Contact:   Jessica Salazar
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The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program for excellence in nursing services has once again designated Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics as a Magnet hospital.  Children’s Mercy is the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas to receive re-designation.

“To earn Magnet status once is a tremendous accomplishment and a great source of pride for our nurses.  To retain Magnet status for another four years really underscores the commitment of our entire staff to continually strive harder each day to meet the healthcare needs of the people we serve,” says Randall L. O'Donnell, PhD, President and CEO of Children’s Mercy.

The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program recognizes excellence and professionalism in nursing.  Applicants undergo an extensive evaluation, and members who are awarded Magnet status must continue to maintain rigorous standards as part of their four-year designation.

“We’re a better institution today because of our Magnet designation four years ago,” says Cheri Hunt, Chief Nursing Officer at Children’s Mercy. “It raised the bar on patient care and inspired all of us – nurses, physicians, professional and support staff – to strive to be even better.  That’s what enabled us to become a Magnet facility in the first place. That’s why we continue to serve as a Magnet hospital today.”

Children’s Mercy first received the ANCC Magnet recognition in 2003. Children’s Mercy was the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas and the third children’s hospital in the United States to receive this recognition.

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