Mission, Beliefs, Values and Vision

Arkansas Children’s Hospital, committed to care, love and hope for every child for over 100 years.

Mission

To improve children's health by providing integrated PREP:

• Patient Care
• Research
• Education
• Prevention

Beliefs

We believe in “Crossing the Creek” to create a better future for children, where they are unburdened by illness and injury.

We believe:

• PATIENT SAFETY comes first;
• Every child has UNIQUE HEALTHCARE NEEDS;
• In COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS to fulfill those needs;
• In SERVING EVERY ARKANSAS CHILD who needs us;
• In PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE;
• PREVENTION is the best prescription;
• RESEARCH is where the miracles begin;
• Tomorrow starts with the EDUCATION of today;
• The EXCELLENCE of our people creates the excellence at ACH;
• In using our ASSET$ wisely;
• Our care EQUALS or EXCEEDS national standards of excellence.

Values

You create excellence by being:

• Passionate
• Accountable
• Team Oriented
• Innovative
• Excellent in all you do
• No harm focused
• Trustworthy
• Skeptical
• Alert
• Forthcoming
• Expecting
• Talking
• You!

Vision

Families and physicians from across the nation will turn to Arkansas Children’s Hospital for demonstrating excellence in leadership in children’s health.

Our Vision Includes:

• Leading the creation of a family-centered, seamless system of health that will be a national model of excellence.
• Instilling trust in our team and enabling them to provide the best possible care.
• Strengthening the bond between the hospital and our university partner, increasing our impact on children’s health.