Newport Hospital Achieves Highest Nursing Honor For 5th Straight Time

NEWPORT, RI — The American Nurses Credentialing Center has given Magnet recognition to Newport Hospital for a fifth consecutive time.

Magnet recognition is considered the gold standard for nursing excellence. Just 1 percent of hospitals nationwide have maintained the honor five consecutive times. Hospital officials said Newport Hospital has continuously maintained Magnet recognition since 2004, one of only six hospitals in New England to accomplish two decades of nursing excellence.

"To receive a fifth consecutive Magnet recognition for nursing excellence is an amazing accomplishment and honor," hospital President Crista Durand said. "Since 2004, nearly 20 years, Newport Hospital has held this designation, one that is awarded to only 604 hospitals in this country, fewer than 10-percent of all hospitals in the U.S."

"This recognition is affirmation of the hard work, dedication, and care that our team provides to our patients and this community under the outstanding leadership of our Chief Nursing Officer, Orla Brandos, who emulates the Magnet philosophy every day," Durand added. "I offer the entire team my congratulations."

To achieve Magnet recognition, organizations must pass a rigorous and lengthy process that demands widespread participation from leadership and staff. This process includes an electronic application, written patient care documentation, an on-site visit, and a review by the Commission on the Magnet Recognition Program. Health care organizations must reapply for Magnet recognition every four years based on adherence to Magnet concepts and demonstrated improvements in patient care and quality. This year, the hospital was further commended by receiving 12 exemplars for demonstrating exemplary nursing in nursing quality and patient satisfaction.

"It’s hard to express the pride and gratitude I feel toward our nursing staff who have once again received the highest honor in nursing excellence; validation of the care and commitment they provide daily in their work," Brandos said. "We often receive grateful patient letters and comments about our nursing staff and the standard of care, but to demonstrate that through this rigorous process is challenging if it’s not part of your culture and already engrained in what you do every day. I am fortunate to work with this team and I thank them again for their dedication to our patients, our community, and one another."

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