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Mission
The founders' mission constitutes a great responsibility and commits the orders to realize the love of Christ in their actions. The orders see themselves as advocates for those in need, are aware of the current needs of our time, and take a firm stand on societal topics. They consider maintaining hospitals to be an integral part of the realization of their mission.
Christian responsibility
Convent-run hospitals are church institutions. Their mission is based on the Gospel, a Christian understanding of social issues and the principles of Christian ethics.
Spiritual guidance takes a highly significant position in convent-run hospitals.
Courage and trust
Their sense of mission gives the convent-run hospitals the courage to act, drawn from their trust in God's help, their employees and partners.
Responsibility in healthcare
The convent-run hospitals take on responsibility for the sick as well as a legal mission in healthcare. These tasks make it their right and their duty to claim the necessary resources for their work from the public authorities. They are qualified to point out erroneous trends, suggest improvements, and observe developments in healthcare politics and to influence them effectively.
Humane responsibility
The provided medical care is holistic and always connected with caring personal care. The convent-run hospitals not only treat illness but the person as God's creature with body, spirit and soul with a view towards the patient's overall wellbeing.
Medical responsibility
Their mission commits the convent-run hospitals to providing responsible healthcare of the highest standard.
The available resources are used efficiently and parsimoniously.
Comprehensive humanitarian responsibility
Our cooperation between orders and convent-run hospitals realizes projects of Christian charity which go above and beyond everyday hospital work. By doing so, we are not attempting to take over the roles of existing humanitarian institutions.
Vigilance towards new requirements
The convent-run hospitals frequently address issues in order to meet the afflictions faced by people in our time. Their professional competence helps them make long-term, lasting contributions to our society.
Responsibility as patients' advocates
The convent-run hospitals offer all the advantages of private organizations. They are specialists when it comes to administering help quickly and unbureaucratically. Their everyday work with patients has led them to develop a sense for urgent matters.
However, the convent-run hospitals also use their authority and their weight with public authorities in order to obtain quick help for people.
Credibility
The convent-run hospitals give a sense of security and trust because they are backed by their orders' credibility. The convents see themselves as objective and tireless petitioners for humans in need of help.
Responsibility towards employees
The convent-run hospitals offer their staff values and spirituality to help infuse their work with meaning. They delegate responsibility and expect employees to develop and apply their specific abilities. Great importance is attached to appropriate training and education.
Drafted during the 3rd session of the clerical advisory board of the Upper Austrian Convent-run Hospitals Coordination, Ltd., 01/31/2003 |
