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We Are Magnetic
In 2003, Johns Hopkins became the first and only health care organization in Maryland to achieve the Magnet Recognition Program designation for excellence in nursing practice. From our beginnings more than 125 years ago, Hopkins nurses have stood in the forefront of the profession. Our first superintendent of nurses, Isabel Hampton, helped launch the American Nurses Association, then served as its first president. Adelaide Nutting, her successor, helped create the American Journal of Nursing. We like to think that these visionaries, who worked so tirelessly to set national standards and elevate nursing’s status, would be as proud as we are of our Magnet designation.
The highest honor bestowed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Magnet status affirms the depth and breadth of Hopkins Nursing--our evidence-based practice, our interdisciplinary collaboration and participatory decision-making, and our spirit of innovation and excellence. | America's "Best" Hospital
For 17 years, we have led U.S.News & World Report’s ranking of America’s best hospitals. In 2007, only 173 of the nation’s 5,462 medical centers scored high enough to rank in even a single area. And only 18 made it to the magazine’s Honor Roll - topped by Hopkins and reserved for medical centers that excel in at least six of 16 difficult areas of care.
Our nurse staffing and certification as a Magnet facility are among the factors that place us in the forefront of this elite group, along with such measures as severity of illnesses treated, use of key technologies, patient and community services, commitment to research and use of advanced treatment guidelines. | Children's Center#3 in Pediatric Facilities
The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has been ranked among the best children’s hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report, placing number three in the magazine’s first separate listing of pediatric facilities. The Children’s Center has a long history of groundbreaking research, training leaders in academic pediatrics and excellent primary care pediatricians, and superior patient care. You may have noticed that pediatrics was not included last month in the magazine’s annual report card of America’s top hospitals, in which The Johns Hopkins Hospital led the Honor Roll list for the 17th year in a row. For the first time, the magazine, in its September 3 issue, judged pediatric hospitals using a new methodology not based solely on reputation. Under this new system, using hard data provided by us and other leading pediatric institutions, U.S.News & World Report found the Children’s Center among the top three. We are pleased to be recognized once again by the magazine. Without a doubt, this honor is due to the hard work and dedication of the Children’s Center’s extraordinary nurses, faculty, trainees and staff. Every day, they are fulfilling our commitment to patient care and safety, diversity, innovation and the education of new generations of physicians. As we see the construction progress on the site of the new children’s tower, we can only look forward to greater achievements and recognition in the future. All of the children’s hospitals on the magazine’s list are superb, and we are privileged to be in their esteemed company. For now, we congratulate our colleagues at these fine facilities and, again, want to thank our incredible faculty and staff at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
| Consumer’s Choice
It is not only a superb national and international reputation that counts. What people in your own backyard think also speaks volumes, and for 12 straight years, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has received the Consumer Choice Award for the Baltimore region from the National Research Corporation. NRC, a firm specializing in health care performance measurement, annually honors the hospitals that local consumers rate as having the best quality and image, based on a survey of more than 200,000 households in 48 States and the District of Columbia. Hopkins was one of only a few hospitals nationwide to earn top-choice status in a multimarket region.
| A Great Place to Work
As Baltimore magazine noted in its July 2007 issue on the area’s best employers, "While there are plenty of great things about working in education or health care, there’s no doubt that global name recognition ranks right up there." Yes, the editors liked that, but they also pointed out what we have known all along: We get to work with "really, really smart people" and enjoy "solid benefits, a sweet tuition offer, plus the prestige of working for a well-respected institution."
| AARP Featured Employer
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, as well as Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation (JHHSC), have collaborated with Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP).
Hopkins joined with AARP in this program because we recognize that older workers make up a very important part of the workforce. We want to hire older workers who continue to bring leadership, experience and skills to their jobs. |
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