Mission and Values

The Deep River and District Hospital is a rural hospital serving a population of about 7,500 people in the Upper Ottawa Valley. The hospital provides 24 hour emergency services, active medical and specialized cardiac care services, as well as, long-term care services.

The hospital is accredited with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation and is a member of the Champlain Healthcare Network. It is also linked with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and the Ottawa Heart Institute.

Mission
We aim to provide access to a broad range of contemporary acute and long-term health care services for our diverse, rural community.

Vision
We will accomplish our mission by:

• Remaining accountable and fiscally responsible to the people we serve and the government of Ontario,
• Supporting and providing a safe workplace for our most important asset, our staff,
• Investing in strategic partnerships with other health care and social service providers, and
• Mobilizing technology to enhance access to care and education

Our Values

Caring:
As a community-wide focused health care centre, we value our clients as individuals. We do this with empathy, openness and respectful understanding of clients' feelings. We take time to support friendships while maintaining dignity and privacy.

Excellence:
We are committed to working together as a team to grow, change, and exceed expectations. We encourage excellence through nurturing empowerment of all individuals at all levels.

Innovation:
We value innovation. We commit to learning and inquire to understand the needs of our clients and each others work. We are accountable for our actions and for the care we deliver. We commit to resolve problems to fulfill this obligation.

We value flexibility in our work so that we are always able to anticipate and respond to our clients' needs.

Honesty and Integrity:
We share our beliefs and values with candour and sensitivity without fear of retribution.

We encourage open communication, informed decision-making and the acceptance of responsibility. However, we respect the confidential nature of our work.

Leadership:
We seek to establish and maintain a leading role in the development of programs and services to meet the needs of our community. We recognize the need for rational planning and management of resources and we value the unique contribution of all towards this end.

We are empowered to communicate effectively to initiate changes that promote health and establish trusting relationships. High levels of self-esteem allow us to interact freely with confidence and honesty.

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