Our Core Values

Patient-Centered  |  Trust |  Integrity |  Faith |  Honesty |  Forgiveness

Our Beliefs

• We believe all people have the right to access health care.
• We believe in the value of family-based primary health care services.
• We believe that all people should be treated with respect and sensitivity.
• We believe people should be informed participants of their own health care through education and empowerment.
• We believe in being a model for the human delivery of high quality, cost-effective primary health care.
• We believe the organization should model the values of self-responsibility, wise use of resources, and individual empowerment that we seek to share with our clients.

Our Principles

• To be responsive to changing community needs.
• To value prevention throughout the spectrum of health services.
• To recognize each person with dignity and autonomy, with needs beyond medical care, and to the extent possible, to give referral to other community resources.
• To be sensitive with regard to the client’s life situations, including but not limited to culture, education, language, family structure, and beliefs.
• To teach individuals in the community about client advocacy and the value of client empowerment.
• To foster individual contributions within a working environment where each member’s ideas are valued and respected.
• To maintain a funding base that is consistent with the philosophy of the clinic; and accepts responsibility to educate funding sources about the way we deliver health care.