** MISSION STATEMENT **
Our Mission is to assist those we serve to achieve the best possible health outcomes.
We will achieve our Mission through
• evidence based programs and services
• a full service hospital setting
** The values of the Norfolk General Hospital are as follows **
* Innovation
We actively seek out and evaluate new evidence based practices and technologies.
* Compassion
We demonstrate, in our words and actions, empathy for our patients and families treating them in a caring, gentle, courteous and respectful way.
* Accountability
We are accountable to each other, the people we serve, our community and the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for our actions. We measure the outcomes of our actions and report them. We are stewards of the resources entrusted to us to deliver safe, effective and efficient health care.
* Respect
We recognize that each individual member of the care team, our partners, patients, and their families can improve the quality of our future. We listen to each other and work together with dignity and consideration to achieve our vision.
* Empowerment
We support and foster an environment that enables patients and their families to be involved in care planning and decision making.
We value and encourage all members of the hospital team to provide input into the decision making process and take iniative to make things better.
