Cook Children's annual report and community benefits

What’s the first question you hear after a team wins the championship? “Can you repeat?” After all, it’s much
harder to stay on top once you’ve reached the highest level. But not for the Cook Children’s Medical Center
nursing team. This extraordinary team achieved magnet designation for the second time!
Developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Magnet Recognition Program ® is all
about celebrating organizations that demonstrate quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in
professional nursing practice. Cook Children’s is on a continual journey with Magnet to display that we value
a higher standard of care for our patients and a higher level of education among our nursing staff members.
Magnet’s guiding principles have been Cook Children’s game plan for helping recruit and retain
better nurses, improve patient satisfaction and achieve greater safety and quality outcomes.
By using evidence-based nursing practice, advanced nursing research and participating
in interdisciplinary collaboration, we were able to reach Magnet status for two
consecutive terms. This feat has only been achieved by 3 percent of all hospitals in
the nation. Each of these disciplines are important to us as an organization, as
well as the Magnet program.
At Cook Children’s, we continually raise the bar in
what we expect from ourselves. We are not content
to simply rest on past achievements. Continuous
improvement is the expectation.
Jade, age 8
Ballet Folklorico Azteca
Fort Worth, Texas
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| Cook Children’s 2011 Annual Report