SSM Health Foundation-St. Louis has launched a new $10 million fund aimed at helping patients address food insecurity, housing challenges, transportation barriers and other factors that affect health after they leave the hospital.
The SSM Health-St. Louis Community Health Impact Fund was made possible through a philanthropic gift from Carolyn Kindle, chief executive officer and owner of St. Louis City SC, president of the Enterprise Mobility Foundation and a member of the SSM Health System Board.
The fund comes as many St. Louis-area residents continue to face challenges that affect health beyond medical care. According to the St. Louis Area Foodbank, 1 in 7 people in the bi-state region is food insecure. Housing instability and transportation barriers also can make it harder to access medical care and recover after treatment, challenges that disproportionately affect Black residents…