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Magnet Hospitals Have Fewer Patient Deaths After Surgery
Study finds surgical patients had 14% lower odds of death.
Published:November 6, 2012
Hospitals with magnet status have fewer surgical patient deaths, according to a new study in the journal Medical Care.
In the 4-state (California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey) study of 564 hospitals led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, patients treated in magnet hospitals had 14% lower odds of death than those in non-magnet hospitals. Research has shown that magnet hospitals have higher levels of nurse satisfaction, less nurse burnout and lower patient fall rates.
"Magnet hospitals have reputations for being good places for nurses to work. Our findings reinforce that better work environments for nurses are the distinguishing factor between magnet and non-magnet hospitals and are the key to better patient outcomes," says lead author Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, CRNP A, a public health policy expert at Penn Nursing.
About 400 hospitals, or 8% in the country, have the American Nurses Credentialing Center magent designation in nursing excellence, which recognizes high-quality patient care, high levels of nurse education and nursing innovation.
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