MassGeneral for Children Receives Highest Award for Nursing Excellence
Massachusetts General Hospital and MassGeneral for Children have been redesignated as Magnet institutions by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Developed by the ANCC to designate health care organizations that provide the best in nursing care, the Magnet Recognition Program is widely recognized as the gold standard of nursing excellence. Fewer than 5 percent of the hospitals in the country have achieved Magnet status. In 2003, Massachusetts General Hospital nurses were the first in the state to achieve Magnet status.
"We are extremely proud of this designation and of our superb nursing colleagues who have achieved this extraordinary distinction,” said Ronald Kleinman, MD, Chief of MassGeneral for Children. “This award also recognizes the dedication to excellence and family centered care that is the hallmark of our approach to our patients here at MassGeneral for Children."
As part of the rigorous redesignation process, MassGeneral for Children demonstrated excellence in fourteen areas including:
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Pediatric nurses on a MassGeneral for Children inpatient ward. |
- Quality of Nursing Leadership
- Organizational Structure
- Management Style
- Personnel Policies and Programs
- Professional Models of Care
- Quality of Care
- Quality Improvement
- Consultation and Resources
- Autonomy
- Community and the Healthcare Organization
- Nurses as Teachers
- Image of Nursing
- Interdisciplinary Relationships
- Professional Development
