Elbert Memorial Hospital

Description

Mission
Elbert Memorial Hospitals mission is to continuously seek ways to improve our delivery of healthcare and related services that exceed the expectations of our patients their families and all other customers

Vision
Elbert Memorial Hospital will continue to deliver quality healthcare through continuing quality improvement to our customers of Elbert County and surrounding communities by providing quotstate of the art technologyquot in a modern facility

Values
To achieve our Vision Elbert Memorial Hospital promotes these values

We value all people those we serve and those with whom we work We encourage people to express ideas and consider suggestions from others We work together as a team and treat each other with respect

We value listening caring and being sensitive to the needs of others We respond to patients family members each member of the hospital team and whomever else we may serve in a manner that clearly indicates our desire not only to meet their needs but to exceed their expectations

We value continuously improving effective communications within the organization and with all publics served by members of our team

We value continuously improving upon everything we do to achieve excellence in performance This continuous improvement applies to people as well We encourage personal growth and learning for all members of our team

We value our resources and recognize that we fulfill our mission only if we successfully manage our financial and other resources Therefore we actively create innovative costeffective systems throughout the organization to continuously improve the management of all resources used

Elbert Memorial Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO

That means that we voluntarily submit to evaluations of our compliance with nationwide hospital standards on a continuing basis Joint Commission accreditation is your assurance that Elbert Memorial Hospital practices continuous quality monitoring to provide you with quality health care

History

Founding Donors To Elbert Memorial Hospital

In 1950 500 was the total cost to completely furnish a patients hospital room A donor who gave this amount was entitled to have a name engraved on a bronze plaque which was then placed on a room door Sometime through the years the plaques were removed During the 50th anniversary celebration they were found in a basement workroom and were proudly hung in the hospital lobby