FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 10, 2001

UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER RANKS AMONG TOP HOSPITALS IN NATION FOR NURSING CARE

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- UC Davis Medical Center has been designated a Magnet Center of Nursing Excellence following a year-long review by the Washington-based American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The credentialing center named the medical center for the quality of patient-care services and the development of successful, professional nursing practices and strategies.

The medical center is one of only two in California, and one of only 39 health care organizations in the nation to receive this award. UC Davis first earned the prestigious recognition in April 1997 after a year-long, comprehensive evaluation by the ANCC. Hospitals receiving designation are required to maintain compliance during the four years that magnet status is effective.

"Consumers in Northern California can feel assured that when they come to the UC Davis Medical Center, they are in the hands of highly skilled, competent nurses who are continuously providing high-quality care," said Carol Robinson, associate director of hospital and clinics, Patient Care Services at UC Davis Medical Center. "This award gives recognition to the often unsung job our nurses do here every day."

To be designated as a magnet nursing hospital, the medical center met or exceeded a number of standards, including:

• Adhering to standards that improve the quality of patient care.

• Maintaining professional nursing practices and continued competence of nursing personnel.

• Attending to the cultural and ethnic diversity of patients, families, significant others and health care providers in the system.

• Participating in community service.

• Showing leadership in nursing research and integration of research findings into practice.

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