Harvard Vanguard Vision, Mission and Values

Vision:

By partnering with our patients and communities to make it easier to be healthy, we measurably improve their health.

Mission:

We care for patients compassionately and effectively, with the highest medical and ethical standards. We build a better future for our communities through teaching, leadership in health care innovation, and philanthropy.

Values:

• We practice patient-centered care, seeking to know our patients as individuals, offering compassionate care that respects their unique needs, and responding to their feedback to continuously improve their care.
• We respect that the cornerstone of our practice is to deliver the highest possible quality to our patients in the safest environment within their local communities.
• We value teamwork led by clinicians collaborating with engaged and talented staff.
• We shape the future of healthcare by innovating new ways to care for our patients, promoting research and educating the next generation of clinicians.
• We deliver equitable health care that is evidence-based whenever possible to all of our diverse patient populations.
• We endeavor to be good stewards of our resources in order to extend care charitably, efficiently, and more broadly to our communities.
• We aspire to integrate our information and services across diverse communities to create a seamless system of care for our patients.
• We actively support the vision, mission and values of Atrius Health.