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About GME  > Mission/Vision 

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Our Mission

Palmetto Health is committed to improving the physical, emotional and spiritual health of all individuals and communities we serve; to providing care with excellence and compassion; and, to working with others who share our fundamental commitment to improving the human condition.

Our Vision

To be remembered by each patient as providing the care and compassion we want for our families and ourselves.

Our Values

  • COMPASSION
    Caring for people in need and benevolence for people in general.
  • DIGNITY
    Respecting one's worth as a human being.
  • EXCELLENCE
    Pursuing the highest level of service and quality in all that we do. 
  • INTEGRITY
    Adhering to a code of trust, fairness and honesty.
  • TEAMWORK
    Achieving common goals together.