The mission, vision and values of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital convey the reasons we exist as an organization, what we aspire to as an organization and the way we will work to get there. They are a unifying force that link all of us together. Our mission — the reason we exist — is Caring, Healing, Teaching and Discovering. Our vision — what we want to be — is to be the best provider of health care services, the best place to work and the best environment for teaching and research. (from ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)