Vision

To be leaders in creating opportunities to infuse Christian values into healthcare services for the benefit of both patients and providers.

Mission

The mission of the Ottawa Christian Health Centre is to create opportunities for and give support to health care organizations in the Ottawa area that provide care based on Christian principles which promote physical, spiritual and emotional wellbeing, and that are aligned with the Hippocratic oath.

Values

1. Uphold the dignity of life from conception to natural death.

“You created my innermost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are your works!” - Psalm 139:13-14

2. Promote a holistic approach to health that is wellness focused.

“Do you not know that your body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.” - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

3. Promote patient - centred collaborative care.

“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” – Colossians 3:12

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 12:10

4. Promote patient autonomy and informed consent.

“You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.” - Micah 6:8

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” - Matthew 7:12