Our purpose & beliefs

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