Employees June 09, 2011
It’s official: Yale-New Haven Hospital is recognized as Magnet hospital
Late on Friday afternoon, May 20, Sue Fitzsimons sent a request to nursing leadership asking them to attend a meeting on Tuesday, May 24 at 11:45 a.m. to review the "Nursing Readiness Plan." On Monday afternoon, May 23, she sent a request to hospital leadership asking them to attend a "celebration" on the continuing journey toward Magnet® designation for May 24 at 11:45 a.m.
It all seemed innocent enough and she apologized for making both appointments at the last minute. On Tuesday, when attendees entered the Anlyan Center's auditorium, a slide on the screen said "Nursing Readiness Plan."
What the audience didn't know was that Fitzsimons, senior vice president, Patient Services, and Lori Hubbard, RN, Magnet coordinator, had an appointment to call the executive director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the organization that grants Magnet status to hospitals.
Aware that the hospital would soon learn if it had achieved Magnet designation based on its 47-pound application and rigorous four-day site visit, the audience was getting a little nervous. Fitzsimons heightened the suspense by doing everything but reciting a recipe for lemon pound cake from the lectern. And then it was time. The call went through.
IN THE PHOTO: Lisa Rioux, RN, MSN, Transforming Patient Care team, anticipated the good news Sue Fitzsimons was about to share at the Magnet announcement.
