offering comprehensive quaternary pediatric care, residency training, and research — but at substantially greater scale.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated pediatric academic medical center and long-time U.S. News benchmark; comparable in Magnet-recognized nursing, specialty depth, and complex pediatric case mix.
• Children's National Hospital: Washington, D.C.-based academic pediatric hospital with similar teaching hospital structure, U.S. News ranking, and specialty depth; comparable as a nonprofit pediatric referral destination.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: Columbus, Ohio-based academic pediatric hospital; comparable in Magnet status, U.S. News ranking, and integrated delivery network footprint that spans multi-state pediatric referrals.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Top-ranked academic pediatric medical center with similar U.S. News recognition, research intensity, and Magnet nursing status; comparable in mission of complex pediatric care and family-centered design.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA): USC-affiliated academic children's hospital with comparable U.S. News Best Children's Hospital recognition, Magnet nursing, and quaternary pediatric specialty breadth.
• Nemours Children's Health: Multistate nonprofit pediatric health system operating children's hospitals and specialty care; comparable in cross-state referral model, nonprofit mission, and pediatric-only service focus.

Direct peers

• St. Louis Children's Hospital: Direct in-market competitor — a BJC HealthCare/Washington University-affiliated academic pediatric hospital serving the same St. Louis metro area and competing for the same complex pediatric referrals, specialist physicians, and research partnerships.
• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: Academic pediatric hospital serving a comparable Midwestern metro (Chicago) with a similar service mix of inpatient, outpatient, specialty, and research programs; competes for regional referrals from the same SSM Health catchment fringe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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