Dr. Jamkhana provides clinical and strategic leadership across SSM Health’s adult academic ministries, aligning academic and community providers to improve access, quality and operational performance. In 2025, Saint Louis University Hospital increased total admissions by 15.3% and acute admissions by 17.4%, while St. Mary’s Hospital grew total admissions 5.8%, with both hospitals improving acute average length of stay by 10% and 7.2%, respectively. He led multidisciplinary mortality improvement efforts estimated to have contributed to approximately 100 additional lives saved, strengthening goals-of-care conversations and earlier palliative care engagement. Under his oversight, patient safety metrics improved across patient safety indicators, surgical site infection rates, C. difficile and catheter-associated urinary tract infection performance, alongside emergency department throughput and reduced left-without-being-seen rates. As system medical director for critical care, he standardizes evidence-based ICU practices across multiple hospitals. Dr. Jamkhana is a professor of internal medicine and former medical staff president.
