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Recognition achieved by 382 out of nearly 6,000 U.S. healthcare organizations
PLANO, Texas /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- THE HEART
HOSPITAL Baylor Plano has achieved Magnet® recognition as a reflection of its
nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care. Magnet
recognition is determined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet
Recognition Program®, which ensures that rigorous standards for nursing
excellence are met. With this credential, THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano joins
the Magnet community?a select group of 382 healthcare organizations out of
nearly 6,000 U.S.
healthcare organizations.
"Magnet recognition provides our community with the ultimate benchmark
to measure the quality of patient care," said Mark
A. Valentine, hospital president. "Achieving Magnet recognition
reinforces the culture of excellence that is a cornerstone of how we serve our
community. It's also the tangible evidence of our nurses' commitment to
providing the very best care to our patients."
Magnet recognition has become the gold standard for nursing excellence and
is taken into consideration when the public judges healthcare organizations. In
fact, 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.
To achieve Magnet recognition, organizations must pass a rigorous and
lengthy process that demands widespread participation from leadership and
staff. The process begins with the submission of an electronic application,
followed by written documentation demonstrating qualitative and quantitative
evidence regarding patient care and outcomes. If scores from the written
documentation fall within a range of excellence, an on-site visit will occur to
thoroughly assess the applicant. After this rigorous on-site review process,
the Commission on Magnet will review the completed appraisal report and vote to
determine whether Magnet recognition will be granted.
In particular, the Magnet model is designed to provide a framework for
nursing practice, research, and measurement of outcomes. Through this
framework, ANCC can assess applicants across a number of components and
dimensions to gauge an organization's nursing excellence. The foundation of
this model is composed of 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.
Magnet recognition has been shown to provide specific benefits to hospitals
and their communities, such as
- Higher patient satisfaction
with nurse communication, availability of help, and receipt of discharge
information;
- Lower risk of 30-day
mortality and lower failure to rescue;
- Higher job satisfaction among
nurses; and
- Lower nurse reports of
intentions to leave position.
About THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano
THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano is the first and
only freestanding, full-service hospital in this region dedicated solely to
heart and vascular health care. The $134 million,
116-bed hospital has been designed to maximize the delivery of safe, quality,
compassionate health care. THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano is a partnership between Baylor Regional Medical Center
at Plano and cardiovascular
physicians and surgeons practicing in North Texas.
Additionally, for a second consecutive year, THE HEART HOSPITAL was a Press
Ganey® Summit Award winner for Inpatient satisfaction. The hospital also won
for the first time for Emergency Department satisfaction. Announced in November 2010, THE HEART HOSPITAL sustained an overall
rank above the 95th percentile in those two categories for at least three years
in the All Press Ganey database. Press Ganey currently works with more
than 10,000 health care facilities ? including more than 40 percent of U.S. hospitals
? to measure and improve the quality of their care.
About the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet
Recognition Program®
The Magnet Recognition Program® administered by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC), the largest and most prominent nurses
credentialing organization in the world, recognizes healthcare organizations
that provide the very best in nursing care and professionalism in nursing
practice. The Magnet Recognition Program® serves as the gold standard for
nursing excellence and provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark for
measuring quality of care.
SOURCE THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano