Magnet Designations

32nd Magnet Hospital

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

Magnet RecognizedThe Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. To date, there are approximately 469 hospitals that have been recognized with Magnet status in the United States and internationally. Catawba Valley Medical Center has earned not one, but five consecutive Magnet designations since 2001.

The Magnet designation, bestowed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognizes health care organizations which promotes quality in a setting that supports professional nursing practice, identifies excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients and disseminates best practices in nursing services. Research shows that Magnet hospitals are not only more effective at attracting and keeping quality nurses, but patients there have lower mortality rates and shorter lengths of stay than at non-Magnet hospitals. According to ANCC, the Magnet Recognition Program® "is viewed around the world as the ultimate seal of quality and confidence. Magnet Organizations are recognized for superior nursing processes and quality patient care, which lead to the highest levels of safety, quality and patient satisfaction."

The Importance of Magnet Status
“Recognizing quality patient care and nursing excellence, the Magnet Recognition Program provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive.”
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

At CVMC we believe our Magnet status is a direct result of our fundamental commitment to the highest quality care possible – through exceptional staff, advanced technologies and leading edge practices – for the communities we serve.