Ranks Among the Only One Percent of Hospitals
Nationwide to Have Achieved a Fifth Consecutive Recognition
MIAMI, March 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicklaus Children's Hospital
this month attained Magnet recognition by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program® for
the fifth consecutive term. Nicklaus Children's is one of
only five children's hospitals in the nation to have received a
fifth Magnet designation and joins the ranks of the only 1 percent
of hospitals nationwide who have attained this fifth-term Magnet
milestone. What's more, only 9.7 percent of hospitals in
the United States currently hold
Magnet recognition status, and only 1 percent of those are
pediatric hospitals.
The Magnet recognition program distinguishes healthcare
organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence
and is the highest and most regarded honor an organization can
receive for professional nursing practice. Nicklaus Children's was
the first pediatric hospital in Florida and the fifth pediatric hospital in
the nation to achieve ANCC Magnet designation in 2004.
"At Nicklaus Children's, Magnet recognition is an honor we hold
in highest regard. It is a reflection of our organization's
commitment to deliver the highest quality of care and excellence in
clinical outcomes for the patients we serve," said Shannon Odell, MSN, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, CENP,
RNC-OB, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. "We
are proud to offer our community this tangible evidence of our
nurses' commitment. Magnet recognition is one more reason why
Nicklaus Children's is the hospital where children matter
most."
Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence
and is a factor when the public judges healthcare organizations.
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.
The Magnet Model provides a framework for nursing practice,
research, and measurement of outcomes. Through this framework, ANCC
evaluates applicants across a number of components and dimensions
to gauge an organization's nursing excellence.
The foundation of this model comprises various elements deemed
essential to delivering superior patient care. These include the
quality of nursing leadership and coordination and collaboration
across specialties, as well as processes for measuring and
improving the quality and delivery of care.
To achieve Magnet recognition, organizations must pass a
rigorous and lengthy process that demands widespread participation
from leadership and staff. This process includes an electronic
application, written patient care documentation, an on-site visit,
and a review by the Commission on Magnet Recognition. Healthcare
organizations must reapply for Magnet recognition every four years
based on adherence to Magnet concepts and demonstrated improvements
in patient care and quality.
For more information, please
visit www.nicklauschildrens.org/magnet
About ANCC's Magnet Recognition Program
The Magnet
Recognition Program — administered by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center, the largest and most prominent nurses
credentialing organization in the world — identifies health care
organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and
professionalism in nursing practice. The Magnet Recognition Program
is the highest national honor for nursing excellence and provides
consumers with the ultimate benchmark for measuring quality of
care. For more information about the Magnet Recognition Program and
current statistics, visit https://www.nursingworld.org/magnet
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where
Children Matter Most
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs
International, Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's only licensed specialty
hospital exclusively for children, with approximately 850 attending
physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The
307-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of
pediatric medicine with many specialty programs routinely ranked
among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since
2008. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching
program in the southeastern United
States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing
profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more
information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org
MEDIA CONTACT:
Rachel Perry Bixby
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Rachel.Bixby@nicklaushealth.org
305-898-9165
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