Developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Magnet hospital program gives healthcare organizations the opportunity to meet standards of excellence in 35 areas related to the quality of care they offer. Magnet credentialing is guided by principles in excellence and professionalism that ultimately advance three goals within hospitals:

Promoting quality in a setting that supports professional practice Identifying excellence in the delivery of nursing service to patients or residents Disseminating best practices in nurse services Due to its ability to “magnetically” attract and retain highly-qualified professional nurses, the Magnet hospital designation increases excellence for the hospital, its nursing team and, in turn, its patients.

Using a comprehensive all-payer cohort of neurosurgical patients in New York State Bekelis et al., identified an association of Magnet hospital recognition with superior physician performance ¹⁾.