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Mission, Vision & Values Statement
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Revised 05/19/08 and Approved
by the Board of Trustees 05/19/08
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COTTAGE HOSPITAL’S MISSION
IS AS FOLLOWS:
 To
provide caring, compassionate, quality healthcare to the residents
of our service area.- To deliver appropriate primary care, transitional long-term
care, and support functions such as health education and community
outreach services.
- To improve the health status of the population we serve,
through leadership and through collaboration with other healthcare
organizations that serve our communities.
- To be a responsible, financially viable and productive member
of our community.
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Revised 05/19/08 and Approved
by the
Board of Trustees 05/19/08
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THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF COTTAGE HOSPITAL,
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, MEDICAL STAFF & HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,
IS THAT WE WILL:
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- Be proactive in influencing and adapting to the changes
in the direction and focus of healthcare, as it continues
to evolve.
- Be dedicated to meeting the new and growing needs of our
communities.
- Create Cottage Hospital as a healthcare facility “without
walls,” involved with the North Country regional network
of providers to effectively meet the full scope of the region’s
healthcare needs.
- Continue Cottage Hospital’s focus on primary care,
taking more of our programs of care out into the community.
- Continue focusing on outpatient care, concentrating on education
and working to keep people healthy, knowledgeable and involved
in their healthcare.
- Build stronger relationships with home health agencies and
other organizations to help provide community healthcare to
residents of our service area.
- Remain a good corporate citizen and leader in promoting the
local economy.
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Revised 05/19/08 and Approved
by the
Board of Trustees 05/19/08
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- Compassionate Care — We are committed to providing
compassionate care and support to children and adults throughout
their acute hospital care and transitional SNF/ICF care regardless
of race, religion, ethnicity or lifestyle.
- Excellence — We set and adhere to the highest
standards possible for all that we do, and recognize that attracting
and retaining superior staff at every level of the hospital
is vital to our success.
- Integrity — We maintain the highest levels of
personal and professional conduct.
- Empathy — We endeavor to treat patients, their
families and colleagues as we ourselves would wish to be treated.
- Innovation — We value new ideas, recognizing
that innovation and change are the keys to ensuring that the
care we offer today is always better than yesterday’s.
- Teamwork — We believe that collaboration among
individuals, departments and institutions benefits those we
serve by fostering efficiency, professional and institutional
growth, and creative thinking.
- Responsibility — We accept responsibility, individually
and collectively, for the outcome of all our efforts on behalf
of patients, their families, our colleagues and the public.
- Fiscal Accountability — We strive to operate
efficiently and cost-effectively without compromising the quality
of care we offer.
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