** Lifespan Mission Statement **
The mission of Lifespan is to improve the health status of the people whom we serve in Rhode Island and southern New England through the provision of customer friendly, geographically accessible and high value services. We believe that this can best be accomplished within the environment of a comprehensive, integrated, academic health system.
** Key Vision Elements **
Lifespan will be accomplishing its mission when it is and is recognized as
1 an organization that progressively strives to
improve the health status of the community it
serves.
2 a geographically accessible, comprehensive,
integrated health system.
3 an organization that provides the highest value
services, as demonstrated by its selection as the
provider of choice for the majority of residents in
its service area.
4 an organization that works in productive
partnership with physicians, other stakeholders,
and suppliers.
5 strongly committed to education and research in
partnership with the Brown University School of
Medicine and other allied health educational programs
6 financially viable and a responsible steward of
community resources.
** Corporate Values **
* Respect: We will treat each person we work with and
care for with respect
* Honesty and Fairness: We will be truthful,
equitable, and open in all our relationships.
* Constant Pursuit of Quality: We will continuously
strive to meet or exceed our customers' expectations
History Of Lifespan Health System
Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system, was founded in 1994 by Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. A comprehensive, integrated, academic health system, Lifespan’s present partners also include RI Hospital’s Hasbro Children's Hospital , Bradley Hospital, and Newport Hospital.
A not-for-profit organization, Lifespan is overseen by a board of volunteer community leaders who are guided by its mission to improve the health status of the people it serves in Rhode Island and New England through the provision of customer friendly, geographically accessible and high value services.
