Mission Vision Values
Mission
Inclusive, Compassionate, Quality Care
Vision
One Team Optimizing Quality Care for YOU
Values
- Empowerment: The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. The main objective of empowerment is to enhance individual and team effectiveness resulting in the creation of a positive work environment and long-term organizational success.
- Teamwork: Where a group of people come together to share their abilities to create a positive working atmosphere and they recognize the strengths and skills that each team member brings to the group.
- Trust: To believe in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of another person or group of people.
- Optimism: A mental attitude characterized by hope and confidence in success and a positive future.
- Professionalism: Conducting oneself with responsibility, integrity, accountability, and excellence. It means communicating effectively and appropriately and always finding a way to be productive.
- Respect: Showing regard for others abilities and worth, valuing their feelings and their views even if you don’t necessarily agree with them. Accepting them on an equal basis and giving them the same consideration, you would expect for yourself.
- Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change.
Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028
Caring for You: Staff
- Foster an environment where staff feel supported by peers and management
- Provide a healthy and safe work environment
- Show appreciation to the staff for their work, recognizing the contributions to the workplace and each other
- Sustain an aligned culture of inclusion, pride, and teamwork where staff voice matters
Caring for You:
Patients & Residents
- Improve patient access to outpatient services at the right time in the right place
- Improve the overall experience of residents living in our long-term care home
- Incorporate cultural competency and client safety practices in all that we do
Caring for Us : Organization
- Drive evidence-based practice through efficient use of data, identifying risks and quality improvement opportunities
- Foster an environment where staff, students and volunteers share and continuously grow
- Plan and develop facilities for staff and service requirements
Integration and Collaboration
- Integrated voice of patients and families for service and excellence
- Remove barriers to timely and equitable access to services
- Develop and sustain a patient navigation system for Atikokan residents
Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028
Caring for You: Staff
- Foster an environment where staff feel supported by peers and management
- Provide a healthy and safe work environment
- Show appreciation to the staff for their work, recognizing the contributions to the workplace and each other
- Sustain an aligned culture of inclusion, pride, and teamwork where staff voice matters
Caring for You:
Patients & Residents
- Improve patient access to outpatient services at the right time in the right place
- Improve the overall experience of residents living in our long-term care home
- Incorporate cultural competency and client safety practices in all that we do
Caring for Us : Organization
- Drive evidence-based practice through efficient use of data, identifying risks and quality improvement opportunities
- Foster an environment where staff, students and volunteers share and continuously grow
- Plan and develop facilities for staff and service requirements
Integration and Collaboration
- Integrated voice of patients and families for service and excellence
- Remove barriers to timely and equitable access to services
- Develop and sustain a patient navigation system for Atikokan residents
Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028
Caring for You: Staff
- Foster an environment where staff feel supported by peers and management
- Provide a healthy and safe work environment
- Show appreciation to the staff for their work, recognizing the contributions to the workplace and each other
- Sustain an aligned culture of inclusion, pride, and teamwork where staff voice matters
Caring for You: Patients & Residents
- Improve patient access to outpatient services at the right time in the right place
- Improve the overall experience of residents living in our long-term care home
- Incorporate cultural competency and client safety practices in all that we do
Caring for Us : Organization
- Drive evidence-based practice through efficient use of data, identifying risks and quality improvement opportunities
- Foster an environment where staff, students and volunteers share and continuously grow
- Plan and develop facilities for staff and service requirements
Integration and Collaboration
- Integrated voice of patients and families for service and excellence
- Remove barriers to timely and equitable access to services
- Develop and sustain a patient navigation system for Atikokan residents
Atikokan Health and Community Services is committed to accommodating the needs of our patients, clients, residents, visitors and staff members through accessible care and an environment of inclusivity.
We understand that delivering the highest quality of care possible is incumbent on ensuring our policies and procedures are consistent with principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equality. We believe in integrating the provision of services to persons with disabilities whenever possible, or exploring alternate measures when necessary, and giving equal opportunities to people with disabilities.
AHCS is continually working to make all of our spaces more accessible to create a barrier-free and fully accessible facility. Our multi-year Accessibility Planning has helped us identify, remove and prevent barriers to individuals with disabilities who live, work in or use our hospital and community sites, including clients and their family members, staff members, health care practitioners, volunteers, residents of and visitors to our community.
Emergency Department
The Emergency Department entry is typically locked and visitors must lift the phone handset at the entrance, where a nurse will respond and assist with entry. If the door is already open, please check in at the registration desk before proceeding to visit a patient.
While you’re here, we care for you, too. You can access refreshments in multiple locations:
- A coffee maker and water dispenser are located in the acute care patient kitchen
- The long-term care wing also has a water dispenser
A nurse will be happy to help you find what you need.
Please Note: Temporary Restrictions May Apply
To keep our patients, residents, staff, and community safe, visiting hours or access may change during times of increased risk—such as respiratory illness outbreaks or other health emergencies.
We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we encourage you to call ahead or check our website or social media channels for the most up-to-date visitor information before arriving.
Visitation Contact Information:
For questions about visitation, call our Acute Care Nursing Station at:
1-807-597-4215, ext. 312
Emergency Department
The Emergency Department entry is typically locked and visitors must lift the phone handset at the entrance, where a nurse will respond and assist with entry. If the door is already open, please check in at the registration desk before proceeding to visit a patient.
While you’re here, we care for you, too. You can access refreshments in multiple locations:
- A coffee maker and water dispenser are located in the acute care patient kitchen
- The long-term care wing also has a water dispenser
A nurse will be happy to help you find what you need.
Please Note: Temporary Restrictions May Apply
To keep our patients, residents, staff, and community safe, visiting hours or access may change during times of increased risk—such as respiratory illness outbreaks or other health emergencies.
We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we encourage you to call ahead or check our website or social media channels for the most up-to-date visitor information before arriving.
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