ABOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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History
Memorial Hospital, a subsidiary of Memorial Health Systems, is a premier medical center striving to enhance the health and well being of the York community. Our philosophy has remained the same since our inception in 1945: devotion to personalized and quality health care.
From our Family Birth Center to the Heart Center at Memorial, we continue to improve our facilities, integrate new technologies into our operation and elevate the level of care throughout York County.
The Memorial Family of Health Services includes Memorial Hospital, Greenbriar Medical Center, HomeCare of York, Industrial Resource Center, Memorial Primary Care, MRI of York, Surgical Center of York, Memorial Behavioral Health, White Rose Home Health and White Rose Hospice.
Mission
Memorial Hospital is committed to promoting, improving and enhancing the health and well-being of the community we serve.
Vision
We are the provider of choice in our chosen specialties. As committed community citizens, we are viewed as extended family by those we serve. An excellent value, we are caring, friendly, convenient and efficient beyond our competition.
Operating with unbending integrity, we have built an environment that is conducive to achieving our goals, thus our stakeholders including patients, physicians and associates deliberately choose to be associated with us. We are efficient and perform at a state-of-the-art level with technology that enhances the delivery of medical treatment. Our financial plan projects a healthy future and is adjusted regularly to reflect our progress and performance.
As a community hospital under local control, we are perceived as highly progressive. Our best of class facility has the right blend of form and function and is visually attractive, attracting people to our system. We have a board of high-level community leaders who effectively fulfill their oversight responsibilities and positively represent us in our service area.
We are the employer of choice. Our associates see us as fair, progressive, consistent and flexible. Because we deal with them in an honest and open way, they feel secure and enjoy the job satisfaction they need to provide superior patient care. We are family-friendly and offer competitive compensation and outstanding opportunities for professional education and career advancement.
Our physicians see us as progressive, keeping pace with changes in health care. We are true partners with our physicians, seeking their input on our strategic direction and valuing their contribution to our system. They are treated with the utmost respect and are an integral part of our decision making process.
As a result of our strategic focus and hard work, we have increased our emergency room visits and net patient revenue to achieve a consistent operating surplus of 4 percent or better. This ensures we remain financially secure and able to invest to grow, attract new people and capitalize on future opportunities.
Core Values and Beliefs
First and foremost, our success requires an empowered workforce with a profound common commitment to our mission.
We believe in:
- Providing quality patient care in an environment which recognizes the rights and needs of the patient and each other.
- Recognizing the value of all individuals and treating others with dignity and respect.
- Increasing the health awareness of the community through education.
- Personalizing the care we deliver to our patients and their families.
- Promoting teamwork through open, direct communications and careful listening.
- Delegating responsibility and authority for decisions to associates throughout the organization.
- Strengthening our team by developing the skills and abilities of all associates.
- Encouraging all associates to perform at a high level of excellence.
- Understanding associates' responsibilities to their families.
- Acknowledging and encouraging the involvement of associates in community activities. Upholding the highest standards of ethics and honesty.
- Respecting all individuals' rights to strict confidentiality and privacy.
- Creating an atmosphere that will attract and retain the highest quality medical staff possible.
- Providing a safe, attractive and environmentally conscious atmosphere.
- Meeting the changing needs of our community through anticipation, innovation and diversification of services.
- Practicing proven and accepted methods of treatment using current technologies.
- Adhering to the principles of equal opportunity and treatment for all.
- Cooperating with other health care providers to enhance the quality and continuum of care to patients and their families.
- Operating in a fiscally responsible manner to ensure our future.
Memberships
- American Hospital Association
- American Osteopathic Association Council of Hospitals
- The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
- York Area Chamber of Commerce
Affiliations
- Bloomsburg School of Public Health
- Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Duquesne University
- Harrisburg Area Community College
- John Hopkins University
- Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lancaster General College
- New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Temple University
- Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Osteopathic Medicine & Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Scranton
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
- York College of Pennsylvania
- York County School of Technology
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