WES Health System was founded in July 1992 as a successor of previous organizations that were committed to providing behavioral health care since the mid-1970s. This successor organization was officially named Dr. Warren E. Smith Health Centers (WES) in 1994. Through the years, WES’ staff has been providing services to the community and has been instrumental in the broad expansion of services to individuals and families. WES is based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and began providing behavioral health care and other human services to individuals living in areas that are plagued by high crime rates, unemployment, and other social problems. WES Health System has expanded to additional metropolitan areas to provide behavioral health care to a variety of individuals and families.

WES Health System and its subsidiary companies were named after Dr. Warren E. Smith, a prominent African American psychiatrist who was committed to providing quality behavioral health care to the under-served. Beginning his career in 1954, Dr. Warren E. Smith was one of the first African American psychiatrists; he was revered as a highly principled man who was deeply sensitive to the problems of minorities living in the Philadelphia area.

Mission

The mission of WES Health System is to promote the total wellness of the communities it serves through the provision of high-quality health and social services in a compassionate and effective manner. WES Health System strives to make these services highly responsive to the needs of culturally diverse populations.

Vision

The vision of WES Health System is for every person in the culturally diverse communities it serves to have access to the critical services that promote the attainment of his or her full emotional, intellectual, and physical potential. Underlying this goal is the belief that fulfilling the true potential of each individual ultimately maximizes the economic and cultural viability of the communities in which they live. Consequently, WES Health System strives to ensure that its clients are safe, adequately housed, healthy, and well educated.

WES Health System’s Core Values

* Caring about patients

* Sharing ideas throughout the organization

* Learning all that can be learned, anywhere possible

* Fairness in the treatment of employees

* Firmness in meeting commitments