Our purpose & beliefs
Our purpose and beliefs reflect the care and compassion our staff provide to our patients everyday.
Our purpose
To improve the lives of our patients and their families, our communities and humanity.
Our story
We provide treatment, care and compassion to the people of Melbourne and Victoria.
Our research and education programs advance the science of medicine and health and contribute to innovations in treatment and care.
Through our partnerships we build our knowledge and share it with the world.
Across our diverse organisation, we value and respect life from beginning to end.
Our beliefs
We make a difference
- Patients are the reason we are here
- We pursue the best experience and outcomes
- We keep each other safe
We work together
- We are strongest when we work as a team
- We make decisions in partnership with patients and the people around them
- We collaborate and partner across teams and beyond our walls
We work with compassion
- We respect, appreciate, and support each other
- We combine kindness with knowledge and skill
- We build trust, connection and belonging
We create the future
- We push boundaries and rise to the challenge
- We set new standards through research, innovation, and care
- We educate and develop for today and tomorrow
Strategic plans
Our strategic plans set clear goals across care eight important themes including patient care, research, community engagement and financial sustainability.