Winchester Hospital Updates Mission Statement for its Second Century

Winchester, Mass. – Opening its doors in 1912, Winchester Hospital has a long history of providing high-quality health care to thousands of area residents. As its centennial nears, the hospital is introducing a new mission statement: “To care. To heal. To excel. In service to our community.”
 
According to Mary Sweeney, vice president of planning, business development and communications at Winchester Hospital, the process of updating the mission statement began last fall with involvement from the hospital’s Board of Directors, Planning and Marketing Committee, Medical Executive Committee, corporators and employees. The former mission statement read, “To ensure that the highest quality health care continues to be delivered through the coordination of available resources for the purpose of improving the health of the communities we serve.”
 
“For me, the most gratifying part of the process was reading all the comments about what makes Winchester Hospital special. I believe we’ve encapsulated those sentiments in these few words,” Sweeney said. “A mission statement sets the tone and direction for an organization. This message captures the essence of any interaction that community members experience with us.”
 
About Winchester Hospital
Winchester Hospital is the first community hospital in Massachusetts to earn Magnet recognition, the American Nurses Association’s highest honor for nursing excellence. As the northwest suburban Boston area’s leading provider of comprehensive health care services, the 229-bed facility provides care in orthopedics, general and vascular surgery, pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, radiation oncology, pain management, obstetrics/gynecology and a Level IIB Special Care Nursery. Winchester Hospital has clinical affiliations with several nationally recognized hospitals in the region, including Children’s Hospital Boston, Tufts Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. To learn more, visit www.winchesterhospital.org.

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