Boston Medical Center

Description

Overview
Boston Medical Center is an extraordinary community of health care providers devoted to the proposition that every person regardless of his or her social or economic circumstances deserves the best health care

Our mission is simple to provide exceptional care without exception

BMC provides superior comprehensive care in virtually every medical specialty Our physicians are leaders in their fields with the most advanced medical technology at their fingertips and a highlyskilled nursing and professional staff working with them sidebyside No matter who you meet at BMC from the xray technician to the critical care nurse the admissions staff to the chief of surgery all are committed to providing topnotch care to every patient and family member with respect warmth and compassion

Located in Bostonacutes historic South End neighborhood BMC is a private notforprofit 639licensed bed academic medical center and the primary teaching affiliate for Boston University School of Medicine Consistent with its mission to provide the best in health care to all BMC is the largest safety net hospital in New England and reaches into the community as a founding partner of Boston HealthNet a network of 15 community health centers through Boston serving more than a quarter million people annually

By combining a commitment to uncompromising excellence with a commitment to caring for those most in need BMC has become a national model of care and caring for all

Mission Statement
We will provide consistently excellent and accessible health services to all in need of care regardless of status or ability to pay exceptional care without exception

Vision
Our vision is to meet the health needs of the people of Boston and its surrounding communities by providing high quality comprehensive care to all particularly mindful of the needs of the vulnerable populations through our integrated delivery system in an ethically and financially responsible manner

Values
Respect
We will serve our patients and their families physicians staff and communities with dignity and respect

Commitment
We will integrate our public health preventive emergency and rehabilitative programs with a full range of primary to tertiary medical service

Diversity
We will serve the everchanging needs of our urban and suburban populations while honoring their ethnic religious and cultural differences

Competence
We will apply a high degree of medical nursing and technical management in a professional and accountable manner

Education
We will collaborate with Boston University its schools and other institutions to support a premier learning environment for all members of our community

Research
We will conduct research that will lead to major improvements in health care and health status for all people and further scientific advances in medicine

Cost Effectiveness
We will develop and participate in communitybased and managedcare programs that promote affordable responsible and highquality health care