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10 SSM Health executives
These ten current and former SSM Health executives have held CFO, chief medical officer, chief operating officer, chief mission integration officer and region or hospital president roles at SSM Health. A reader can learn how executives lead regions, hospitals and clinical programs inside a Catholic, not-for-profit health system.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bonnie Schmitz, CPA, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · SSM Health
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at SSM Health. The work history lists this C-level Finance & Accounting role from December 1987 with no end date, but the profile headline describes the person as the retired Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at SSM Health - Agnesian HealthCare.
Chris Thornock
LinkedInExperience: President, Post-acute Care · SSM Health
Former President, Post-acute Care at SSM Health (2020–2022), and System Vice President, Medical Group Operations at SSM Health since June 2022; the profile headline gives the current role as Chief Medical Group Operations Officer. The profile also lists Chief Operating Officer, Medical Group at Intermountain Health (2009–2019).
Greg Burnett
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · SSM Health
Chief Medical Officer at SSM Health since March 2013, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The profile says the role covers oversight of hospital based outpatient and inpatient medical care services, including medical service lines, quality, medical education and the medical staff office. It also lists Division Medical Director at Marshfield Clinic Health System (2005–2010).
Jerald W. Rumph
LinkedInExperience: President · SSM Health DePaul Hospital
President at SSM Health DePaul Hospital since February 2026, and President at SSM Health since August 2024. The profile also lists Vice President of Operations - St. Joseph Hospital, Lake St. Louis at SSM Health (2013–2018), President at OSF HealthCare (2020–2024) and CEO at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis (2018–2020).
Jeremy Fotheringham, RN, MHSA, JD
LinkedInExperience: Region President · SSM Health
Region President at SSM Health since April 2021, and President, Academic Ministries at SSM Health since January 2021; the profile headline names the role as Region President of Academic and Community Ministries at SSM Health-St. Louis & Illinois. The profile also lists Chief Operating Officer at University of Missouri Health Care (2020–2021).
Kyle Nondorf
LinkedInExperience: Regional Chief Operating Officer - Mid Missouri Oklahoma · SSM Health
Regional Chief Operating Officer - Mid Missouri Oklahoma at SSM Health since September 2025. Other SSM Health roles listed are Regional Vice President of Acute Care Operations (2023–2025) and President (2019–2023). The profile also lists Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at St. Anthony Hospital (2013–2019).
Patrick McCruden
LinkedInExperience: Chief Mission Integration Officer · SSM Health
Chief Mission Integration Officer at SSM Health since February 2018; the profile says the role leads the strategic integration of SSM Health's Mission, Values, Vision and Catholic identity. The profile also lists Senior Vice President and Chief Mission Officer at CHI St. Vincent (2014–2018) and Executive Vice President, Mission and Ethics at Mercy (2000–2014).
Sriram Vissa, MD, FACHE, CPE, FACP, SFHM, CPHQ
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer · SSM Health
Vice President Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at SSM Health since April 2018, a role the profile ties to SSM Health DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, and Interim President at SSM Health (2023–2024). Other SSM Health roles listed are Medical Director for Informatics since 2008 and President, Medical Staff (2018–2019). The profile says the person serves as a key member of the hospital's Executive Leadership team.
Sue Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Regional President, SSM Wisconsin · SSM Health
Regional President, SSM Wisconsin at SSM Health since February 2022. The profile also lists President at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (2016–2021), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer there (2013–2016) and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer there (2007–2013).
Vinay Bhooma, MD, FACHE, MBA, CPE, FACMQ, FAAFP
LinkedInExperience: President and Regional Chief Medical Officer · SSM Health
President and Regional Chief Medical Officer at SSM Health since September 2024, a role the profile places at the Executive level. The profile headline also lists Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Operating Officer titles, which do not appear as separate dated roles in the work history shown.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does SSM Health decide which regions, hospitals and service lines receive new investment?
- 02How do SSM Health's physician executives set and track quality goals across hospitals in a region?
- 03What does a vendor or partner need to show before SSM Health's leadership approves a new clinical or operational program?
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