Louisiana's First Magnet Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital has been named Louisiana's first Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The overall goal of the ANCC is to identify the institutions that act as a "magnet" by creating a work environment that recognizes and rewards professional nursing. It means that your community hospital upholds high standards of patient care.

The Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program for Excellence in Nursing Services was developed in 1994 to recognize healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and support professional nursing practice. The program also provides a vehicle for sharing successful practices and strategies among nursing systems.

For patients, the program provides the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive. Achieving this status creates an effect beyond the nursing department that filters into the entire healthcare team.

East Jefferson General Hospital's Magnet application process spanned 19 months and included more than 2,000 pages of documentation. Certified ANCC surveyors visited the hospital twice to view the facility and interview nurses, physicians and team members from areas throughout the hospital.