Carle Health knows that clinically excellent and compassionate nurses mean exceptional patient care.
That’s why Carle Health makes the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® a priority. Magnet recognition means that healthcare centers have undergone an exhaustive process that proves their commitment to empowered nurses who put patients first. Only the top 10% of healthcare organizations nationwide have earned Magnet designation.
The ANCC this week announced that Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Eureka Hospital, Carle McLean County Orthopedics and Carle Health Medical Group clinics throughout the Carle Health Central Region earned Magnet® with Distinction Recognition. Organizations that achieve Magnet with Distinction exceed the scoring thresholds required to earn Magnet recognition.
The recognition was announced Oct. 19 during a video conference attended by team leaders and nurses at Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka and Carle McLean County Orthopedics. David R. Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, chair of the Commission for the Magnet Recognition Program, said the designation approval vote was unanimous.
Team members in the Carle BroMenn Conference Center celebrated with cheers and confetti after the announcement was made.
Amanda Smith, MSN, RN, vice president of operations and chief nursing officer for the central region, noted that the central region achieved Magnet with Distinction, even amid challenges in the past year.
“We came through every time as a team,” she said after the announcement. “It is the culture here that sets us apart.”
“This designation is a validation of the hard work, professionalism and unwavering commitment to excellence of our nursing teams,” Smith said. “The Magnet surveyors saw firsthand the exceptional care, collaboration and culture that make our organization so special.”
Carle BroMenn and its associated clinics received their third Magnet designation as part of the Carle Health Bloomington-Normal Service Area Magnet application. Carle Eureka and its associated clinics attained their first Magnet designation.
Magnet designation validates nursing excellence and empowerment
Healthcare centers attain Magnet designation when they prove, through detailed documentation and during unscripted site visits by appraisers, that they support and empower nurses and interdisciplinary teams. Magnet components include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge and empirical outcomes.
The Magnet document for the Bloomington-Normal Service Area was approved in June. The document is more than 3,000 pages of information, organized into stories about nursing practice, nursing leadership, nursing strategy and planning. It also addresses nursing’s contribution to new knowledge, evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement across the Carle Health Central Region.
From Aug. 31 through Sept. 2, Magnet appraisers met with nurses and team members who support nurses to discuss their work, their team and the patients they serve.
“We are incredibly proud of our team and everything that we accomplished throughout this process,” Stacy Barclay, MSN, RN, Carle BroMenn director of Nursing Services, said. “Their preparation, engagement and passion for nursing excellence are evident in every interaction and truly reflect the strength of our organization.”
Anne Himmell, BSN, RN, nurse retentionist and Magnet program coordinator for the central region, said Magnet recognition celebrates nursing excellence and the organization’s commitment to high-quality care. “It also celebrates places that are great for nurses to work because they support professional growth, retention, safety and shared decision-making.”
For those reasons, Himmell said, Magnet status attracts and retains nurses.
At Carle Eureka, Magnet status proves what the Eureka community already knows: that residents get excellent care close to home with a personal touch, Katie Nelson, MSN, RN, Carle Eureka manager of clinical operations, said.
“Our patients get Magnet-level care every day,” Nelson said.
Marshall said that the Bloomington-Normal Service Area also attained nine Magnet exemplars, meaning nurses exceeded Magnet benchmarks for structural empowerment and exemplary professional practice in the areas of low rate of hospital-acquired central line blood stream infections, low rate of hospital-acquired pressure injuries, low rate for urinary tract infections and among the highest patient experience Magnet benchmark scores in the areas of careful listening, courtesy and respect, pain management and patient education. Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka and area clinics also maintain a high rate of baccalaureate prepared nurses, now at 84.22%.
“This is a testament to your excellence,” Marshall said.
Magnet designation is important at Carle Health.
To learn more about the Carle Health commitment to nursing excellence, click on these links to learn about Magnet status in the Carle Health Champaign-Urbana Service Area and at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Carle Health Proctor Hospital in Peoria and Carle Health Pekin Hospital in Pekin.
“As nurses, we are always looking for ways to improve patient care,” Smith said.
