Kearny County Hospital

Name :

Kearny County Hospital

Address  :

500 Thorpe St

Town  :

Lakin

State  :

Kansas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

67860

Phone  :

620 355 7111

Web URL  :


Description

Mission
quotProvide quality compassionate healthcare services for our community to enrich the lives of our families friends and neighborsquot

Values
SERVICE WITH COMPASSION
quotEvery employee will care for our patients and residents on a personalized basis in a warm and compassionate manner The welfare of our patients and residents will be at the center of all decisions that we make Treating fellow employees with kindness and professionalism is the first step to providing great sevice to our community Every one of us has the opportunity to make a positive impact all day every day that we are here regardless of what our job isquot

TEAMWORK
quotWe deliver services as a team and each employee plays an important role Every employee must be on the job doing their best in order for us to deliver the highest levels of service We must help each other to be successful and be accountable to each other for our actions We will celebrate our collective and individual successes and try hard to make our work enjoyablequot

RESPECT
quotWe will treat all people with dignity We recognize the selfworth of each patient and resident by making every effort to ensure their basic rights to courtesy and privacy We will provide an environment that embraces the richness of the diverse cultures we serve We will treat everybody as an individual and not judge differing points of viewquot

INTEGRITY
quotWe will provide only those services for which we are trained and equipped All of our communications and promotional programs will be honest We will demonstrate accountability to the community and public institutions that provide financial resources and support to usquot

VALUE
quotValue is a function of quality cost and service Every person contributes to the value we provide We will manage within the constraints of our financial budgets We will be prudent with our expenditures recognizing our financial responsibilities We will continually seek ways to deliver services in the most cost effective ways Our pricing strategies will reflect market conditions and our collection practices will be fair and compassionatequot

EXCELLENCE
quotWe recognize quality as a process and a goal and will never be satisfied with less than perfection We will develop standards monitor our outcomes and continuously strive to improve our processes We will expect excellence from our physicians our managers and our employees but will recognize errors as an opportunity to learn and improve Our commitment to excellence will drive our training programs at all levelsquot


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