TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 25, 2023) – Magnet recognition is the highest national honor for nursing excellence and on Jan. 24, 2023, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson joined the global community of Magnet-recognized organizations.
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson joins a small, select group of U.S. health care organizations to achieve Magnet recognition, with only 9.86% of hospitals in the US earning the designation, as of October 2022.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence which reflect the hospital’s nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.
“We are very proud and appreciative to all our team members at our Banner Tucson campus who helped to achieve Magnet recognition which provides our community with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of patient care,” said Sarah Frost, CEO Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South.
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson teams have been diligently working towards Magnet recognition. Recognition included Magnet appraisers visiting Tucson Campus for three days and speaking with over 150 nurses across disciplines including bedside staff, administrative and physician leaders.
“There was an incredible amount of work completed to meet the stringent requirements for this designation, and we are very proud and appreciative to all our team members whose dedication made this recognition possible,” Angela Wright, chief nursing officer, Banner-University Medical Center Tucson and Banner-University Medical Center South.
Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and comprises various elements deemed essential to delivering superior patient care. Nursing excellence standards include the quality of nursing leadership, coordination, and collaboration across specialties, as well as processes for measuring and improving the quality and delivery of care.
About Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South are part of Banner – University Medicine, a premier academic medical network. These institutions are academic medical centers for the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Included on the two campuses are Diamond Children's Medical Center and many specialty clinics. The two academic medical centers are part of Arizona-based Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. Banner Health is in six states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. For more information, visit bannerhealth.com/universitytucson or bannerhealth.com/universitysouth.
About ANCC’s Magnet Recognition Program
The Magnet Recognition Program — administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the largest and most prominent nurses credentialing organization in the world — identifies health care organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and professionalism in nursing practice.
The Magnet Recognition Program is the highest national honor for nursing excellence and provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark for measuring quality of care. For more information about the Magnet Recognition Program and current statistics, visit www.nursingworld.org/magnet.
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