The Mission

          According to AGH, their mission is to create a well-developed healthcare system that will provide patients with quality care, personalized services, and educate individuals in order to improve community health. AGH’s purpose is important to the community because access to care has been a struggle for many Americans; and it is also addressed in the ACA. Improving access to care provide patients an opportunity to be seen for medical concerns in a timely manner and prevent any further sickness. Quality of care ensures that patients are not only seen in an appropriate timeframe, but are being offered the best possible treatment as well. AGH strives to meet this goal between the years 2011-2015.

          In addition to access to quality care, AGH plans to provide personalized services to accommodate their community (alanticgeneral.org, n.d.). For example, AGH will place more emphasis on services such as Cancer Care or Cardiac/Vasuclar units since their population consists of patients needing that type of treatment. In conjunction with treating patients, the mission for their hospital includes educating individuals on ways to prevent illnesses. Furthermore, the proactive role AGH is taking in their region, will possibly inspire other surrounding facilities and improve the lifestyles of their patients.