St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center Earns Fifth Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence

 

Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center has once again earned  Magnet® status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)—its fifth time achieving this prestigious designation. The ANCC’s decision was unanimous, awarding Magnet with Distinction®, a rare honor achieved by no other hospital in New York State and only 23 organizations nationwide.  

Magnet® designation is the highest national recognition for excellence in professional nursing practice, reflecting outstanding clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and a culture of professionalism and collaboration. St. Francis Hospital is one of just 47 Magnet® designated hospitals in New York State.  Nationally, fewer than 9.8 percent of hospitals hold this designation—and less than two percent have earned it five times. According to the ANCC, Magnet®-recognized facilities deliver higher quality care, offer safer work environments and experience greater satisfaction among both patients and staff. 

“This repeated Magnet® recognition is a reflection of our nursing staff’s unwavering commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to our community,” said St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center President Charles Lucore, MD, MBA. “This fifth designation, with distinction, underscores the foundation of excellence at St. Francis that drives our employees to place the patient at the center of all operations. We are deeply honored for this recognition from the ANCC and extremely proud of our nurses for this incredible achievement.”

To achieve Magnet® status, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center was evaluated by the ANCC with its Magnet® Model, which provides a framework for gauging the quality of nursing practice, research and measurement of outcomes. Through this framework, ANCC evaluates various elements deemed essential to nursing excellence, including nursing leadership, collaboration across specialties, patient satisfaction and outcomes, and a hospital’s overall commitment to constantly improving the quality and delivery of care.

“Every day, our Catholic Health nurses lead the way, caring for our patients with compassion and expertise. Magnet® designation is the ultimate credential for high quality nursing care,” said Catholic Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Gara Edelstein, RN, MSN. “This top designation is the most recent in an impressive list of accolades that our St. Francis Hospital nurses have achieved.”

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center’s Magnet® recognition is valid for four years with ongoing review. This fifth designation is the latest of numerous accolades earned by the Roslyn hospital’s nursing staff, including Beacon, Lantern and Prism awards. Catholic Health’s Good Samaritan University Hospital is also Magnet®-designated, holding the status since 2021