What is Magnet Recognition?

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) developed the Magnet Model, recognized as the gold standard of nursing excellence. Healthcare organizations that meet the significant criteria of nursing excellence and successful nursing practices and strategies to deliver safe, high-quality patient care are recognized as achieving Magnet status. Based on nursing excellence, nursing-led initiatives and measurement of patient care outcomes-based achievements, Riverside Regional Medical Center is on a Magnet journey to achieve this noteworthy designation.

Through our journey to achieve Magnet status, we will continue to strengthen and improve the quality, safety and service of our patients. This will be accomplished by continuing to advance nursing standards, fostering a collaborative culture and advancing the organization’s reputation for quality care excellence.

The Riverside Health System Professional Practice Model (PPM)

Identifies the foundations and defines professional nursing practice components across the health system. The PPM integrates Riverside's mission, vision, values, and nursing philosophy to guide professional nursing practice in delivering high-quality care to all those served across the health system.

The tree symbolizes life, strength, adaptability, and growth. Each part of the tree represents a different part of professional nursing practice at Riverside Health System. The color green has been known to symbolize health, renewal, and safety. This color is strongly represented throughout our health system.

The Roots:

A tree grows from the roots up. Strong, well-secured roots allow the tree to flourish. It is also the part of the tree hidden from plain sight, but possibly the most critical part of the tree. The core values of professional nursing practice at Riverside are found in the roots of our tree. Integrity, leadership, professional development, mentoring, and shared governance help to give nurses across the health system a strong foundation.

The Trunk:

As a tree grows, the trunk brings stability, strength, and presence. Riverside's mission "to care for others as we would care for those we love" is shown in the heart at the center of the trunk. Caring is the center of our professional nursing practice at Riverside Health System.

The Branches and Leaves:

A healthy tree has many branches and leaves that allow the tree to stand out and continue to grow. The colored grouping of leaves illustrates essential aspects of professional nursing practice as related to the branch component. The branches and leaves, collectively, form the canopy of the tree, which signifies a comforting canopy of care for the people and communities we serve.

Riverside Health System is Committed to Quality and Safety for Clinical Excellence

With a commitment to continuous quality and safety improvements, the Riverside Health System works collaboratively across nursing and all clinical disciplines to achieve the very best in clinical care. In 2018, our teams developed a composite score of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and patient safety indicators (PSIs) as a baseline for continuous improvements in care delivery. In the first two years, every Riverside acute care facility showed improvement for a significant 38.36% system-wide improvement.