Unity Hospital Wins Magnet Designation

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.

Nurses and other health professionals at Unity Health celebrate the magnet designation the hospital received in August.
Nurses and other health professionals at Unity Health celebrate the magnet designation the hospital received in August.

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.