32nd Magnet Hospital

The Commission on Magnet Programs recognizes health care organizations for their excellence in nursing service, including such institutions as Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, the Mayo Foundation/Mayo Continuing Education, and St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Department of Nursing. Catawba Valley Medical Center is is proud to be North Carolina’s first and only five-time Magnet recipient. We share that distinction with only 11 other hospitals in the United States.

“Locate the nearest Magnet. If you can easily check into a Magnet hospital, you’d be foolish not to.” –Readers Digest

CVMC IS NC’s ONLY FIVE-TIME MAGNET RECIPIENT FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE
Currently just 11 hospitals nationally have equaled this distinction

Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in April earned status as North Carolina’s first and only five-time recipient of Magnet Recognition® from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). In 2001, CVMC became America’s 32^ndMagnet® hospital and has successfully maintained that designation since.

Magnet® recognition is the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. With less than 8 percent of U.S. hospitals earning the Magnet® designation – out of 6,300 healthcare organizations – it is considered the gold standard for nursing excellence and is a factor when the public judges health care organizations.

CVMC becoming North Carolina’s first and only five-time Magnet® recipient places it in exclusive company in the United States. According to the ANCC, currently just 11 hospitals nationally have achieved the designation five times.

Adina Andreu, chief nursing officer at CVMC, said, “Magnet® recognition is not merely an award or a badge of honor. To patients, it means the very best care, delivered by nurses who are supported to be the very best that they can be. To nurses, Magnet® recognition means education and development through every career stage, which leads to greater autonomy at the bedside.”

To achieve Magnet® recognition, organizations must pass a rigorous and lengthy process that demands widespread participation from leadership and staff. This process includes an electronic application, written patient care documentation, an on-site visit, and a review by the Commission on Magnet Recognition.

“Simply put, it means quality and innovation in nursing, which recognizes a culture for nurses that leads to greater satisfaction,” said Eddie Beard, CEO and president of CVMC. “Our nurses want to work here. And satisfied nurses who are not only challenged professionally but also inspired to innovate are shown to give greater care.”

The Magnet® Model provides a framework for nursing practice, research, and measurement of outcomes. Through this framework, ANCC evaluates applicants across a number of components and dimensions to gauge an organization’s nursing excellence.

“We’re a better organization today because of the Magnet® recognition we first achieved 18 years ago,” Beard added. “Magnet® recognition raised the bar for patient care and inspired every member of our team to achieve excellence every day. It is this commitment to providing our community with high-quality care that helped us become a Magnet® -recognized organization, and it’s why we continue to pursue and maintain Magnet recognition.”