Middlesex Hospital Honored for Nursing Excellence

Middlesex Hospital has been designated as a Magnet organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for a fourth consecutive time.

The Magnet Recognition Program® administered by the ANCC, the largest and most prominent nurses credentialing organization in the world, recognizes health care organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and professionalism in nursing practice. The Magnet Recognition Program serves as the gold standard for nursing excellence and provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark for measuring quality of care.

Magnet status is granted for a period of four years. Middlesex Hospital was the first Hospital in Connecticut to be designated as a Magnet organization in June of 2001 and then again in 2005 and 2010.

There are currently only 401 Magnet hospitals throughout the world. This represents less than 7 percent of U.S. acute-care hospitals. Middlesex Hospital is one of only 20 hospitals that have achieved this prestigious designation a total of four times.

According to Middlesex Hospital President and CEO, Vincent G. Capece, Jr., “A fourth Magnet recognition is truly a significant testimony to the level of knowledge, experience and talent of nurses at Middlesex Hospital. It is an honor that is shared with the entire Hospital community. Through collaboration, dedication and leadership, Middlesex Hospital has once again set itself apart as an institution that provides the ultimate in quality care and safety to the many communities it serves.”

“This is an extremely significant honor for our nurses, our hospital and our community,” said Middlesex Hospital Vice President for Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Jackie Calamari. “We see it not only as an opportunity to celebrate our nurses, past and present, but also an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to further strengthening the professional practice environment for all Middlesex Hospital nurses. Middlesex Hospital nurses have had a very long tradition of excellence, and we are extremely proud to have earned our profession’s highest level of recognition once again.”

For more information about Middlesex Hospital, go to www.middlesexhospital.org. For More information about the Magnet Recognition Program and current statistics, visit www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet.