Our Vision, Mission, and Values
Our vision
Exceptional and integrated patient-centric care, research and teaching: the MUHC is one of the world’s foremost academic health centres and it is highly committed to its community.
Our mission
The MUHC is the adult and pediatric university hospital that is partnered with McGill University. Our mission is to:
- Offer our pediatric and adult patients as well as their families compassionate exemplary care, with a specific commitment to treating complex cases;
- Extend the limits of health knowledge through research and integrate this new knowledge to our clinical and teaching practices;
- Provide outstanding health science education to healthcare providers, administrators and the community; and
- Assess and develop new technologies and procedures to prevent, assess and manage medical conditions.
We value
Service: Patients and their families are our raison d’être. We provide compassionate multidisciplinary care throughout a person’s life. We relate to patients and their families in a transparent way that respects their dignity as well as their cultural and linguistic needs.
Innovation: We foster a culture of inquiry and innovation. We make evidence-informed decisions. We strive continuously to improve our efficiency and efficacy.
Leadership: We develop, use and disseminate continuously new knowledge and expertise that can benefit patients locally and globally. We exercise our influence with a view to improving the functioning of the healthcare system at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Partnership: We work in collaboration with our employees, our ambassadors, as well as our health network partners to ensure comprehensive integrated services across the continuum of care for the population we serve.