St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Discuss any additional observations you have that were not addressed in your peer’s initial post. 

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – https://www.stjude.org/ Links to an external site. 

Mission Statement: https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude.html?sc_icid=us-mm-missionstatement#mission Links to an external site. 

“The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.”

Vision Statement: https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude/faq/what-is-st-judes-vision-statement.html Links to an external site. 

“To accelerate progress against catastrophic disease at a global level”

Values: https://www.stjude.org/inspire/news/richard-shadyac-our-core-values.html Links to an external site. 

Compassion, Unity, Equality, Inclusion 

1. Goal to have the latest and greatest treatment plans and research to help patients recover. This would greatly align with the vision and mission statements of having progress towards recovery for patients and their battles against catastrophic disease. 

2. Goal to update and improve patient and family education resources. This goal aligns with the direction that St. Judes takes in its mission to provide care to children regardless of their ability to pay.