Pictured above, starting fifth from left, are Magnet Program Director Lauren Fleming, MA, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC; President and CEO Eric Carney; and Acting Chief Nursing Officer Kirsten Windos, MSN, RN, CPPS, CPHQ; gathered with MMC Magnet Ambassadors, from left, Cristen Glende, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC; Marissa Caltabilota, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM; Laura Lee Manfra, BA, RN, PMH-BC; Kathleen Malouf, BS, MSN, RN, PED-BC; Elesia Grant, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC; Maeve Lynch, RN; and Mitch Moy, BSN, RN.
Long Branch, NJ, August 28, 2024 – On August 12, Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) learned that it had been designated as a Magnet with distinction® Hospital for Excellence in Nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and is the first hospital in New Jersey and the eleventh in the country to receive the Magnet with distinction.
Based on validated empirical data, this new “with distinction” designation raises the bar for recognizing top-notch organizations around the world that have achieved the highest level of quality care. Monmouth Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to achieve this elite level of performance.
In 2020, MMC was recognized as a Magnet Recognized organization by the ANCC for the first time, proudly joining the global community of organizations that hold this prestigious designation for nursing excellence. Magnet recognition, which fewer than 10% of U.S. hospitals receive, is the highest and most prestigious honor a healthcare organization can receive for excellence in nursing.
The Chair of the Magnet Recognition Program Commission, Sharon Pappas, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, announced that in addition to the Magnet with distinction Honor, MMC received eight copies based on components of the magnet model.
“Commissioner Pappas noted that this comprehensive recognition of our excellence – an increase from the outstanding seven examples we received in 2020 – puts us in a special position,” said Eric Carney, president and CEO of MMC and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood. “This would not have been possible without the tremendous teamwork of our nursing staff and the extensive support of our medical staff and boards of trustees. Our designation as a Magnet with Distinction allows us to be among the model organizations nationwide for nursing excellence while creating an environment of care that improves patient outcomes.”
“The Magnet designation is the gold standard and a true affirmation of the highest standard of care,” added Chief Nursing Officer Ann Szapor. “It is comprehensive recognition of the outstanding work of our nurses, who work with the entire hospital team to ensure that every patient receives the best possible care, every day, around the clock.”
“On behalf of the nursing leadership, we are thrilled to receive this important recognition at Monmouth Medical Center,” said Nancy Holecek, MAS, MHA, BSN, RN, FNAP, executive vice president and chief nursing officer of RWJBarnabas Health. “This outstanding new award is a testament to the dedication of our nurses and their commitment to providing world-class patient care. We will continue to strive for innovation and excellence in everything we do to ensure our patients receive the best care possible.”
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About Monmouth Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), a facility of RWJBarnabas Health, is a regional teaching campus of Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School along with Unterberg Children’s Hospital. As the first hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties, MMC offers the most experienced surgeons in robotic surgery and other minimally invasive procedures, as well as bariatric surgery and joint and spine surgery. MMC delivers more babies annually than all other hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties combined. The hospital offers access to the region’s top cardiologists and the award-winning, nationally recognized RWJBarnabas Heart Centers. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has awarded MMC Magnet® recognition, one of only 509 U.S. healthcare organizations out of more than 6,300 U.S. hospitals to receive Magnet recognition. MMC has received more “A” hospital safety ratings than any other hospital in the region from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization. The hospital has also been named a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital three times. MMC is one of only 414 of the 6,000+ hospitals in the U.S. to be named to Newsweek’s Global Best Hospitals list two years in a row and one of 148 U.S. hospitals to make the digital platform Money’s inaugural America’s Best Hospitals list. Additionally, it is one of 34 U.S. hospitals to receive the 2022–2025 Lantern Award for Excellence in Emergency Care from the Emergency Nurses Association and has been honored by Healthgrades with Obstetrics and Gynecology and Labor and Delivery Excellence Awards for the eighth consecutive year. U.S. News & World Report, the global authority on hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named MMC one of the 2023-2024 Best Hospitals for Obstetrics, which recognizes hospitals that provide high-quality obstetric care for uncomplicated pregnancies. RWJBarnabas Health and MMC partner with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey—the state’s only NCI-certified Comprehensive Cancer Center—and have a world-class team of researchers and specialists who fight alongside patients, giving them access to the latest treatments and clinical trials close to home.
About the ANCC Magnet with Distinction Recognition Program
The magnet with distinction The credentialing program – administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the world’s largest and most prestigious nurse credentialing organization – recognizes healthcare organizations that provide the very best nursing care and professionalism in nursing practice.
The magnet with distinction The Magnet Recognition Program is a prestigious credential for excellence in nursing and provides consumers with the ultimate measure of quality of care. For more information about the Magnet Recognition Program, visit with distinction Recognition program and current statistics can be found at nursingworld.org/magnet.
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