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My Perspective A message from
Todd D. Stevens, president and CEO
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n looking back, 2009 has been a year of milestones for Mary Bird Perkins. Through innovative and collaborative partnerships with community hospitals, physicians, and many others, we have made great strides toward fulfilling the Center’s mission – to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through expert treatment, compassionate care, early detection, research, and education. And, in 2009, we are privileged to carry our mission across five locations in southeast Louisiana.
Together with our partners in the first part of the year, we opened the doors to the new facility in Gonzales, LA, launched a Total Cancer CareTM program, and screened nearly 400 participants in one day at this year’s Minority Cancer Awareness Event. In this issue, you’ll read about more recent achievements including: Mary Bird Perkins’ expansion of technology options with the Elekta Infinity; ACoS accreditation of the Covington facility; MBP employees and volunteers setting a new record of funds raised internally during this year’s 2009 Rays of Healing Campaign; and the many third party events that benefit MBP. However, I cannot speak of 2009 without acknowledging the Mary Bird Perkins employees. With leadership and support from the Center’s Board of Directors, a team of dedicated employees took on the challenge of updating the Center’s vision and mission statements and developing core values and accompanying service standards. The team’s amazing work captures the essence of why Mary Bird Perkins is such a great community-based organization. Their work exceeded expectations and resulted in a mission renewal that employees appropriately titled "Our Promise."
Mission
Through a constant focus on the Center’s vision and mission and adherence to the core values – innovation, respect, compassion, integrity and collaboration – Mary Bird Perkins employees, including myself, will work hard every day to provide the best cancer care possible. That is “Our Promise.” Thank you to all of our community partners, volunteers and donors, without whose support the stories contained within these pages would not be possible. As 2009 comes to a close, plans are already underway for the upcoming year. With a strong strategic vision and support system, the Mary Bird Perkins team will continue to live the mission with a special dedication to the patients we are so humbled to serve. Sincerely,
Our promise
To improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through expert treatment, compassionate care, early detection, research, and education.
Core Values
Innovation • Compassion • Respect • Integrity • Collaboration www.marybird.org • Volume 2 2009