Hospital redesignated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Munson Medical Center nurses continue to be recognized as among the best in the nation.
Officials from the American Nurses Credentialing Center announced that they are redesignating the hospital for the Magnet Recognition Award for Nursing Excellence®. The hospital first received the designation in 2006. The redesignation follows an onsite visit in June by Magnet surveyors and a lengthy application process that began in late 2014.
Munson is one of just two percent of hospitals in the world and one of two hospitals in Michigan that has been redesignated for a third time. There are currently 441 Magnet designated facilities in the world and 11 of those are in Michigan.
Munson Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Derk Pronger said the hospital board and leadership appreciate the continued hard work and daily efforts by staff that resulted in the redesignation.
“The Magnet redesignation reflects directly on the quality of care that patients experience at the hospital,” he said. “This reinforces the exceptional care, and the exceptional people we have at Munson.”
The Magnet program is intended to:
- Promote quality care in a setting that supports professional nursing practice.
- Identify excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients and residents.
- Disseminate best practices in nursing services.
During a phone call informing hospital nursing leadership and staff of the redesignation, ANCC Chair of the Commission on Magnet Donna Havens, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, commended the hospital for its efforts.
“The commission voted unanimously to credential Munson Medical Center as a Magnet organization again,” she said. “The commission on Magnet recognizes your organization’s dedication to your nurses, the entire health team, but most importantly to the patients you serve.”
Munson Medical Center Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer Loraine Frank-Lightfoot, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, said she is excited and pleased at the redesignation. “
The Magnet organization mentioned our nurse-led Heart Failure Clinic, our more than 170 nurses who have had special training and are part of the pro-patient and pro-patient family ethics mentor program, and nursing quality indicators related to patient readmissions as part of the award,” she said. “Our Magnet redesignation for a third time really speaks to the long-term commitment of staff to provide high quality care.”
Magnet hospitals are known to have the highest quality of patient care, high levels of patient satisfaction, lower vacancy and turnover rates for registered nurse positions, and higher rates of job satisfaction. These hospitals are reevaluated every four years and need to show improvements in patient care and quality as part of the redesignation process.
More information on Magnet hospitals can be found at nursecredentialing.org/Magnet.