ST. LOUIS — Supporters of a new 14-story children's hospital emerging close to Midtown gathered Monday to celebrate progress on its construction — and to ask for the public's help in finishing out a $150 million fundraising campaign.
Construction and iron workers watch as a signed beam is lifted and placed on SSM Health’s new pediatric 14-story hospital at a ‘topping off’ ceremony on Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
Jason Gentile, left, and Johnny Ritchie, both iron workers, prepare a signed beam to be lifted into place Monday, April 6, 2026, during a topping-out ceremony at SSM Health’s new Cardinal Glennon pediatric hospital at Chouteau and South Grand in St. Louis. “Seeing people come together for this, and having people see what we do everyday, it’s incredible,†Gentile said.
SSM Health’s board members place their hands as they pose for a group photo on a beam signed by nurses, patients, board members and others that will be placed on its new pediatric 14-story hospital at a ‘topping off’ ceremony on Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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Construction and iron workers watch as a signed beam is lifted and placed on SSM Health’s new pediatric 14-story hospital at a ‘topping off’ ceremony on Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
Jason Gentile, left, and Johnny Ritchie, both iron workers, prepare a signed beam to be lifted into place Monday, April 6, 2026, during a topping-out ceremony at SSM Health’s new Cardinal Glennon pediatric hospital at Chouteau and South Grand in St. Louis. “Seeing people come together for this, and having people see what we do everyday, it’s incredible,†Gentile said.
SSM Health’s board members place their hands as they pose for a group photo on a beam signed by nurses, patients, board members and others that will be placed on its new pediatric 14-story hospital at a ‘topping off’ ceremony on Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
