Magnet: our commitment to nursing excellence

In 2020, Maury Regional Medical Center achieved Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Magnet® program recognizes quality patient care, nursing excellence and professional practice. It serves as the gold standard for nursing excellence. 

Research demonstrates that Magnet® recognition provides specific benefits to health care organizations and their communities, including:

  • Higher patient satisfaction with nurse communication, availability of help and receipt of discharge information
  • Lower risk of 30-day mortality and lower failure-to-rescue rates
  • Higher job satisfaction among nurses
  • Improved nursing recruitment and retention

To achieve Magnet® recognition, Maury Regional Medical Center passed a rigorous and lengthy process that demanded widespread participation from leadership and staff. This process included an electronic application, written patient care documentation, an on-site visit and a review by the Commission on Magnet® Recognition. The organization was also recognized for nine exemplars, including workforce, community health, quality outcomes, safety initiatives and patient satisfaction.

Our journey to becoming a Magnet® facility began by being the first hospital in Tennessee to be designated as a Pathway to Excellence facility by the ANCC. 

Why Magnet?

There are numerous reasons to pursue this designation. Some of the primary ones are listed below:

  • Focuses on quality outcomes
  • Supports patient-centered care
  • Provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive
  • Research by L. Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN, shows Magnet® facilities outperform peers in recruiting and retaining nurses

The environment in a Magnet® facility benefits both patients and staff, including:

  • Benefits for patients:
    • Enhanced safety mechanisms and practices
    • Improved clinical outcomes
    • Higher patient satisfaction
    • Decrease in health care acquired infections
    • Lower complication rates
    • Lower mortality rates/morbidity rates
    • Increased loyalty to the organization
  • Benefits for staff:
    • Higher workplace and job satisfaction
    • Engagement in daily professional practice
    • Governance over own practice
    • Retention and recruitment of skilled clinicians
    • Professional development program/opportunities
    • Enhanced working relationships with all departments and disciplines

Awards and Grants

At Maury Regional Health, we realize that excellence is the continuous pursuit of world-class care for our patients. As part of this endeavor, we constantly measure and evaluate our clinical and customer service processes to become a better organization.

This effort includes seeking accreditations, certifications and designations from outside organizations that set the industry standards for health care. In addition, we benchmark our performance against health care providers across the nation as part of our commitment to continuous improvement. 

To learn more about our commitment to quality — including our accreditations, certifications, designations and awards — click here.

WANT TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

Maury Regional Health is hiring in a number of clinical and non-clinical areas. Find your calling and join a team nationally recognized for excellence. Apply today at Careers.MauryRegional.com.

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