SSM Health Overview
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SSM Health FY2022 savings using on demand versus a traditional external agency
$85 Million
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Louis-based SSM Health faced challenges with costly contingent labor, which strained finances and posed legal issues. To address this, SSM Health began leveraging ShiftMed on-demand nurses to efficiently fill scheduling gaps with local, credentialed nurses as needed.
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Overview
Reduced Travel
Improved Safety
A Quest for
Cost-Effective, Compliant, and Continuous Care
SSM Health System Goals
Reduce reliance on travel nurses and contractors.
Align nurse staffing levels with patient census.
Boost staffing efficiency and cut labor costs.
Improve care continuity and patient satisfaction.
SSM Health faced high travel costs due to inflexible 13-week contracts, which led to financial strain during low patient census periods—but that quickly changed with on-demand nurses.
Reducing Costs With Less Travel
$4 Million
Estimated SSM Health hiring and onboarding cost savings with ShiftMed
$0
Cost to transition a ShiftMed nurse to full-time SSM Health staff
200
ShiftMed nurses hired by SSM Health in 2023
On Demand Results
Increased Recruitment
Conclusion
On Demand Results
SSM Health FY2023
medical-surgical savings
using on demand versus a traditional external agency
$9 Million
SSM Health travel contracts
replaced with ShiftMed nurses
40
Average hourly bill rate savings with ShiftMed compared to other temporary labor options
$25
External agency staff at SSM Health in-patient locations
0
While SSM Health once struggled to maintain optimal staffing and quality care during peak periods, it now achieves high fill rates using ShiftMed on-demand nurses as an extension of its regional float pools.
Enhancing Care Continuity and Patient Safety
ShiftMed has also become a robust pipeline for permanent nurse recruitment at SSM Health.
Revolutionizing Recruitment and Workforce Stability
Physician Offices/Outpatient Sites
300+
Hospitals
23
Post-Acute Facilities
12
Managed Hospitals/ Affiliate Relationships
18
Decrease in patient falls from 2022 to 2023
73%
Shifts filled with ShiftMed nurses in less than 12 months
16k
Active ShiftMed On Demand nurses at SSM Health as of May 2024
3k
On Demand Results
