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Our Mission Vision and Values
Committed to Children in Our Community and Around the World
We honor a mission that goes back more than a century, and embody a vision and core values that go forward just as far: to bring health and well-being to all children.
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As the nation’s children’s hospital, the mission of Children’s National is to excel in Care, Advocacy, Research and Education. We accomplish this through:
- Providing a quality health care experience for our patients and families
- Improving health outcomes for children regionally, nationally and internationally
- Leading the creation of innovative solutions to pediatric health challenges
We also know that making diversity and inclusion a priority is critical to achieving our mission. Learn what makes us champions for children.
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Children's National will lead the future of pediatric health through its clinical excellence, transformative research, innovation and service to the community.
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By incorporating feedback from our families, we have developed our first child‐centered vision, which looks at the hospital experience through a child’s eyes:
- Healing a child’s body, mind and spirit takes more than medicine: It takes a team to fulfill a family’s dream
- My hospital is a bright and happy place that feels like home
- My providers, my family and I are a team, and everyone's job is important
- The way my hospital works is built around me
- My providers don't all look alike
- My hospital is my family's connection to everything I need for my health, whether they provide it or blaze trail it
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Compassion: We serve all with warmth and kindness
- Care for ALL children, and respect and value ALL colleagues
- Honor the diversity of all patients, families, staff and the communities we serve
- Seek out diverse thoughts and perspectives
- Support and encourage those around us
Commitment: We lead with dedication and discovery
- Challenge ourselves, innovate, and push each other to always excel
- Demonstrate integrity and focus on what’s right, not just what is required
- Be a leader in education, learning and improvement
- Be honest and speak up when we see a problem
Connection: We team up for success
- Always put patients and families at the center of what we do
- Be present and focused in all our interactions
- Empower families and each other with the guidance to make decisions
- Reach out and create partnerships across teams