Stanford Hospital & Clinics has once again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This credentialing program for hospitals, which recognizes excellence in nursing, is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Fewer than 7 percent of U.S. health care organizations have accomplished Magnet status.
"Magnet recognition is a tremendous honor and reflects our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to our community," said Nancy Lee, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services. "To earn Magnet recognition once, as we did in 2007, was a great accomplishment and an incredible source of pride for our nurses. Our achievement of Magnet designation for an additional four years underscores the foundation of excellence and values that drives our entire staff to strive harder each day to meet the health care needs of the people we serve."
Magnet recognition has become the gold standard for nursing excellence and is taken into consideration when the public judges health care organizations. In fact, U.S. News & World Report's annual showcase of "America's Best Hospitals" includes Magnet recognition in its ranking criteria for quality of inpatient care.
"Being recognized as a Magnet hospital is a testament to the outstanding nursing staff we have here at Stanford Hospital & Clinics," said Amir Dan Rubin, President & Chief Executive Officer.
"Our focus is always on delivering the absolute best care to each and every patient we serve. We are so fortunate to have a team of stellar and dedicated nurses who live this vision each and every day," he said.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics won its first Magnet designation in 2007. Hospitals must reapply for Magnet recognition every four years.
The foundation of the Magnet model is composed of various elements deemed essential to delivering superior patient care. These include the quality of nursing leadership, patient outcomes, coordination and collaboration across specialties, and processes for measuring and improving the quality and delivery of care.
For initial recognition and redesignation, ANCC requires extensive documentation and conducts thorough site visits to assess the quality of nursing care and nursing leadership in areas considered global issues in nursing and health care.
An organization reapplying for Magnet recognition must provide documented evidence of how Magnet concepts, performance and quality were sustained and improved since the hospital received its most recent recognition.
Magnet recognition has been shown to provide specific benefits to hospitals and their communities, such as:
• Higher patient satisfaction with nurse communication, availability of help, and receipt of discharge information;
• Lower risk of 30-day mortality and lower failure to rescue;
• Higher job satisfaction among nurses;
• Lower nurse reports of intentions to leave position.
Contacts:
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Linda Apeles, 650-725-6625
lapeles@stanfordmed.org