That’s why Carle Health makes the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® a priority. Magnet recognition means that healthcare centers have undergone an exhaustive process that proves their commitment to empowered nurses who put patients first. Only the top 10% of healthcare organizations nationwide have earned Magnet designation.
The ANCC this week announced that Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Eureka Hospital, Carle McLean County Orthopedics and Carle Health Medical Group clinics throughout the Carle Health Central Region earned Magnet® with Distinction Recognition. Organizations that achieve Magnet with Distinction exceed the scoring thresholds required to earn Magnet recognition.
The recognition was announced Oct. 19 during a video conference attended by team leaders and nurses at Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka and Carle McLean County Orthopedics. David R. Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, chair of the Commission for the Magnet Recognition Program, said the designation approval vote was unanimous.
Team members in the Carle BroMenn Conference Center celebrated with cheers and confetti after the announcement was made.
Amanda Smith, MSN, RN, vice president of operations and chief nursing officer for the central region, noted that the central region achieved Magnet with Distinction, even amid challenges in the past year.
“We came through every time as a team,” she said after the announcement. “It is the culture here that sets us apart.”
“This designation is a validation of the hard work, professionalism and unwavering commitment to excellence of our nursing teams,” Smith said. “The Magnet surveyors saw firsthand the exceptional care, collaboration and culture that make our organization so special.”
Carle BroMenn and its associated clinics received their third Magnet designation as part of the Carle Health Bloomington-Normal Service Area Magnet application. Carle Eureka and its associated clinics attained their first Magnet designation.
Magnet designation validates nursing excellence and empowerment
Healthcare centers attain Magnet designation when they prove, through detailed documentation and during unscripted site visits by appraisers, that they support and empower nurses and interdisciplinary teams. Magnet components include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge and empirical outcomes.
The Magnet document for the Bloomington-Normal Service Area was approved in June. The document is more than 3,000 pages of information, organized into stories about nursing practice, nursing leadership, nursing strategy and planning. It also addresses nursing’s contribution to new knowledge, evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement across the Carle Health Central Region.
From Aug. 31 through Sept. 2, Magnet appraisers met with nurses and team members who support nurses to discuss their work, their team and the patients they serve.
“We are incredibly proud of our team and everything that we accomplished throughout this process,” Stacy Barclay, MSN, RN, Carle BroMenn director of Nursing Services, said. “Their preparation, engagement and passion for nursing excellence are evident in every interaction and truly reflect the strength of our organization.”
Anne Himmell, BSN, RN, nurse retentionist and Magnet program coordinator for the central region, said Magnet recognition celebrates nursing excellence and the organization’s commitment to high-quality care. “It also celebrates places that are great for nurses to work because they support professional growth, retention, safety and shared decision-making.”
For those reasons, Himmell said, Magnet status attracts and retains nurses.
At Carle Eureka, Magnet status proves what the Eureka community already knows: that residents get excellent care close to home with a personal touch, Katie Nelson, MSN, RN, Carle Eureka manager of clinical operations, said.
“Our patients get Magnet-level care every day,” Nelson said.
Marshall said that the Bloomington-Normal Service Area also attained nine Magnet exemplars, meaning nurses exceeded Magnet benchmarks for structural empowerment and exemplary professional practice in the areas of low rate of hospital-acquired central line blood stream infections, low rate of hospital-acquired pressure injuries, low rate for urinary tract infections and among the highest patient experience Magnet benchmark scores in the areas of careful listening, courtesy and respect, pain management and patient education. Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka and area clinics also maintain a high rate of baccalaureate prepared nurses, now at 84.22%.
“This is a testament to your excellence,” Marshall said.
Magnet designation is important at Carle Health.
To learn more about the Carle Health commitment to nursing excellence, click on these links to learn about Magnet status in the Carle Health Champaign-Urbana Service Area and at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Carle Health Proctor Hospital in Peoria and Carle Health Pekin Hospital in Pekin.
“As nurses, we are always looking for ways to improve patient care,” Smith said.
Categories: Culture of Quality
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