The
Board of Directors, Administration, Personnel,
and Medical Staff, of Pratt Regional Medical Center,
reflecting the religious values of our area, are
committed to maintaining and restoring health,
enhancing the dignity of the human person, and
fostering life from conception to death in a caring
and professional environment.
WE
BELIEVE IN SERVICE:
Service
to Humanity: We Believe that PRMC
staff will provide considerate and respectful
care for the sick and suffering, and/or dying
regardless of age, sex, race, color, national
origin, religious creed, handicap or economic
status.
Excellence
in Performance: We Believe that
the healthcare needs and expectations of the customer
will be met through a commitment to continuous
quality improvement
Respect
for the Individual: We Believe that
every human is a unique composite of body, mind,
and spirit; thus our concept of care embraces
the physical, cultural, psycho-social, emotional,
and spiritual needs of the patient. That ministerial
services shall be utilized to meet the spiritual
and emotional needs of the patient, family, and
hospital personnel. That as a healthcare institution,
we will abide by the patient’s rights and
decisions to the extent that the law allows.
Value
to Employees: We Believe that hospital
personnel deserve, because of their personal worth
and dignity, to be treated with respect. Employment
of personnel must be based on qualifications and
the ability to perform the required job skills.
Employees should be of good moral character and
willing to work cooperatively with one another
to uphold the mission of PRMC. Pratt Regional
Medical Center will conform to all laws regarding
equal employment opportunity. Our hospital has
a responsibility to provide opportunities for
continuing education of its personnel. This practice
enables employees to maintain or increase competence
in their respective fields.
Integrity
in Relationships: We Believe that
our patients have certain responsibilities both
moral and legal. We believe that is the individuals
responsibility to notify the appropriate people
of healthcare decisions and to provide to the
health care provider a copy of an Advance Directive
that the patient would expect to be followed.
Patients are expected to conduct themselves properly
by respecting facility policies, fellow patients,
and hospital personnel. It is their obligation
to maintain personal and fiscal integrity with
respect to services provided on their behalf.
That
those charged with the operation of this healthcare
facility have responsibility to the employees,
medical staff, board members, county commissioners,
and the citizens of south central Kansas for the
implementation of sound principles of management
and social justice, as well as protecting the
healthcare facility’s resources through
effective financial practices.
Community
Responsibility: We Believe that
our hospital personnel should participate in community
planning for health and medical care. The hospital
should operate in accordance with the needs of
the community it serves and should further education
and research according to available resources.
Enhanced
Access to Healthcare: We Believe
that access to healthcare is enhanced through
skilled professionals, committed to technology
and expansion of local and regional services.
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