The call came in....and we celebrated!

The call came in at 11:05 this morning….. There were 200+ nursing staff, ancillary staff, and executives waiting to receive the much anticipated call from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We have spent the last three years focusing on quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovation in nursing practice. We have built stronger teams, have constructed a strong culture of performance improvement, and have redefined our nursing model to ensure that the patient is at the center of everything we do. This is a defining moment for us. We were the first hospital in Tarrant County to achieve this prestigious award back in 2005 and are again the first seeking re-designation. Re-designation is not a given it must be earned and the expectation is that you are continually advancing and growing and that you are a leader in nursing and health care. There are 360+ hospitals in the state of Texas, and currently only 21 of them have achieved Magnet designation. So we all gathered in the auditorium, with positive energy flowing, and noise makers ready, we waited for the call…..
And then the phone rang and we received the excellent news that we had been expecting- we have been re-designated as a Magnet Designated Hospital. Let the celebration begin!! Congratulations to everyone for all of their hard work and dedication to patient care. This is definitely a team sport and we couldn’t do it without everyone doing their best everyday!

And now we will begin the journey for our next re-designation which will occur in 2013! More pictures to come tomorrow...

- Karen Robeano
Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer