Mission Statements

Mission Statements

Mission statements are very important. They describe an organizations fundamental, unique purpose. A mission statement indicates what the organization intends to accomplish, identifies what the organization is, and what premises are to guide its actions (Hitt, 2011). Mission statements are also intended to provide motivation, general direction, an image of the organizations character, and a tone, or set of attitudes, through which actions are guided (Hitt, 2011). What an organization does is important as well as how they accomplish what they do.

A cancer center for children should have a really good mission statement. It should be aimed toward making the parents of a child a little more at ease and confident in the facility. An example of a mission statement for this facility is “Our mission is to provide the highest quality of care to our patients. We want to be personable and empathetic with our patients and their families. We provide the best innovative laboratory research and treatment advances at our facility. We aim to cure and prevent childhood cancer, and give the most comfort as possible to our patient and their families. We provide world-class care to everyone at our facility (Andrews, 2011).” A cancer center for adults should be similar, but slightly different. Adults want to know that their information will be kept confidential and that they will be comfortable where they are going to seek services. An example of a mission statement for a cancer center for adults is “Our mission is to provide the highest quality of care to our patients in a friendly, relaxed, and confidential environment. We want to be personable and empathetic with our patients and their families. We also want to provide patients with education and education for the family as well so they have a better understanding of the situation. We are committed to our patients’ health goals, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and symptom management....