Our Mission

As one of the leading national and international academic departments of surgery, we will assemble and integrate a comprehensive range of health care resources to provide the very best in patient care, medical education, and clinical research.

 

As the health care providers of choice in the region, we will improve the health of the communities we serve through the development of new and better models of health care.

 

Through careful stewardship of our resources, we will preserve and promote our core missions of outstanding clinical care, discovery research, and improved health for the communities we serve.

 

Values

1. We earn the trust our patients place in us by involving them in their health care planning and treatment and by exceeding their service expectations.
    
2. We maintain a work environment that nurtures respect for the individual within an atmosphere of cultural diversity.
    
3. We foster personal achievement and team accomplishments by encouraging honesty, commitment, and initiative.
    
4. We enhance the effective use of our resources through continual improvement of our performance.
    
5. We improve patient care and the ways in which it is delivered by supporting innovation and excellence in education and research.
    
6. We achieve new levels of success by partnering with individuals and organizations that share our vision.
    
7. We fulfill our societal responsibilities as a not-for-profit organization through our commitment to community citizenship.