Nurses and other healthcare professionals at Unity Hospital recently celebrated a milestone — the hospital achieved its first magnet designation on Aug. 20. Fewer than 9% of hospitals in the U.S. are awarded magnet — the internationally recognized gold standard of excellence in the nursing profession — by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Unity now joins the ranks of Rochester General and Newark-Wayne Community hospitals to reach this milestone.
The ANCC awards magnet to `organizations that provide the highest quality of care. The approval process involves a site visit and interviews, as well as quality measures that demonstrate collaboration amongst teams and coordination across specialties. To succeed, nursing teams must have patient-first qualities hard-wired into their culture and values.