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Texas
Children's Hospital receives Magnet recognition
It
is always nice when the facilities you work in are nationally
recognized as being among the best of the best. As reported in
this issue's Front Line, our neonatology
service, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine
were honored in recent issues of two national publications, Child
magazine and U.S. News & World Report.
Our
nurses, too, were honored this year when Texas Children’s Hospital
earned national Magnet recognition, one of the highest honors
in nursing.
Very few hospitals achieve this status, and it is a great opportunity
to attract the best and brightest nurses.
“Magnet
recognition is given to hospitals that demonstrate ongoing excellence
in nursing leadership, management, and care delivery,” said Susie
Distefano, Senior Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing
Officer at Texas Children’s. “Hospitals applying for Magnet status
must show that the nursing service consistently provides the highest
standard of care.”
The
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the largest nursing
accrediting and credentialing organization in the U.S., directs
the Magnet program. Only 67 hospitals nationwide have Magnet status—only
three of them are freestanding children’s hospitals.
The
Baylor College of Medicine neonatology faculty consider it an
honor, indeed, to work side-by-side with the professional nursing
staff at all the Baylor-affiliated hospitals in the Houston area.
Michael
E. Speer, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
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