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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

CMH NURSING
Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program
What is the Magnet Nursing Program?

The program is a voluntary form of external professional nurse peer review available to all hospitals.

Why is Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics applying to be a Magnet facility?

We are very proud of our nurses here; we are proud of the work they do; we are proud of how our nursing department operates. We want to share that with the rest of the country!

What are the benefits of being a Magnet hospital?
  • Better recruitment and retention.
  • Nurses are proud of what they do.
  • Enhanced recognition in the community.
What is found at Magnet hospitals?

  • Investments made in the education of nurses.
  • Higher levels of patient satisfaction.
  • Significantly lower rates of nurse burnout.
  • Influential nurse executives.
  • Excellent nurse-to-patient ratios.
  • Positive working relationships with physicians.
  • High levels of nurse autonomy and control over practice.


Join us in the pursuit of the magnet!

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is the Kansas City region's exclusive pediatric medical center and health care network. Our physicians, nurses and technicians are all trained specifically to work with children. We provide the finest care possible in the following pediatric subspecialties: Adolescent Medicine; Allergy/Asthma/Immunology; Anesthesiology; Bone Marrow Transplant; Burn/Trauma Care; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Surgery; Cleft Palate/Craniofacial; Critical Care Medicine; Dentistry; Dermatology; Developmental and Behavioral Sciences; Ear, Nose and Throat (Otorhinolaryngology); Emergency Medicine; Endocrinology/Diabetes; Gastroenterology; General Pediatrics; General/Thoracic/Urologic Surgery; Genetics; Gynecological Surgery; Hearing and Speech; Liver Transplant; Hematology/Oncology; Hospitalists; Infectious Disease; Medical Research; Medical Toxicology; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Neonatology; Nephrology: Kidney Transplant; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Nursing; Occupational Therapy; Home Care; Ophthalmology; Orthopaedic Surgery; Pathology/Laboratory Medicine; Pharmacology; Physical Therapy; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Pulmonology; Radiology; Rehabilitation Medicine; Respiratory Care; Rheumatology; Transport; Click here for additional information.

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