Loma Linda University Medical Center has earned Magnet re-designation as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. This exclusive honor continues to distinguish LLUMC as the gold standard for nursing excellence and patient care within the entire Inland Empire and the only hospital in San Bernardino County to hold the designation.

The voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing and is the highest honor a healthcare organization can receive for professional nursing practice. This is the second time LLUMC has received the prestigious distinction, which recognizes organizations whose nursing strategic goals align to improve patient outcomes. 

Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, RN, NE-BC, senior vice president of care services and chief nursing officer at Loma Linda University Medical Center, thanked the ANCC for their commitment to excellence and for the recognition and attributed the honor to the nursing staff.

“Our original Magnet designation in 2020 set lofty expectations before us. Today, this re-designation affirms our achievements and reflects the years of commitment each of you has shown to our mission, our patients, and one another,” Staples-Evans told staff gathered in an outdoor amphitheater on Wednesday. 

“With each challenge along the way, teamwork and problem-solving never wavered; with each milestone achieved, genuine joy and appreciation echoed throughout our hospital walls; and in the face of a pandemic, our nurses bonded through determination, courage, agility, and togetherness to reach the finish line. I could not be prouder of them for this accomplishment.”

The ANCC also commended LLUMC for achieving exemplars of distinction for excellence.

LLUMC’s legacy of excellence reached unprecedented heights in 2020. Amid the uncertainty and challenges at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Loma Linda University Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to pioneer a virtual site visit and achieve Magnet designation during the pandemic. This accomplishment is a testament to its nursing and clinical teams' unwavering dedication, innovation, and resilience, even in the face of a global health crisis.

Less than 10% of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the United States have been evaluated as worthy of Magnet status.

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