"The 71st, Northern Most, First Tribal, Magnet Hospital"

What is Magnet?

Magnet is the highest level of recognition that the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) can award to organized nursing services in the national and international arena. It is recognized as a reflection of excellence in all hospital disciplines.

Why is Magnet important?

It is an external validation of the excellence of an institution as a whole. Magnet elevates the profession of nursing and other disciplines within the healthcare community. Magnet recognizes nursing-sensitive outcomes as a predictor of quality of patient care and values the retention and recruitment of highly competent healthcare providers.

Important Magnet Dates:

1981

American Academy of Nursing task force creade: studied 163 hospitals, of these 41 were found to be "Magent hospitals" based on 14 forces of Magnetism

1983

Research published as, "Magnet Hospitals: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses"

1990

ANCC established formal program

1994

University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle became the 1st Magnet Hospital (our original "Magnet Mentoring" hospital)

1999

ANMC began its first steps towards Magnet designation

2003

ANMC became: The 71st Magnet Hospital in the nation! The 1st Magnet hospital in Alaska! The 1st tribally managed Magnet hospital!

For more on Magnet visit the links below. Be sure to check out the video clip on the ANCC site. For more on Magnet at ANMC look at the Magnet steering Committee page, Magnet Facts, or our Magnet Champion page.