The Six Main Values of Munson Medical Center
"PATIENTS - OUR FIRST PRIORITY
Patients, their needs and their care are our primary focus and our first priority. They are the reason we exist and we all work to assure that their needs are met. Patients' goals and directives for treatment and care are honored. We seek to understand patients' experiences from their perspective and provide an environment in which healing can occur. We protect patients' confidentiality and advocate for their safety. The patient's best interest is the primary basis for decision making. Service–meeting the patients' needs before one's own–is a strong belief underlying our care."
"PEOPLE - OUR GREATEST RESOURCE FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE
People–staff, physicians, and volunteers–are our most important resource. We recognize that our knowledge, our skills, and who we are as human beings are what we offer to patients, families, one another, and the community. Because we value people, relationships are developed and nurtured, differences of opinion are honored, issues are dealt with directly and respectfully, and a sense of teamwork is fostered in the system. Recognizing that growth of our people is critical to our ability to fulfill our mission, we make education a priority. We all strive for excellence and continual improvement in the work we do."
"ACCOUNTABILITY - TO THOSE WE SERVE AND ONE ANOTHER
We, as individuals, are accountable to patients and to one another for the decisions we make. The quality of care and services depend on the responsibility that each of us demonstrates in decision making. Our individual decisions are important in accomplishing the mission of the whole. Collectively, we are accountable to the community for the care we provide and the way we use the resources provided to us. We acknowledge our responsibility to improve the health status of the community."
"RESPECT - HOW WE TREAT OTHERS
All persons are respected; differences among individuals are acknowledged and honored. Our behavior is ethical; we tell the truth to ourselves and others; we are honest; we meet our commitments; and we forgive. Trust exists because there is faith in the intention of our people to do what is right. Power is exercised carefully for the benefit of those we serve."
"STEWARDSHIP - TO CONTINUE TO MEET OUR MISSION
We carefully use resources available to us, whether human, material, or financial. Our wise use of resources ensures the continued ability to meet our mission and the value of the services provided. We work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system for the community."
"COMPASSION - THE WAY WE MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS
The care we deliver is compassionate as are our dealings with those with whom we interact. The concerns of the patient and family are the basis for our actions. We recognize that the relationship to the patient is an intimate one and that the patient is vulnerable; therefore, we treat the patient and family with the attention and regard that they deserve."
Patients, their needs and their care are our primary focus and our first priority. They are the reason we exist and we all work to assure that their needs are met. Patients' goals and directives for treatment and care are honored. We seek to understand patients' experiences from their perspective and provide an environment in which healing can occur. We protect patients' confidentiality and advocate for their safety. The patient's best interest is the primary basis for decision making. Service–meeting the patients' needs before one's own–is a strong belief underlying our care."
"PEOPLE - OUR GREATEST RESOURCE FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE
People–staff, physicians, and volunteers–are our most important resource. We recognize that our knowledge, our skills, and who we are as human beings are what we offer to patients, families, one another, and the community. Because we value people, relationships are developed and nurtured, differences of opinion are honored, issues are dealt with directly and respectfully, and a sense of teamwork is fostered in the system. Recognizing that growth of our people is critical to our ability to fulfill our mission, we make education a priority. We all strive for excellence and continual improvement in the work we do."
"ACCOUNTABILITY - TO THOSE WE SERVE AND ONE ANOTHER
We, as individuals, are accountable to patients and to one another for the decisions we make. The quality of care and services depend on the responsibility that each of us demonstrates in decision making. Our individual decisions are important in accomplishing the mission of the whole. Collectively, we are accountable to the community for the care we provide and the way we use the resources provided to us. We acknowledge our responsibility to improve the health status of the community."
"RESPECT - HOW WE TREAT OTHERS
All persons are respected; differences among individuals are acknowledged and honored. Our behavior is ethical; we tell the truth to ourselves and others; we are honest; we meet our commitments; and we forgive. Trust exists because there is faith in the intention of our people to do what is right. Power is exercised carefully for the benefit of those we serve."
"STEWARDSHIP - TO CONTINUE TO MEET OUR MISSION
We carefully use resources available to us, whether human, material, or financial. Our wise use of resources ensures the continued ability to meet our mission and the value of the services provided. We work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system for the community."
"COMPASSION - THE WAY WE MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS
The care we deliver is compassionate as are our dealings with those with whom we interact. The concerns of the patient and family are the basis for our actions. We recognize that the relationship to the patient is an intimate one and that the patient is vulnerable; therefore, we treat the patient and family with the attention and regard that they deserve."