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title: "SSM Health regional COO Tina Garrison steps down after 25 years"
description: "Tina Garrison has stepped down as regional COO for St. Louis-based SSM Health, according to a Sept. 18 LinkedIn post cited by Becker's Hospital Review. She said she wrapped up her time with the organization in September."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-09-21T15:49:37.215Z
date_label: September 21, 2026
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# SSM Health regional COO Tina Garrison steps down after 25 years

*[Tina Garrison](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/104675149) has stepped down as regional COO for St. Louis-based [SSM Health](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/828877), according to a Sept. 18 LinkedIn post cited by Becker's Hospital Review. She said she wrapped up her time with the organization in September.*

Garrison served as COO of the St. Louis and Southern Illinois regions from March 2023 until September, per her LinkedIn profile. Before that, she was president of DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Mo.

She first joined SSM Health in 2001 as director of quality appraisal services at St. Mary's and Good Samaritan Hospitals in Mount Vernon, Ill., and reached her 25-year anniversary with the system earlier in 2026. In the post, she described her tenure as a privilege and cited the opportunities and people she worked alongside.

No successor was named in the source material.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/ssm-health-regional-coo-steps-down-after-25-years/)

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