Brigham and Women's Hospital

Mission

Brigham and Women's Hospital is dedicated to serving the needs of the community. It is committed to providing the highest quality health care to patients and their families, to expanding the boundaries of medicine through research, and to educating the next generation of health care professionals.

Vision

Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals will be the academic and community teaching hospitals and physicians of choice with the most distinguished caliber of physician and professional healthcare staff. We will create the highest quality of care through our commitment to patients and their families, the innovation inherent in our academic programs, and the strength of partnerships with members of Partners HealthCare System, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, and our local community, as well as our unique relationships with care provider groups such as Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.

Values

• Quality Patient Care: Delivering quality patient care is the center of everything we do.
• Teaching Excellence: We seek to uphold the highest standards in training health care professionals.
• Research Leadership: We continuously seek new ways to demonstrate our leadership role in research.
• Customer Focus: Our focus is to serve our customers.
• Respect for the Individual: We recognize and value the contributions of every individual.
• Teamwork: We work toward a unified approach to developing health care solutions.
• Embracing Change: Embracing change will help us to be successful.
• Operational Efficiency: We strive for efficient and effective delivery of services.