Magnet Status & DAISY Awards
Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence
We’re proud to have earned Magnet recognition for the third time in a row. It’s the highest level of recognition nursing services can receive. The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, to recognize healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care. The Magnet program is recognized as the gold standard of nursing excellence. Magnet status is granted to hospitals that exhibit exemplary patient outcomes and satisfaction, demonstrate a commitment to excellence in healthcare and attract and retain the best staff from all disciplines.
To date, only 8 percent of healthcare organizations in the nation hold this prestigious designation. NCH is honored to be one of them.
What Magnet Means for NCH Patients
Nurses play such an important role in patients’ and families’ overall healthcare experience. They are the primary source of care and support during some of the most vulnerable times in a person’s life. At Magnet organizations, nurses are experienced and attentive, spending more time at bedsides providing compassionate care.
What Does This Distinction Say About Our Quality of Care?
Organizations that earn the Magnet designation have been proven to have:
- For patients:
- Increased patient satisfaction
- Lower mortality rates
- Lower risk of falls
- Greater patient safety and improved care quality
- For nurses:
- Decreased nurse burnout
- Increased nursing satisfaction
- Decreased nurse turnover
- Increased nurse retention
We’re proud to provide quality, compassionate healthcare services to the people of the northwest suburbs. The achievement of Magnet recognition for nursing excellence affirms our mission to continually raise the standard of care for our entire community.
How Does an Organization Earn This Recognition?
To earn Magnet status, organizations must apply and undergo a multifaceted evaluation. They must also submit extensive documentation demonstrating how they meet Magnet standards. The thorough, lengthy process takes a minimum of 18 months to complete. The process includes extensive onsite evaluations and interviews with our staff, physicians and patients. The interviews also include NCH board members, shared governance councils, community members and hospital administration. To ensure that Magnet organizations continue to perform among the elite in the nursing field, they must reapply for this designation every four years and provide updates annually. NCH became a Magnet hospital in 2006 and we’re proud to have been re-designated every four years since.
The DAISY and GEM Awards
DAISY and GEM Award honorees personify excellence at NCH and contribute to a remarkable patient experience. Each individual you recognize receives a beautiful certificate to honor their commitment to providing exemplary service to our patients and their families.
The DAISY Award®
The DAISY Award® is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. NCH is proud to be a DAISY Award Partner. Each month, we recognize one of our nurses with this special honor for the important difference they make in the lives they touch.
The GEM Award
The GEM Award (“Going Extra Miles”) was developed to recognize and reward the contributions and/or compassionate care given by a non-nursing staff member.