41 Hospitals Earn ANCC’s Magnet With Distinction for Nursing Excellence

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has introduced a new top-tier recognition—Magnet with Distinction—to honor hospitals that go above and beyond the already rigorous standards of the Magnet Recognition Program.

Unveiled in 2022, the distinction is reserved for hospitals that meet the highest levels of nursing excellence and quality patient care.

What Is “Magnet with Distinction”?

This elite recognition is an extension of the Magnet designation, which itself is awarded to fewer than 10% of U.S. hospitals. Magnet status is known for highlighting hospitals with:

• High nurse job satisfaction
  
  
• Lower RN turnover
  
  
• Lower 30-day mortality rates

Magnet with Distinction takes it a step further. The program was created to honor hospitals that exceed the scoring thresholds required for Magnet status.

According to the ANCC, “It raises the bar to recognize top-tier organizations that have achieved the highest level of nursing excellence while addressing emerging challenges and changes in healthcare moving forward.”

How Hospitals Qualify

Hospitals must already qualify for Magnet status before being considered for distinction. Then, they must meet one of two elevated performance paths:

1. No deficiencies in any Magnet component plus an exemplar in RN engagement
   
   — or —
   
   
2. No deficiencies in any component plus at least:
   
   
   • Two exemplars in patient experience
     
     
   • Two exemplars in nursing-sensitive indicators

These benchmarks identify facilities where nursing practices directly improve patient care and professional satisfaction.

41 Hospitals Recognized—Including One Abroad

Since the launch of Magnet with Distinction, 40 U.S. hospitals and one in Saudi Arabia have earned the designation. Here’s the full list as of 2023:

Hospitals by State:

California

• Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento
  
  
• NorthBay Health (Fairfield)
  
  
• Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach)
  
  
• Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange
  
  
• Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton)
  
  
• Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center

Illinois

• Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital (Berwyn)
  
  
• Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physician Group & Carle Hoopeston
  
  
• Rush Copley Medical Center (Aurora)
  
  
• Advocate Children’s Hospital (Oak Lawn)
  
  
• Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital

Indiana

• Indiana University Health West Hospital (Avon)
  
  
• Goshen Hospital
  
  
• Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper)

Massachusetts

• Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (Boston)
  
  
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Charlestown)

Nebraska

• CHI Health St. Elizabeth (Lincoln)
  
  
• CHI Health St. Francis (Grand Island)

New Jersey

• Monmouth Medical Center (Long Branch)
  
  
• Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains)
  
  
• Overlook Medical Center (Summit)
  
  
• Saint Peter’s University Hospital (New Brunswick)

New York

• St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center (Roslyn)

South Carolina

• Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital (Charleston)
  
  
• Lexington Medical Center (West Columbia)
  
  
• Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital (Columbia)

Texas

• Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital
  
  
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Waxahachie
  
  
• Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth
  
  
• Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital (Plano)
  
  
• Ben Taub Hospital (Houston)
  
  
• HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe

Virginia

• Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge)
  
  
• Sentara Leigh Hospital (Norfolk)

Pennsylvania

• WellSpan Surgical and Rehabilitation Hospital (York)

Maryland

• National Institutes of Health (Bethesda)

Georgia

• Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital (Atlanta)
  
  
• Emory Johns Creek Hospital

Arkansas

• CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs

International

• Saudi German Hospital Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

Specialty

• MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)

Learn More

For a full list of Magnet hospitals and more details on the Magnet with Distinction criteria, visit the ANCC’s Magnet Recognition Program page.

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