The Advocate Values

The Statement of Values of Advocate Health Care serves as an internal compass to guide our relationships and actions:

	Equality We affirm the worth and spiritual freedom of each person and treat all people with respect, integrity and dignity.
	Compassion We embrace the whole person and respond to emotional, ethical and spiritual concerns, as well as physical needs in our commitment to unselfishly care for others.
	Excellence We empower people to continually improve the outcomes of our service, to advance quality and to increase innovation and openness to new ideas.
	Partnership We collaborate as employees, physicians, volunteers and community leaders to utilize the talents and creativity of all persons.
	Stewardship We are responsible and accountable for all that we are, have and do.

These values serve not only as a guide for our actions, but also are linked to behavioral expectations that all who work within the system are held accountable to.