HOUSTON, TX (November 21, 2024) - For the sixth time, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center earned the prestigious Magnet Designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Its Magnet Recognition Program® is the highest national honor for professional nursing practice.

“Six consecutive Magnet recognitions is an incredible source of pride for everyone at Baylor St. Luke's, especially our talented nurses,” said Dr. Brad Lembcke, president of Baylor St. Luke’s. “Our repeated achievement of this credential underscores the foundation of excellence and values that drive us to strive harder each day to meet the health care needs of the people we serve.”

Research demonstrates that Magnet recognition provides specific benefits to health care organizations and their communities, such as:

• Higher patient satisfaction with nurse communication, availability of help and receipt of discharge information.

• Lower risk of 30-day mortality and lower failure to rescue rates.

• Higher job satisfaction among nurses.

•  Lower nurse reports of intentions to leave their positions.

Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and is a factor when the public judges a health care organization. U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals,” which regularly includes Baylor St. Luke’s, relies on Magnet recognition in its ranking criteria.

The Magnet Model provides a framework for nursing practice, research, and measurement of outcomes. ANCC evaluates applicants across many components and dimensions to gauge an organization’s nursing excellence.

The model measures elements deemed essential to delivering superior patient care such as the quality of nursing leadership and coordination,  collaboration across specialties, and processes for measuring and improving the quality and delivery of care.

Health care organizations must reapply for Magnet recognition every four years and provide documented evidence to demonstrate sustained and improved Magnet concepts, performance and quality.