The Values

Grounded in this relationship is a common set of values. These values, which continue to guide Mayo Clinic’s mission today, have been passed down from its founders. They include:

• Respect: Treat everyone in our diverse community, including patients, their families and colleagues, with dignity.
• Compassion: Provide the best care, treating patients and family members with sensitivity and empathy.
• Integrity: Adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and personal responsibility, worthy of the trust our patients place in us.
• Healing: Inspire hope and nurture the well-being of the whole person, respecting physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
• Teamwork: Value the contributions of all, blending the skills of individual staff members in unsurpassed collaboration.
• Excellence: Deliver the best outcomes and highest quality service through the dedicated effort of every team member.
• Innovation: Infuse and energize the organization, enhancing the lives of those we serve, through the creative ideas and unique talents of each employee.
• Stewardship: Sustain and reinvest in our mission and extended communities by wisely managing our human, natural and material resources.¹