Montefiore Wakefield Hospital has earned a Magnet^® designation from the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC), a prestigious recognition widely accepted as the gold standard for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. The first and only hospital in The Bronx to receive this honor, Montefiore officials said Wakefield is among only 9 percent of hospitals nationwide to meet and exceed the rigorous standards required to gain Magnet^® designation.

 

Montefiore Wakefield, located at 600 E 233rd Street in the Wakefield section of the borough, also earned six exemplars with this designation. Exemplars recognize the highest level of excellence in specific areas of nursing.  In the case of Montefiore Wakefield, these included patient education, safety, and pain.

 

Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Montefiore Medicine, said the Magnet^® recognition shined a spotlight on the passion, knowledge, and hard work the hospital’s nurses bring to patients day in and day out. “The team at Wakefield earned this achievement. I couldn’t be prouder of their commitment and teamwork, which led to this special accomplishment,” he said.

 

According to hospital officials, Magnet^® isn’t just an award, but it symbolizes how an organization values nursing talent. The program provides a roadmap to nursing excellence that benefits nurses, their colleagues, and their patients’ experiences in ways such as:

• improving patient care, safety, and satisfaction;
• evolving a collaborative culture that engages staff in decision-making, and
• advancing nursing standards and practice elevating performance.

 

Reacting to the news, Maureen Scanlan, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of Montefiore-Einstein said, “This is a well-deserved recognition of our nurses’ resilience, strength, and commitment to excellence,” while Joan O’Brien, MSN, RN, NE-BC, chief nursing officer at the Wakefield hospital, said, “Wakefield nurses empower one another through the pursuit of providing unparalleled, compassionate care to patients. I am most grateful to lead a team that finds so much joy in working together to make our community the very best it can be.”

The six exemplars earned in conjunction with the Magnet^® designation include:

• Outperforming the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) benchmark on all inpatient units over 8 quarters as it relates to falls and Catheter-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
• Outperforming the NDNQI benchmark on all ambulatory units over 8 quarters as it relates to safety and quality regarding burns
• Outperforming the Press Ganey national benchmark on all ambulatory units over 8 quarters for the categories of patient education, safety, and pain

 

Montefiore Wakefield is the first and only hospital in the Bronx to be honored with Magnet^®, and the third hospital in Montefiore Health System, along with White Plains Hospital and Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.

 

A video of the Montefiore Wakefield Hospital Magnet® announcement is available to view HERE.