The American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing services has granted Nationwide Children's Hospital ANCC Magnet Recognition® for a third time. This prestigious recognition is the ultimate benchmark in nursing excellence and is awarded to only about seven percent of the nation's more than 6,000 hospitals across the country. Of that number, only one percent has achieved designation on three occasions and Nationwide Children's is the only pediatric hospital in the state of Ohio to earn such a status three times.
"The Magnet® application and review process is rigorous and demands widespread participation from leadership and staff," said Steve Allen, MD, chief executive officer of Nationwide Children's Hospital. "Congratulations to our nursing staff for leading the country in evidence-based practice and research. This achievement further solidifies Nationwide Children's as an organization dedicated to advancing the nursing profession in our pursuit of high quality patient care."
According to the ANCC, the leading nursing credentialing organization in the United States, ANCC Magnet Recognition is widely accepted as the gold standard of patient care. The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes excellence and professionalism in nursing. Applicants undergo an extensive evaluation, and members who are granted the esteemed status must continue to maintain rigorous standards as part of their four-year designation. To reapply for and receive ANCC Magnet Recognition for an additional four years is confirmation of the hospital's resolve to deliver the highest level of care in nursing today.
"We are always working here at Nationwide Children's to hit best outcomes and so we never stop," said Linda Stoverock, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Nationwide Children's. "For the patients, they have the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" that nursing is truly among the best here at Nationwide Children's."
Nationwide Children's was the first freestanding pediatric hospital in Ohio to earn the status by the Magnet Recognition Program in April 2005 and earned re-designation in 2009. The latest honor will stand until 2017.
During the last four years, the Magnet Steering Committee and Magnet Champions at Nationwide Children's worked diligently to compile and submit a 4,906 page re-designation document (January/February 2014) and prepare staff for the Magnet appraisers' three-day site visit (September 2014).