Magnet Status

Fox Chase Awarded Magnet Status for Excellence in Nursing

In September 2000, the Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center became the nation's first comprehensive cancer center and Pennsylvania's first hospital to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, which renewed this honor everytime it's come up for renewal, in 2004 and again in 2009.

Institutions applying for Magnet status must pass a rigorous review, designed to demonstrate superior nursing and excellence in patient care. Magnet status is valid for 4 years, after which the recipient must reapply. Fox Chase Cancer Center was the 19th institution in the country to receive the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Award and the third to be redesignated. The Center is also the first in Pennsylvania and the first acute specialty hospital in the country to receive Magnet status.

Magnet institutions are recognized nationally for their commitment to quality nursing care. "The overall goal of the program is to identify excellence in nursing and to recognize institutions that act as a 'magnet' by creating a work environment that recognizes and rewards professional nursing," says Joanne Hambleton, Vice-President, Nursing and Patient Services at Fox Chase.

The Magnet Nursing Recognition Program, established in 1993, is the American Nurses Association's highest honor. Thanks to superb nursing specialists, Fox Chase Cancer Center can offer each patient the highest quality care.

Fox Chase Cancer Center is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) of the American College of Surgeons

Fox Chase Cancer Center is accredited by the
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer