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Magnet Redesignation When Johnson City Medical Center was named a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2005, it was the first hospital in the state to receive that prized distinction. Since that time, only Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville has also received the honor of being recognized as one of the state’s top places for a nurse to work. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, <strong>JCMC</strong> achieved Magnet designation for a second time. “The commission on Magnet was very impressed with the great work done at Johnson City Medical Center and Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital, and as a result of some outstanding work, the Commission voted unanimously to redesignate Johnson City Medical Center as a Magnet organization,” said Karen Drenkard, director of the Magnet Recognition Program. “When you reach the level that redesignation demonstrates, it shows such commitment, and it’s very, very difficult to have sustained effort toward quality. The excellence in patient care that was demonstrated at Johnson City Medical Center makes the community very fortunate to have such a team.” The ANCC is the arm of the American Nurses Association, and Magnet status is the ANCC’s highest honor. It is also considered one of the highest possible levels of achievement for a medical facility on any level. The award is bestowed only after criteria from a book of standards are in place, evidence is gathered to support the claim, review of written responses is complete and an on-site, threeday visit by a team of Magnet appraisers has taken place. A Magnet hospital is the gold standard in patient care and the highest honor of excellence, and only around 2 percent of the 6,000 hospitals in the United <strong>States</strong> have earned the title. As the news was delivered to more than 100 nurses and administrators gathered together inside Niswonger Children’s Hospital, President and CEO Dennis Vonderfecht said he was again filled with pride for the work of the nurses inside the hospital. “We are very honored. This is truly exciting knowing we were the first hospital in the state to receive the designation in 2005, and to know we are now the only hospital in Tennessee to earn the redesignation. The nursing staff at Johnson City Medical Center truly is bringing loving care to each and every one of its patients,” Vonderfecht said. Candace Jennings, MSHA senior vice president of Tennessee operations and a registered nurse, said, “This is a reflection of something we already know, and that is our nurses are wonderful and make The MSHA Difference.” 6
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