Riverside Culture is Based on Caring

Patients, residents, families and our employees experience a culture of caring at Riverside Health System. Other organizations may promote a caring environment, but at Riverside, we live it every day. We call it the Riverside Care Difference – and our nurses form the foundation of this exemplary patient care approach.

It’s our mission – and our practice – to care for others as we care for those we love – to enhance their well-being and improve their health.

Riverside Commitment to Nursing Excellence

With our Riverside Care Difference approach, Riverside Health System consistently delivers exceptional care. To achieve this, we follow a mission of caring for others as we would care for those we love – focusing on safety, healing, kindness and respect. At the core of these achievements is our commitment to nursing excellence.

Strong Nurse Voice is Heard at Riverside

Nursing must be represented across system-wide collaborations that guide care delivery - to affect change and drive patient care excellence. Nursing is well represented in all leadership areas and quality care decisions at Riverside Health System. Nursing is strongly valued in the Riverside culture, including but not limited to:

• Clinical Professional Practice Council
• Evidence-based Practice Council
• Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
• Interprofessional Council
• Process Improvement Committees
• Professional Practice Model
• Quality Process Reviews
• Riverside Health System Executive Management
• Tumor Boards

Core Values Defined

Riverside Health System is committed to our core values that drive all decisions – for patients, residents and our employees. We strive to honor our responsibility to improve the health of the communities we serve by meeting these values – every day:

• Trust earned through safety, quality of care and service
• Teamwork, diversity and respect
• Physician integration and leadership
• Deep community involvement
• Healthy growth and financial stability