Culture and Values
Summa Health is a dynamic organization fully committed to community relations and workplace belonging. This commitment extends to our patients, our employees, our business and community partners and the communities we serve.
As such, the principles of belonging are central to the core values of Summa Health. These values include:
- Personal and organizational integrity
- Quality, caring organizational environment
- Excellence in leadership
- Valuing one another
- Individuality
- Respect and fair treatment
- Open communications
- Teamwork
- Community Service
To fully embrace an environment that supports these values across our organization, Summa Health leaders developed a plan focused on integrating practices to advance community relations and workplace belonging across eight strategic focus areas. These areas include:
- Employee involvement
- Education and training
- Culture and values
- Community engagement
- Supplier diversity
- Recruitment, retention, advancement and career development
- Performance, accountability and measurement
- Leadership commitment and involvement
Since its adoption in 2009, our plan has led to significant achievements and accomplishments in each of these areas.
Additionally, Summa Health’s Workplace Belonging Council (WBC) continues to serve as an influential voice in our organization, by: promoting support and education for all employees at all levels of the organization; creating tools and services that help staff provide culturally competent care to patients and families; and incorporating innovative ideas, such as how to effectively recruit, hire and retain excellent employees, in support of Summa Health’s mission.