title: After years of waiting, health care finally has a Baldrige winner!
abstract: SSM Health Care was not an "overnight success;" quality journey has taken many years. Health care faced unique challenges in competing with industry. Baldrige standards helped SSM crystallize mission, goals.
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008923:Missouri; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care