May 21, 2024 – Weston, Fla., Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital has attained Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which is the highest honor an organization can receive for its professional nursing practice.
“I am incredibly proud of this team,” said Kerry Major, MSN, NE-BC, chief nursing officer of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region. “They live and breathe quality patient care. This designation is a reflection of their hard work and I am honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with these amazing caregivers who are dedicated to our patients, each other and to their profession.”
The ANCC is the world’s largest nurse credentialing organization and is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. The ANCC describes the Magnet recognition program as recognizing healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice.
“Achieving Magnet status for the first time is a tremendous milestone for a hospital,” said Meredith A. Foxx, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, APRN, executive chief nursing officer at Cleveland Clinic’s Stanley Shalom Zielony Institute for Nursing Excellence. “This recognition reflects the nursing caregivers’ dedication to professional practice, ongoing education, and achieving excellence through certification. I am so proud of the nursing caregivers and leadership team at Weston Hospital for their commitment to providing the highest quality of care and reaching this remarkable accomplishment.”
To achieve Magnet recognition, organizations go through an extensive review and systematic evaluation of their nursing practices by the ANCC. The process includes the review and documentation and a site visit by ANCC professionals who evaluate the hospital against numerous quantitative and qualitative standards that represent excellence in nursing services, clinical outcomes and patient care delivery.
The ANCC team cited several areas in which the Weston Hospital excelled including:
- Outperforming national benchmarks for in-patient engagement
- Outperforming national benchmarks for in-patient care coordination
- Outperforming national benchmarks for in-patient hospital acquired pressure injury
- Outperforming national benchmarks for in-patient falls with injury
- Outperforming benchmarks for surgical errors in the ambulatory setting
“Achieving Magnet recognition is a well-deserved honor,” said F. Scott Ross, vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital. “It reinforces our belief that our nursing team is exceptional. I am proud of the work they do and proud to congratulate them on this accomplishment.”
With this achievement, the Weston Hospital joins a select group of less than 10 percent of US hospitals and approximately 599 healthcare institutions world-wide with Magnet designation. Other Cleveland Clinic hospitals with Magnet status include the main campus, Akron General, Avon, Euclid, Fairview, Hillcrest, Lutheran, Marymount, Medina and South Pointe hospitals. In addition, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has achieved Magnet status.
About Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, part of Cleveland Clinic’s regional health system in Florida, is a 258-bed nonprofit, multispecialty, academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. With locations in Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Parkland, West Palm Beach, Wellington, and Palm Beach Gardens, Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital has more than 365 physicians with expertise in 55 specialties. The medical campus is fully integrated and includes diagnostic centers, outpatient surgery and a 24-hour emergency department located in the state-of-the-art hospital. Cleveland Clinic’s regional health system in Florida is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Physicians at Cleveland Clinic are experts in the treatment of complex conditions that are difficult to diagnose. For more information, visit www.clevelandclinicflorida.org. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.