Mission St Joseph's Health

Name :

Mission St Joseph's Health

Address  :

509 Biltmore Ave

Town  :

Asheville

State  :

North Carolina

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

28801

Phone  :

828 213 1111

Fax  :

828 213 3510

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Orthopedics
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 800


Description

About Mission Hospital
At Mission Hospital we feel called to care for our neighbors supporting them to live healthy active lives and helping them heal in times of injury and illness

Although we might not think that our daily work helps make Asheville so attractive to visitors and residents it is clear that our people services and mission do add to the qualities that make Asheville a place of magic in the mountains

Our Mission
To improve the health of the people of Western North Carolina and the surrounding region

Serve people as a notforprofit health system governed by a voluntary
community board

Ensure sustainability through stewardship of the communitys assets

Provide quality services in a compassionate and costeffective manner

Collaborate in order to improve access across the entire continuum of care

Promote wellness and health to benefit the community

2020 Vision
A regional diversified health system providing superior care and service to patients and their families through a full continuum of integrated services education and research

Major Strategies quotDEEDSquot

Develop people

Excel in patient quality and safety

Enhance operational and financial performance

Develop the health system

Strengthen key relationships

Our MERIT Values
Five core valuesMercy Excellence Respect Integrity and TrustTeamwork form the foundation for our culture at Mission Hospital

Mercy We work to create a caring and compassionate environment responsive to
the emotional spiritual and physical needs of all persons

Excellence We strive to meet or exceed patientcustomer needs and
expectations and work as a team to improve every aspect of care and service
in our organization

Respect We value the innate dignity of all persons respect their uniqueness
and diversity and enable the development of each ones full potential

Integrity We are consistently open honest and ethical and abide by the
Mission Hospitals Integrity statement

TrustTeamwork We say what we mean and do what we say
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