Maury Regional Medical Center has attained Magnet® recognition for the second time, reflecting the medical center’s ongoing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, implementing advanced nursing practices and adopting a positive work environment for nursing professionals.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes health care organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. This credential is the highest national honor for nursing practice and follows an extensive application and evaluation process.
“Achieving Magnet designation for the second time is a profound honor that underscores the unwavering dedication and exceptional skills of our nursing team at Maury Regional Medical Center,” said Chief Nursing Officer Cathy Malone, MMHC, BSN, RN. “This prestigious recognition highlights our commitment to delivering the highest standard of nursing excellence and reinforces our focus on ensuring optimal patient outcomes. It is a testament to the continuous hard work and collaboration across our entire organization. I am incredibly proud of our nurses, whose compassion and expertise shine through every interaction with patients and their families. This achievement reflects the culture of excellence we strive to foster and the deep-rooted values that guide our care practices.”
Maury Regional Medical Center first earned Magnet designation in 2020. To achieve initial recognition, organizations must pass a rigorous and lengthy process that demands widespread participation from leadership and staff. This process includes an electronic application, written patient care documentation, an on-site visit and a review by the Commission on Magnet Recognition.
Health care organizations must reapply for Magnet recognition every four years. An organization reapplying must repeat the initial steps in addition to providing documented evidence to demonstrate how staff members sustained and improved Magnet concepts, performance and quality over the four-year period since the organization received its initial recognition.
In this most recent application cycle, Maury Regional Medical Center outperformed the benchmark and comparison cohort for the majority of eight quarters on 100% of inpatient units in the following exemplars:
Central line-associated blood stream infection
Device-related hospital-acquired pressure injuries
Patient experience data for careful listening, patient education, responsiveness and safety
Vesicant extravasation rate (specific to the Emergency Department rather than all units)
“Our team gathered and submitted extensive evidence of our continued dedication to nursing excellence over the last four years, which spanned an unprecedented period of time in the health care space,” said Magnet Coordinator and Nurse Retention Specialist Hannah Hogan, MSN, MBA, RN, CWOCN. “I am grateful to everyone who contributed their time, expertise and passion to ensure we are meeting the highest standards of nursing care for our patients and our staff.”
Research demonstrates that Magnet recognition provides specific benefits to health care organizations and their communities, including higher job satisfaction among nurses and higher patient satisfaction with nurse communication, availability of help and receipt of discharge information.
More than 30% of employees at Maury Regional Medical Center are nurses. As a Magnet organization, the medical center utilizes a shared governance nursing practice model that empowers nurses to participate actively in decisions that shape their practice and is committed to encouraging ongoing professional development — ranging from an ANCC-accredited RN residency program for new graduate nurses to mentorship opportunities and clinical advancement programs. In addition, the organization is a leader in the region for implementing advanced technology, including robotic surgery capabilities, a state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, modern Critical Care Unit and more.
“Trust is imperative in the health care space, and nurses play a fundamental role in ensuring our patients trust that they are receiving the best possible care,” said CEO Martin Chaney, MD. “Each and every day, our nursing team is responsible for caring for patients in their most vulnerable moments. For this team to have achieved the national gold standard of nursing is a testament to their commitment to delivering clinical excellence and compassionate care and to ensuring our patients can trust that those who care for them have their best interests in mind. I am extraordinarily proud of this team — from the frontline nurses to our nursing leaders and educators — for their service to our patients throughout the region as evidenced by this prestigious recognition.”
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