Duke University Health System

Our Values, Our Foundation: DUHS Values
September 13th, 2011
Victor J. Dzau, M.D. Chancellor for Health Affairs and CEO of DUHS It is with great enthusiasm that I share with you a few brief thoughts about our consolidated Duke…
Values: Not something to do, but something we live
September 13th, 2011
The DUHS core value of “Caring for our patients, their loved ones and each other” and five supporting values -- Excellence, Safety, Integrity, Diversity and Teamwork -- have been developed…
Core value is at the heart of DUHS
September 13th, 2011
The core value of “Caring for our patients, their loved ones and each other” is intended to unite everyone within the health system together behind this single, central and unifying…
Clinical teamwork energizes focus on common values
September 13th, 2011
The rapidly changing health care environment will likely lead to a significant increase in the number of patients receiving care within DUHS in the years ahead. The increasing caseload will…
Values statement empowers all at DUHS
September 13th, 2011
The incorporation of values across the health system will strengthen employee empowerment and continue the evolution toward patient care delivered by expert teams working cohesively. The September values roll-out…
Values to point the way throughout HR Life Cycle
September 13th, 2011
From the selection and orientation of new employees to training offered during one’s career through critical conversations between manager and employee concerning job performance, DUHS values will be woven into…
Living our values: Excellence
September 13th, 2011
In Hurricane Irene, DUHS crisis team driven to excel Just hours before Hurricane Irene struck the North Carolina coast, a 21-member emergency response team, including a dozen volunteers from DUHS,…
Living our values: Safety
September 13th, 2011
Therapist spoke up, ensured patient’s safety When therapist Bob Yane visited a knee replacement patient at home for a routine progress review, he discovered and resolved a significant patient risk.…
Living our values: Integrity
September 13th, 2011
PRMO scheduler’s integrity gained a patient’s trust As a patient service representative, Niki Whitlor detected a pattern in a certain patient’s calls. Each time a procedure was scheduled, the patient…
Living our values: Diversity
September 13th, 2011
Trauma team’s embrace of diversity created healing connections After a line of tornados tore through the region in April, a Latino family of four was left scattered and hurt. While…