Catholic Health East: Our Values in Practice

Values in Practice (VIP) is a living demonstration of Catholic Health East’s (CHE) Core Values of Reverence for each person, Community, Justice, Commitment to those who are poor, Stewardship, Courage, and Integrity. It is a commitment to the preservation of CHE’s Mission, to be a transforming healing presence in the communities we serve, through the alignment of behaviors reflective of our values-based culture of caring and excellence. At the center of VIP are our 5 Pillars of Excellence (Service, Quality, People, Finance, and Growth) which provides the infrastructure for goal setting and evaluation of our actions.

The ultimate goal of VIP is to create and sustain a culture where CHE Regional Health Corporations (RHCs) are better:

Places for patients/residents to receive care;
Environments for employees to work; and
Organizations for physicians to practice medicine.

Leaders throughout CHE have been educated on the 9 Principles of VIP including the concepts, strategies, and tactics for creating and sustaining a culture of caring through excellence.

Commit to Excellence
Measure the Important Things
Build a Culture around Excellence
Create & Develop Leaders
Focus on Employee Satisfaction
Build Individual Accountability
Align Behaviors with Goals & Values
Communicate At All Levels
Reward & Recognize Success

Integral within this framework is CHE’s commitment to reverencing diversity. As a Catholic Health system that is committed to our Mission and Values, we call ourselves to develop a culture that welcomes, embraces, and is enriched by individual differences and similarities. Our goal is to create a system that integrates the principles of inclusion and diversity as essential elements of a mission centered, high performing organization.

More on our commitment to Diversity

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•	About Us
•	Mission and Values
•	History
•	Holy Memory, Faithful Action
•	Sponsorship Heritage
•	President's Welcome
•	Our Values in Practice