Through achievement of national and international nursing designations such as Magnet® status and Pathway to Excellence®; tracking, trending and improving nurse sensitive indicators; recognition of nursing; and shared governance, The Center for Nursing Excellence guides you to improve patient outcomes.
Clinical excellence
We never settle. At Baylor Scott & White, 95% of our eligible facilities are designated or officially on the journey to designation status. Our senior leadership team expects all of our facilities to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet status or Pathway to Excellence designation.
Magnet status
Baylor Scott & White Health has achieved the highest national recognition awarded to a hospital or medical center for excellence in nursing. Magnet status is the nationally accepted gold standard of patient care, providing healthcare consumers with a benchmark to measure the quality of nursing care.
BSW Magnet-designated facilities:
- Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth
- Baylor Scott y White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lakeway
- Baylor Scott & White McLane Niños
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano
- Hospital Baylor Scott & White The Heart - Plano
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor
- Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital – Temple
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Templo
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie
- Centro médico de la Universidad Baylor
The College Station region (Brenham, College Station) is on the journey to Magnet status.
Pathway to excellence
Granted by the ANCC, the Pathway to Excellence designation recognizes healthcare organizations for healthy work and positive practice environments where nurses can excel. Designated organizations demonstrate excellence in nursing practice and leadership through collaborative interdisciplinary professional practice, low turnover and vacancy rates, and high job satisfaction.
BSW Pathway to Excellence-designated facilities:
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