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Mission, Vision & Values

Mission
Santiam Memorial Hospital’s MISSION is to provide quality health care to persons suffering from illness, injuries, or disabilities and to promote the general health and welfare of the community through education, support and medical services. Santiam Memorial Hospital, in recognition of its mission, will strive:

• To provide quality of care regardless of the patient’s race, religion, national origin, age disability, sex, marital status, and/or the ability to pay hospital expenses.
• To have each member of the healthcare team understand that the welfare of the patient comes first. The atmosphere of the hospital is one of sincerity, courtesy, respect, and friendliness to patients, workers, visitors, and the public.
• To ensure that the privacy of the patient is honored and we accept the responsibility of trust and understanding which the patient has placed with us when admitted or treated in the hospital.
• To recognize the importance of basic spiritual needs of the patient, and we encourage a religious ministry to be made available to all patients, in conformance with their faith and their expressed desire four counseling.

Vision
It is Santiam Memorial Hospital’s VISION to serve as the healthcare center of the community. We value and encourage community awareness and participation. We thrive on our unique identity—one where we strive to pro-actively pursue growth while maintaining an efficient, integrated system of prevention, care, and treatment.

Values
The following VALUES represent Santiam Memorial Hospital’s beliefs and principles, which guide our actions to fulfill our mission and achieve our vision:

• COMPASSION
  We foster a friendly, caring environment which accommodates the needs of the patients, the community and those associated with the hospital.
• INTEGRITY
  We strive to uphold high moral and ethical standards. Honesty and sincerity are the roots or our actions toward others.
• EXCELLENCE
  We are committed to continual improvement of our knowledge and skills in pursuit of an evolving higher standard in all aspects of our endeavors. Both individual and cumulative excellence is recognized.
• UNITY
  We act as one body in spirit, sentiment and purpose for the betterment of Santiam Memorial Hospital, the community, and the patients we serve.
• PRIDE
  We encourage a committed environment that lends itself to increasing satisfaction in one’s own or another’s accomplishments.
• DEPENDABILITY
  We create an atmosphere where each is to be relied upon to carry an equal or greater weight, where regard for the patient is held above that of personal benefit, and where care provided is reliable and consistent.