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Vision, Mission and Core Values

Vision
Columbia St. Mary's will continue to take the lead in providing excellent health care that represents the best value available in our region.

We draw inspiration from the rich heritage of our earliest hospitals: St. Mary's Hospital, Wisconsin's first hospital and Columbia Hospital, an innovator over its 100-year history. Remaining true to our heritage, we will improve the health and well-being of the people we serve by striving to always provide care that is compassionate and flawless. We will partner with our patients and their loved ones to heal their bodies, their minds and their spirits. And we will devote the same energy to helping to keep them well.

As proud members of Columbia St. Mary's expert team of healers, we will respectfully support each other. We will reap deep emotional and spiritual rewards as we answer the call to care for others.

Mission
Columbia St. Mary's, a healthcare provider founded in response to identified community needs, is sponsored by Ascension Health, a Catholic national health system, and Columbia Health System, a non-sectarian community health system.

Columbia St. Mary's exists to make a positive difference in the health status and lives of individuals and our community, with special concern for those who are vulnerable.

At Columbia St. Mary's we are committed to providing high quality, accessible, values-driven programs and services with equal attention to the physical, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of health.

Core Values
Central to our Mission and Vision are Columbia St. Mary's Core Values of:

• Respect
  A high regard for the worth, dignity and uniqueness of each person.
  
• Commitment to Excellence
  A commitment to the highest standards delivered with competence and pride.
  
• Integrity
  Honesty, openness and sincerity.
  
• Creativity
  Actions that are marked by innovation, flexibility, openness to change, and imagination.
  
• Service
  Connecting with another person through an act of assistance or benefit.