Philosophy

The Philosophy of Advocate Health Care is grounded in the principles of human ecology, faith and community-based health care. These principles arise from an understanding of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families and the society in which they live. Through our actions we affirm these principles:

	We believe each person is created in the image of God.
	We respect, include and serve people without regard to race, religion, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status.
	We seek to assure the spiritual freedom of all persons.
	We extend our concern for the whole person to our patients, employees, physicians, volunteers, trustees and their families.
	We address clinical, business, corporate and social-ethical issues from a faith perspective and assist individuals, families and professionals in the resolution of these issues.
	We are guided by the principles of justice in addressing our social responsibility as a corporate citizen in this society.
	We are responsible and accountable in the spirit of stewardship for all the resources under our management to assure the accomplishment of our Mission.
	We believe in effective collaboration with those individuals and entities interested in addressing the health care needs of our region.