For years, patients of Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center have received excellent, compassionate care.
Now, they have the banners and pins to prove it.
On Thursday night, Oct. 10, Carle Health celebrated Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center’s Magnet with Distinction Recognition® from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. The honor was celebrated at a communitywide event at The Legion in Hoopeston with inspiring messages, pinning of nurses and unveiling commemorative banners.
About 50 Carle Hoopeston nurses and other team members, community partners and local leaders celebrated. In August, Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Carle Physician Group offices throughout East Central Illinois and Carle Hoopeston jointly earned Magnet with Distinction Recognition, becoming only the eleventh healthcare organization to attain the distinction nationwide. It was the fourth, four-year Magnet recognition for Carle Foundation Hospital, the third for Carle Physician Group and the first for Carle Hoopeston.
“Achieving Magnet designation exemplifies how special the care teams are in Hoopeston and throughout the Carle Health system,” Heather Tucker, DNP, RN-BC, NEA-BC, Hospital Administrator for Carle Hoopeston and Director of Ambulatory Services for Vermilion and Iroquois counties, said. “We are so proud that our patients are able to receive the level of care and quality you can expect in a bigger city so close to home.”
Carle Hoopeston is in Vermilion County, and the closest hospital is 35 to 40 minutes away. That means the 24-bed critical access hospital draws patients from throughout the region for emergency care, endoscopy, general surgery, inpatient care, Convenient Care, radiology imaging and physical rehabilitation.
“A hospital in a rural community the size of Hoopeston is something that should not be taken for granted,” Karla Coon, chair of the Carle Hoopeston Board of Trustees and director of the Danville Area Community College Higher Learning Center – Hoopeston, said. “It provides healthcare access to Hoopeston and all the surrounding communities. Transportation is an issue for many people in small rural communities and having a hospital and clinics so close to home is vitally important.”
Magnet with Distinction exceeds Magnet recognition scoring thresholds
Magnet recognition is a mark of nursing and organizational excellence. Hospitals attain the designation when they prove that they support and empower nurses and interdisciplinary teams, which results in better patient outcomes. Only 10% of healthcare organizations nationwide are Magnet-designated.
Healthcare organizations that achieve the new Magnet with Distinction Recognition go a step further, exceeding the scoring thresholds required to earn Magnet recognition.
“We are thrilled that we received Magnet with Distinction, which includes Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center for the very first time,” Jaymie Green, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer for the Champaign-Urbana Service Area, said. “Carle Hoopeston is a rural critical access hospital, and it is rare to have Magnet designation in a hospital of that size. We are just thrilled for the nurses to get validation and recognition for the continued quality care that they provide to our patients every year.”
“The Magnet with Distinction designation for our hospital is an incredible accomplishment that makes me feel very grateful and very proud,” Coon said. “For those of us who have visited Carle Hoopeston as patients, we already knew what this honor confirms: our hospital is a place to receive excellent care close to home, which is so rare for such a small town. Today, we celebrate a milestone that has been achieved due to the hard work and dedication to a high standard of care.”
Unveiling the Magnet with Distinction banners
Unveiling the Magnet with Distinction banners were Green, Lynette Marx, MBA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nurse Retentionist, and Elizabeth Angelo, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Carle Health Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive and Carle Foundation Hospital President. The banners feature photos of Carle Hoopeston RNs, Mekenzie Hiser, Jamal Drea and Ema Nicholls.
Angelo said Magnet appraisers noted that many nurses described relationships with interprofessional teams as collaborative and mutually respectful. “I am so thankful for you,” Angelo said.
Several Carle Hoopeston nurses received Magnet pins to honor them and to represent all the hospital’s nurses.
Among them was Reilly Stebbins, BSN, RN, manager of clinical operations.
“Celebrating our Magnet designation solidifies the close-knit care, compassion and teamwork we all give in Hoopeston. It inspires us to continue to perform the highest quality of patient care that we do daily,” Stebbins said.
The Magnet journey is continuous improvement. Amid the celebration, work is beginning on the next Magnet application to be filed in about four years.
“Celebrate your efforts tonight as we look toward the next phase of excellence that we will achieve together,” Tucker said.
