Mission Statement
Northwest Medical Center Yakima is a professional organization committed to:
- Providing the Yakima community with a medical center of excellence in which patients receive cutting edge, compassionate, accessible, safe, and medically-appropriate health care.
- Upholding and defending the ethical and professional principles of the practice of medicine and other health-related professions in order to assure:
- Professionals have the support to practice without pressures that violate ethical principles.
- Patients are receiving appropriate medical treatment within a system that will ensure their rights and privacy.
- Promoting a work environment that fosters respect, job satisfaction, dignity, and diversity, based on democratic principles in which every member of the organization feels that his/her voice is heard and is important for the growth of the company.
- Performing an important role in our community and environment, integrating our specific goals to the general objectives and aspirations of our community.
- Acknowledging that the success of our organization depends on the balance exercised between the quality of care, safety of practice, working conditions for our employees, and productivity of our services.
- Achieving the objective of providing excellent health care in concert with outstanding customer service, keeping in mind our broader goal of providing patients and clients with an unequaled and exceptional experience that exceeds their expectations, personal satisfaction, and health care goals.