Mission and Vision of Health Care Organizations a. Describe the purpose of mission and vision statements with health care organizations. 1) Definition of mission and vision statements 2) Purpose of a mission statement a) Alignment of strategic planning to mission and vision statements of an organization 3) Importance of mission and vision in an organization 4) High level steps in creating a mission statement 5) Examples of mission statements in health care b. Explain how the mission and vision serve as a foundation to the strategic plan within a health care organization. 1) Stakeholders within a health care organization 2) Stakeholders that participate in development of a mission and vision in a health care organization 3) Importance of having multiple stakeholders participate in mission statement development