MEMORIAL RECEIVES HIGHEST NURSING CREDENTIAL WITH PRESTIGIOUS MAGNET® RECOGNITION. . .Again!

(Belleville, Illinois)  Memorial Hospital Belleville | Shiloh has attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Recognition Program^®.  This voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing and is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

            This is the fourth designation for Memorial Hospital.

            The announcement was made this morning by ANCC officials noting it was a unanimous decision of the ANCC Magnet commision.  They cited Memorial for three exemplar programs which demonstrated the significant contributions made by nursing staff to improve patient outcomes and in outperforming benchmarks.  

            “Achieving Magnet recognition is no small feat and reflects our team’s commitment to Memorial’s mission of providing exceptional healthcare and compassionate service,” said Mike McManus, Memorial Hospital president. “I am very proud of our team for earning this outstanding achievement.”

Magnet® recognition has become the gold standard for nursing excellence and is taken into consideration when the public judges healthcare organizations.

            To achieve initial 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, a three-day virtual site visit will occur to thoroughly assess the applicant. After this rigorous onsite review process, the Commission on Magnet® will review the completed appraisal report and vote to determine whether Magnet® recognition will be granted.

An organization seeking to reapply for Magnet® recognition must provide documented evidence of how Magnet® concepts, performance, and quality were sustained and improved over the four-year period since the hospital received its last designation.

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 several 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 

• Better patient outcomes

• Increased nurse satisfaction

• Improved safety and quality

Being recognized as a Magnet® facility for the fourth time is a great achievement for Memorial, as it continues to proudly belong to the Magnet® community—a select group of 601 healthcare organizations worldwide.  There are 42 Magnet® organizations in Illinois with Memorial being the only Magnet® designated organization south of Springfield.

Memorial was initially designated a Magnet® organization in 2008. Hospitals must reapply for Magnet® recognition every four years based on adherence to Magnet® concepts and demonstrated improvements in patient care and quality.

            Memorial is among these BJC HealthCare facilities with the prestigious Magnet® designation:  Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

 (Note: Please see www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet/FindaMagnetFacility.aspx for the current number of Magnet-recognized organizations.)

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About Memorial Hospitals – Belleville | Shiloh

Memorial is integrated with BJC HealthCare, one of the largest non-profit healthcare organizations in the United States. Memorial Hospital provides quality healthcare services on two campuses in Southwest Illinois. The Belleville campus has a 212-bed hospital, and the Shiloh campus features a 94-all-private-room hospital. Both hospitals are MAGNET®-designated facilities, placing them in the top 6% of hospitals nationwide for nursing excellence. We offer 24/7 emergency departments along with critical care services, medical and surgical services, and a full complement of diagnostic and treatment modalities. Our campuses are also home to The Family Care Birthing Center (Shiloh), The Orthopedic and Neurosciences Center (Belleville), Memorial Care Center skilled rehab nursing facility (Belleville), and the only Illinois Siteman Cancer Center (Shiloh). Learn more at www.memhosp.org

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. For more information about the Magnet Recognition Program® and current statistics, visit www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet.