Month: June 2015

St. Peter’s Hospital, an affiliate of St. Peter’s Health Partners, has been granted recognition as a Magnet-designated organization for the third consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. St. Peter’s Hospital is one of less than 150 hospitals in the world to achieve three consecutive Magnet designations. The prestigious Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services, and represents sustained and demonstrated patient care outcomes that are a result of superior nursing and interdisciplinary care. St. Peter’s Hospital is the only hospital in Albany, Rensselaer, or Schenectady counties, and one of only 22 in New York state, designated by Magnet. Magnet recognition has become the gold standard for nursing excellence and is taken into consideration when the public judges health care organizations. In fact, U.S. News & World Report’s annual showcase of “America’s Best Hospitals” includes Magnet recognition in its ranking criteria for the quality of inpatient care. St. Peter’s Hospital was first designated as a Magnet organization in 2005, and then again in 2009. “We are tremendously pleased and very […]