Health System earns Magnet status

Moses Cone Health System was the first five-hospital system in the Southeast to be awarded Magnet Recognition for Excellence  by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The honor was given in February 2005.

This means all five Moses Cone Health System Hospitals - The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Wesley Long Community Hospital, The Women's Hospital of Greensboro, Annie Penn Hospital and Moses Cone Behavioral Health Center - achieved this designation at the same time.

'I am so proud of all of the people who worked so hard to get this designation for all five Moses Cone Health System hospitals,' Chief Nursing Officer Joan Wessman says. 'While this designation says much about the quality and professionalism of nurses at Moses Cone Health System, it also lends itself to everyone who cares for patients. And our patients are the ultimate winners here.'

A Magnet designation is the highest honor a hospital can receive for its nursing services. The designation is based on meeting standards set by the American Nurses Association.

'The entire organization has rallied around this,' Health System President and CEO Tim Rice says. 'It proves what we have known: Moses Cone Health System is a great place for nurses and a great place to work.'