Core Values

Rushford and Hartford HealthCare's Core Values
Core Values are the attitudes and beliefs that drive our organization’s culture.  What we value shows in our personal and collective performance.  Core values emanate from our basic beliefs and provide guidance to employees as to what matters most on a day-to-day basis.

Integrity We Do the Right Thing
•      Our actions tell the world what Hartford HealthCare is and what we stand for. We act ethically and responsibly in everything we do and hold ourselves accountable for our behavior. We bring respect, openness and honesty to our encounters with patients, clients, families and coworkers and support the well-being of the communities we serve.

Caring We Do the Kind Thing
•      Every Hartford HealthCare staff member touches the lives of the patients, clients and
families in our care. We treat those we serve and each other with kindness and
compassion and strive to better understand and respond to the needs of a diverse
community.

Excellence We Do the Best Thing
•      At Hartford HealthCare, only the best will do. We work as a team to bring experience,
advanced technology and best practices to bear in providing the highest-quality care for
our patients, clients and families. We devote ourselves to continuous improvement,
excellence, professionalism and innovation in our work.

Safety We Do the Safe Thing
•      Patients, clients and families have placed their lives and health in our hands. At Hartford
HealthCare our first priority--and the rule of medicine--is to protect them from harm. We
believe that maintaining the highest safety standards is critical to delivering high quality
care and that a safe workplace protects us all.