Ritter, along with many others, saved all they had to help build the hospital and find staffing. Some of those people included the first medical director; Dr. Peter G. Danis, the first chief of staff; Leo Wick, the chairman for fundraisers; Frank J. Guyol, and the chairman for general solicitation; the Sisters of St. Mary. The Sisters of St. Mary, who are now called Franciscan Sisters of Mary, were the administrators of the hospital. The Franciscan Sisters of Mary have always had a big part of the hospital. One, Sister Jane Rombach, still volunteers at Cardinal Glennon at the age of 88. (Kenny, …show more content…
Louis, Cardinal John J. Glennon. Glennon was the Archbishop from 1903-1946 and had a mission to see a health care facility open for all children in need of medical care. Cardinal Glennon Children’s hospital opened on July 5, 1956. (Kenny, 2016) The founders of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital have went beyond what they thought of when they first opened, which was just to open a health care facility for children; today it is so much more.
The mission statement for Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is “Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.” They have values that are sacred to them and were inspired by their founding sisters. The five values are consistent with their mission. Their five values are Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Stewardship and Community. (SSMHealth, 2017) On the organizations home page, they talk about their values and how they display each