UM Shore Regional Health was notified on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, of its re-designation as a Magnet® organization from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). UM SRH received its first designation in 2009 for UM Shore Medical Centers at Easton and Cambridge. The 2024 Magnet designation includes Shore Regional Health at Cambridge, Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown and Easton, Shore Emergency Center at Queenstown, and UM Shore Medical Group medical practices. This year’s re-designation marks the hospital system’s 4th consecutive Magnet® designation.
Achieved by less than 10% of all registered hospitals in the U.S., Magnet® recognition is the ultimate distinction for high quality nursing care. At present, UM SRH is one of only 10 health organizations in Maryland — including University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and UMMC Midtown Campus — that are Magnet® designated.
Surrounded by UM Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) team members both virtually and in-person, Jenny Bowie, Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services, received the news from Magnet® officials via a videoconference held in the Board room of UM Shore Medical Center at Easton.
Magnet® recognition is an organizational credential granted to exceptional health care organizations that meet specific standards set forth by the ANCC. To achieve Magnet® recognition, an organization must meet standards in quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Maintaining Magnet® status requires a rigorous re-application process every four years.
“Sustaining a Magnet® culture to reach a fourth consecutive Magnet® designation is a testament to the dedication and commitment of this organization to provide quality, compassionate care while striving for excellence,” said Bowie. “I am immensely proud of the entire Shore Regional Health team.”
UM Shore Regional Health’s Magnet® re-designation process included an extensive application and documentation process, followed in early March 2024 by a three-day visit to all sites conducted by a team of appraisers from ANCC.
“Over the three-day site visit, the Magnet® appraisers heard first-hand from the SRH team the countless ways SRH makes a difference,” said Kathy Elliott, Director of Professional Nursing Practice/Magnet® program. “Every encounter with the appraisers validated what they had read in the application document.”