Madison St Joseph Health Ctr

Details

Name :

Madison St Joseph Health Ctr

Address  :

100 West Cross Street

Town  :

Madisonville

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

77864

Phone  :

936 348 2631

Web URL  :


Description

The fundamental mission of each of the organizations in the St Joseph Health System is to carry forward the mission of Jesus the Christ of the Gospels What is that mission In Jesus own wordsquotI must proclaim the good news of the kingdomquotMark 138 and quotI have come that you may have life and have it to the fullquotJohn 1010 Jesus mission is about life about Good News about proclaiming the reign of God And to his disciples Jesus saidquotAs the Father has sent me so I send youquot

Out of reverence for the dignity of every person we become the bearers of Good News the restoring presence of Jesus in our world the promise of a hopefilled tomorrow We actualize this by being a healing presence as we care for the sick and the infirm the aging and the disadvantaged in our society This is at the heart of our ministryto heal as Jesus did it gives direction to everything we do

How do we do it Our values serve as guides and a measure of how we live out this fundamental mission In harmony with the values of the sponsors of our health system the Sisters of St Francis of Sylvania Ohio and our parent corporation Franciscan Services Corporation we strive to live the Franciscan core values of reverence service and stewardship

REVERENCE
We believe that each person is created equal in Gods image and likeness Therefore we treat each person with respect and dignity examples

SERVICE
We believe that each person is called to achieve full potential of mind body and spirit To enable the fulfillment of that potential we render service to all with sensitivity compassion and commitment examples

STEWARDSHIP
We believe that persons who are poor have a special claim on our resources and that all of us share responsibility to fulfill our mission by properly utilizing goods services and all of Gods gifts Therefore we strive to act justly while maintaining quality relationships and care in our ministry examples
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