UHealth – University of Miami Health System has been honored with the prestigious Magnet with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet with DistinctionRecognition Program®, making it the first system in Florida to receive this recognition. With this elite designation, UHealth is launched into the top 10% of U.S. hospitals in the nation, just one of 639 achieving Magnet status, and is among fewer than 1% holding Magnet with Distinction.
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Magnet designation, the gold standard of nursing excellence, is a rigorous, voluntary credential pursued by and awarded to healthcare organizations deeply committed to delivering exceptional patient care, fostering innovation and advancing professional nursing practice. Magnetwith Distinction is an even higher level of recognition, achieved by only a small fraction of Magnet-designated hospitals, acknowledging health care organizations that demonstrate the absolute highest standards of nursing excellence, patient outcomes and innovation.
“We are enormously proud to have earned Magnet designationwith Distinction,” said Elizabeth L. Vieito-Smith, D.N.P., RN, chief nursing officer for UHealth. “It is a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence, and we couldn't have achieved it without our nearly 4,300 nursing staff members, and the support and collaboration of our dedicated leadership, faculty and staff across the UHealth system.”
According to theANCC, Magnet-designated organizations offer several benefits, including:
— High-quality and safer care, which is reflected in lower mortality rates, fewer patient falls and reduced rates of hospital-acquired infections.
— Cultivating an outstanding work environment where nurses are empowered, supported, and encouraged to grow professionally.
— Dedication to the highest standards of nursing practice, professional development, and the integration of nursing expertise in decision-making.
— Attracting and retaining an engaged and experienced workforce of highly skilled nurses.
“This is an historic achievement, something we can all celebrate, as it signals our clinical excellence and institutional strength,” saidDipen J. Parekh, M.D., chief executive officer of UHealth. “Our nurses play a critical role in our world-class patient care, and this designation with distinction by theANCC is recognition of the commitment to quality we all share.”
Achieving Nurse Magnetwith Distinction designation aligns with the focus of Dr. Parekh in leading UHealth. He has placed innovation, increasing patient access, and being the employer of choice for nurses and all providers and staff as a pillar achievement.
To earn this distinction, organizations must demonstrate excellence across every component of the Magnet model: transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovations and improvements and empirical outcomes. In summer 2024,UHealth submitted years of comprehensive documentation and supporting evidence to the ANCC, which culminated in a successful site visit last June.
“We could not be prouder thatUHealth has been recognized for its commitment to nursing excellence,” said Kymberlee Manni, Ph.D., chief executive officer of University of Miami Hospital and Clinics. “Our patients can trust they will receive excellent care across the continuum at all our facilities.”
The designation comes at an appropriate time, coinciding withUHealth's rapidly expanding clinical footprint and nearly 1.8 million patient visits in the last fiscal year. South Florida's only academic medical center is preparing to open its largest ambulatory facility in North Miami, a 370,000 square-foot state-of-the-art medical center, UHealth SoLé Mia. That will follow the successful opening of UHealth Doral last November, serving the West Miami-Dade community.
UHealth patients have access to care from the No. 1 eye hospital in the country, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the region's only NCI-designated cancer center, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is also nationally ranked, and the renowned Desai Sethi Urology Institute, for urologic care, along with more than 100 specialties. Adding Magnet with Distinction status now enhances the level of care throughout the entire health system, stretching across nearly 40 locations in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Collier counties, from ambulatory clinics to inpatient care at UHealth Tower, the system's flagship hospital.
For more information about theANCC and the Magnet Recognition Program, click here.
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