It is interesting to see how our mission, vision and core values at Western Maryland Health System have been applied over the last few years as we transitioned to our value-based care delivery model.

Defining your hospital’s ‘mission, vision and values’ can boost employee engagement, encourage participation in hospital initiatives and send a clear message to the community about your direction.

In short, a company vision is knowing what the business aims to achieve. It is basically the answer to the company's “why” or the reason a company exists. The mission is then the “how”—the method, or ...

After I made some key leadership hires, we met together as a group and did a lot of brainstorming. We thought about everything we wanted to be and what we didn’t want to be. We looked at our staff and ...

Several months ago, I wrote a blog about the difference between a Vision and a Mission statement, both core components of any good strategic plan. In this blog, I will focus on Core Values, another ...