Mission statements are central to a hospital or health system’s vision, identity and strategy.
Here are the mission statements of the U.S. News & World Report's top ten hospitals in the U.S.:
Editor’s note: Hospital mission statements were compiled from hospital websites.
1. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.): "Inspiring hope and promoting health through integrated clinical practice, education and research."
2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles): "Quality patient care is our priority. Providing excellent clinical and service quality, offering compassionate care, and supporting research and medical education are essential to our mission. This mission is founded in the ethical and cultural precepts of the Judaic tradition, which inspire devotion to the art and science of healing and to the care we give our patients and staff."
3. NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City): "Our trifold mission to serve, teach, and discover is achieved daily through an integrated academic culture devoted to excellence in patient care, education, and research."
4. Cleveland Clinic: "Caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve."
5. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore): "The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine educates medical students, scientists, health care professionals and the public; conducts biomedical research; and provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness."
6. UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles): "To deliver leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our Vision is to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by improving health, alleviating suffering, and delivering acts of kindness."
7. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City): "It must be known, owned and energized by all. The NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester mission is to provide caring, high quality, fiscally responsible healthcare services that meet the needs and expectations of the communities we serve."
8. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston): "Mass General's leadership team is guided by the hospital's mission to deliver excellence in patient care, advance that care through innovative research and education."
9. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago): "Northwestern Medicine is a premier integrated academic health system where the patient comes first. "
10. Stanford (Calif.) Hospital: "Healing humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time."