Hospital Receives Highest Honor for Nursing Excellence

Magnet-designated hospital for nursing excellence.

Sharp Grossmont Hospital has received prestigious MAGNET® recognition for excellence in patient care and nursing practices. As the highest level of honor awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the MAGNET Recognition Program® is accepted nationally as the gold standard in nursing excellence. This hard-earned honor represents our nurses’ commitment to patients, the community and the nursing profession.

For patients, Sharp Grossmont’s exceptional level of nursing excellence and compassionate care means nurses spend more time at the bedside and deliver a better health care experience.

Independently sponsored research shows that MAGNET hospitals:

  • Consistently outperform other facilities in recruiting and retaining quality nurses
  • Demonstrate increased stability in patient care and patient satisfaction
  • Experience lower mortality rates and shorter lengths of stay among patients
  • Inspire more confidence in the overall quality of care among health care consumers

Sharp Grossmont is just one of 12 hospitals in California to earn MAGNET distinction.

Nursing Careers
Our nursing team is the heart of Sharp Grossmont Hospital. Go to Our Nurses to learn more about nursing excellence at Sharp Grossmont, including:

 

Last Updated: September 10, 2009