Temple University Hospital (TUH) has once again achieved Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which administers the Magnet Recognition Program. TUH achieved its first Magnet designation in 2019. Health care organizations can reapply for Magnet recognition every four years.
The ANCC’s Magnet designation is nationally recognized as the “gold standard” of nursing excellence, and fewer than 10 percent of hospitals nationwide are Magnet-designated organizations. To earn this distinction, organizations must outperform national benchmarks on nurse-sensitive clinical quality indicators, patient experience, and registered nurse satisfaction. They must demonstrate adherence to standards for improving the quality of patient care, inter-professional collaboration, leadership of the chief nurse executive in supporting professional practice, and continued proficiency of nursing personnel.
“Magnet status is a tremendous accomplishment truly representing years of effort and preparation,” said Abhinav Rastogi, MBA, MIS, Executive Vice President of Temple University Health System and President & CEO of TUH. “It is a recognition of the quality of the nursing care and dedication of the staff at all TUH campuses and puts us in elite company. Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to our many nurses who contributed hours of their own free time to work on our Magnet application and the thousands of nurses whose amazing work has been so justly recognized.”
“Magnet recognition is not merely an award,” said Chaudron Carter Short, PhD, EdD, MHA, MHEd, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nurse Executive and Executive Vice President for TUHS. “It reflects a sustained commitment to outstanding clinical care with accomplished nurses at its core. It is the culmination of four years of hard work by nursing leadership, individual nurses and teams, and colleagues throughout our TUH-Main Campus, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, and the Fox Chase-Temple University Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Program at TUH-Jeanes Campus. ANCC’s appraisers met with multiple Temple Health teams, in addition to our nurses, including physicians, and the Respiratory, Physical Therapy, and Nutrition teams.”