Sentara RMH Medical Center Achieves Magnet® Recognition for Nursing Excellence
Sentara RMH Medical Center received Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2014, and re-designation in 2019. ANCC’ s Magnet Recognition Program® identifies superior quality in nursing care and is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. Currently, only approximately nine percent of all U.S. health care hospitals have achieved Magnet recognition. The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the ANCC to recognize healthcare organizations that provide nursing excellence and to disseminate successful nursing practices and strategies. The Magnet® program is recognized as the gold standard of nursing excellence. Sentara RMH Medical Center is proud to achieve Magnet recognition, as this credential reinforces our dedication to quality patient care.
May 2021: Sentara RMH Medical Center has been named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Top 100 Hospital(R) 2021 list.
July 2014: U.S. News and World Report ranks Sentara RMH Medical Center among top Virginia hospitals. Sentara RMH Medical Center ranked #15 in Virginia, out of 129 hospitals. SRMH was ranked as “high performing” in three specialty areas: gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics and pulmonology.
February 2014: Crystal Award in Sustainability for Healthcare, presented by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
December 2013: National Cardiovascular Data ACTION Registry—GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2013 data. Platinum demonstrates the sustainability of the processes developed between EMS and Sentara RMH Medical Center. It is earned by sustaining a high level of care for 24 months.
December 2013: Distinguished Community Employer by American National University for exceptional support of career education.
December 2013: Sentara Healthcare Patient Choice Award. Twenty-five departments or services were given the Gold Level award for ranking between the 75th-89th percentiles for the overall rating of care. Eleven departments or services achieved Platinum Level award for ranking at the 90th percentile.