Now, they have the banners and pins to prove it.
On Thursday night, Oct. 10, Carle Health celebrated Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center’s Magnet with Distinction Recognition® from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. The honor was celebrated at a communitywide event at The Legion in Hoopeston with inspiring messages, pinning of nurses and unveiling commemorative banners.
About 50 Carle Hoopeston nurses and other team members, community partners and local leaders celebrated. In August, Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Carle Physician Group offices throughout East Central Illinois and Carle Hoopeston jointly earned Magnet with Distinction Recognition, becoming only the eleventh healthcare organization to attain the distinction nationwide. It was the fourth, four-year Magnet recognition for Carle Foundation Hospital, the third for Carle Physician Group and the first for Carle Hoopeston.
“Achieving Magnet designation exemplifies how special the care teams are in Hoopeston and throughout the Carle Health system,” Heather Tucker, DNP, RN-BC, NEA-BC, Hospital Administrator for Carle Hoopeston and Director of Ambulatory Services for Vermilion and Iroquois counties, said. “We are so proud that our patients are able to receive the level of care and quality you can expect in a bigger city so close to home.”
Carle Hoopeston is in Vermilion County, and the closest hospital is 35 to 40 minutes away. That means the 24-bed critical access hospital draws patients from throughout the region for emergency care, endoscopy, general surgery, inpatient care, Convenient Care, radiology imaging and physical rehabilitation.
“A hospital in a rural community the size of Hoopeston is something that should not be taken for granted,” Karla Coon, chair of the Carle Hoopeston Board of Trustees and director of the Danville Area Community College Higher Learning Center – Hoopeston, said. “It provides healthcare access to Hoopeston and all the surrounding communities. Transportation is an issue for many people in small rural communities and having a hospital and clinics so close to home is vitally important.”
Magnet with Distinction exceeds Magnet recognition scoring thresholds
Magnet recognition is a mark of nursing and organizational excellence. Hospitals attain the designation when they prove that they support and empower nurses and interdisciplinary teams, which results in better patient outcomes. Only 10% of healthcare organizations nationwide are Magnet-designated.
Healthcare organizations that achieve the new Magnet with Distinction Recognition go a step further, exceeding the scoring thresholds required to earn Magnet recognition.
“We are thrilled that we received Magnet with Distinction, which includes Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center for the very first time,” Jaymie Green, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer for the Champaign-Urbana Service Area, said. “Carle Hoopeston is a rural critical access hospital, and it is rare to have Magnet designation in a hospital of that size. We are just thrilled for the nurses to get validation and recognition for the continued quality care that they provide to our patients every year.”
“The Magnet with Distinction designation for our hospital is an incredible accomplishment that makes me feel very grateful and very proud,” Coon said. “For those of us who have visited Carle Hoopeston as patients, we already knew what this honor confirms: our hospital is a place to receive excellent care close to home, which is so rare for such a small town. Today, we celebrate a milestone that has been achieved due to the hard work and dedication to a high standard of care.”
Unveiling the Magnet with Distinction banners
Unveiling the Magnet with Distinction banners were Green, Lynette Marx, MBA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nurse Retentionist, and Elizabeth Angelo, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Carle Health Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive and Carle Foundation Hospital President. The banners feature photos of Carle Hoopeston RNs, Mekenzie Hiser, Jamal Drea and Ema Nicholls.
Angelo said Magnet appraisers noted that many nurses described relationships with interprofessional teams as collaborative and mutually respectful. “I am so thankful for you,” Angelo said.
Several Carle Hoopeston nurses received Magnet pins to honor them and to represent all the hospital’s nurses.
Among them was Reilly Stebbins, BSN, RN, manager of clinical operations.
“Celebrating our Magnet designation solidifies the close-knit care, compassion and teamwork we all give in Hoopeston. It inspires us to continue to perform the highest quality of patient care that we do daily,” Stebbins said.
The Magnet journey is continuous improvement. Amid the celebration, work is beginning on the next Magnet application to be filed in about four years.
“Celebrate your efforts tonight as we look toward the next phase of excellence that we will achieve together,” Tucker said.
Categories: Culture of Quality
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