Our Values

Delivering the best healthcare in the best way is the foundation of our commitment at Central DuPage Hospital. Every employee here is driven by our "I CARE" shared values:

Integrity – We constantly strive to do the right thing.

Compassion – We care for and about you and about each other.

Accountability – We freely accept responsibility for our decisions and actions.

Respect – We honor the dignity in you and we honor the dignity in each other.

Excellence – We pursue continuous improvement in everything we do.

Our Pledge to Patients

Central DuPage Hospital is a community of caregivers committed to providing excellent and compassionate patient care each and every time.

Our care will be:

• Safe
  Avoiding injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them
• Effective
  Providing services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit and refraining from providing services to those not likely to benefit, thereby avoiding under-use and overuse of valued resources
• Patient-centered
  Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
• Timely
  Reducing waits and sometimes harmful delays for both those who receive and those who give care
• Efficient
  Avoiding waste, including waste of equipment, supplies, ideas and energy
• Equitable
  Providing care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location and socio-economic status