Organizational Culture in Institutions Providing Health Services at Valle of Aburrá

Introduction: The organizational culture is de ned as the collective conscience that is expressed in the system of significances shared by the members of the organization that you identify them and tells apart of other ones; in addition, it marks the guidelines of behavior of the persons of an organization. Objective: This work identified the perception of the health sector employees about the organizational culture at the public institutions and private at Valle of Aburrá, Colombia. Materials and methods: There was realized a quantitative study, cross-sectional, maked the application of inquiry to 224 employees of lending institutions of services of health of medium and loud complexity. Results: 79 % of those surveyed said that in the institution there are mechanisms to evaluate concerns, questions and ideas, especially in public institutions and highly complex. 44 % reported having excellent communication with his superiors and colleagues. 62 % took a positive change in the institutional processes, greater participation for women. Discussion: The suitable culture organizacional of the institutions of health of medium and high complexity con- tributes to the generation of the knowledge, to the achievement of the institutional aims and to the sustainability of the organization on a market of health increasingly complex. Conclusion: Most employees perceive organizational climate in their institutions is good.