1. Strategic Plan Overview
Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

2. Our Mission
We believe all children have unique needs and should grow up without illness or injury. With the support
of the community and through our spirit of inquiry, we will prevent, treat and eliminate pediatric disease.
Our Vision
We will be the best children’s hospital.
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We will provide patients and their families excellent care with compassion and respect.
We will provide superior, accessible, cost-effective service.
We will attract and retain the best talent at all levels of the organization.
We will be one of the top five pediatric research institutions.
We will be the nation’s premier pediatric educators.
We will achieve worldwide prominence by integrating patient care, research,
education and advocacy.
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3. Laying the Foundation for the Next 100 Years
Dr. Thomas Hansen,
Peggy Walton,
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4. Key Components of Children’s
Strategy for the Future
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Build programs that
set national standards
for quality of care.
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Recruit and retain
the best people.
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Drive clinical growth
by improving access
and service to families
and physicians.
Develop the next
generation of pediatric
health-care leaders.
Prevent, treat and
eliminate pediatric
disease.
Secure Children’s
financial future.
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Strategies
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C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L A N D R E G I O N A L M E D I C A L C E N T E R
Initiatives

7. Outcomes that Exceed the National Average
Five-Year Survival of Cancer Patients,
Ages 15 –19 Diagnosed 1996 Through 2002
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Percent
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Children’s Hospital and
Regional Medical Center
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National (15- to- 19-yearolds treated at all other
institutions)
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0
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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Strategies
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Initiatives

9. Bringing Care Closer to Home
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Strategies
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11. Research that Changes Lives
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12. 4
Strategies
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13. Bringing the Best to Children’s
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Strategies
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15. One Generation of Leaders Helping the Next
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Strategies
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Initiatives

17. Achieving the Vision with the Support of Our Community
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18. Becoming the best:
because our patients
deserve nothing less
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19. S T R AT E G I C P L A N OV E R V I E W
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20. 4800 Sand Point Way N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105
(206) 987-2000 (Voice)
(206) 987-2280 (TTY)
(866) 987-2000 (Toll-free for business use only)
www.seattlechildrens.org
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