Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Sisters of St. Mary/SSM Health Care
Geography
Location1465 South Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Organization
Care systemSSM Health
TypePediatric
Affiliated universityDepartment of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I pediatric trauma center
Public transit access MetroBus
History
Opened1956 (1956)
Links
Websitehttp://www.cardinalglennon.com
ListsHospitals in Missouri

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a non-profit 195-bed inpatient and outpatient pediatric medical center in St. Louis, Missouri. Since its founding in 1956, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon has provided care for children regardless of ability to pay. SSM Health Cardinal Glennon primarily serves children from eastern Missouri and southern Illinois, but also treats children across the United States and from countries around the world.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon also serves as a teaching hospital affiliated with the neighboring Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Nursing, and nine other education institutes. SSM Health Cardinal Glennon is a member of SSM Health, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the country. SSM Health is sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary and owns, operates and manages hospitals in four states — Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. In 2002, SSM Health was the first health care organization in the country to be named a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner.