SANTIAM HOSPITAL & CLINICS FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SANTIAM HOSPITAL AND CLINICS TO:- PROVIDE HEALTHCARE WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY;(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)- STAY ABREAST AND/OR AHEAD OF CURRENT HEALTHCARE TRENDS IN PEOPLE, PROCESS, AND TECHNOLOGY;- AND, DEVELOP A RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MODEL PROVIDING PATIENT CENTRIC CARE THAT BECOMES THE BENCHMARK FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.