Vision and Values

Vision
To be the River Bend's health-care delivery organization that:

    * Delivers compassionate, skilled and patient-centered care in partnership with physicians, nurses and other health-care practitioners
    * Continuously enhances clinical quality and patient safety through the adoption of new technologies and service innovations that improve care
    * Establishes meaningful relationships with employers, insurers and the community-at-large to improve community health status through illness and injury prevention, early detection and disease management
    * Develops its workforce and is an employer of choice
    * Maintains operational and financial strength to ensure the future of health care in the River Bend area

Values
We are:
Patient-Focused -- We consider the patient in all that we do; we treat our patients and their families with compassion and respect, and work to earn their trust in every encounter they have with us

Disciplined -- We have responsibility to be good stewards of a community health asset that is entrusted to us; we wisely manage our processes, assets and finances to ensure we have the resources to meet the health-care needs of our communities now and in the future

Knowledge-Driven -- We identify and embrace new techniques, ideas, advancements, evidence-based standards and demonstrated best practices to improve health-care quality and clinical outcomes; each of us is committed to continually improving our individual skills, knowledge and talents

We demonstrate:
Trust, Dignity and Respect -- Everyone brings value and deserves the opportunities and supportive environments that allow them to reach their full potential; we embrace the similarities and differences that help us fulfill our purpose

High Ethical Standards and Behaviors -- Each of us adheres to a code of conduct to ensure honesty, fairness and individual integrity

Teamwork and Accountability -- Working together allows us to accomplish more than we could individually; each of us is responsible for doing our best, keeping our commitments and sharing our knowledge to advance the mission of Alton Memorial Hospital