Magnet Information and Resources

We are excited to begin preparations for our upcoming Magnet Site Visit! This website is designed to support you and your teams to feel confident and ready for when our appraisers come to UVA Health University Medical Center to hear about what we do as UVA Nursing. 

Our Magnet Redesignation Timeline: 

• Magnet document submitted October 1, 2024 

• Anticipate notification of next steps mid-January 2025 

• Site visit projected to occur either March or July 2025 

The Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Magnet® is the leading source of successful nursing practices and strategies worldwide. Less than 10% of hospitals in the United States hold this designation. 

Magnet designation achievement supports our goal, Cultivating Healthy Communities and Belonging for All, as identified in the UVA Health 2022-2032 Strategic Plan. Our Chief Nursing Officer, Kathy Baker, explained the importance of Magnet in her letter to University Medical Center nurses:  

“This recognition is an honor reserved for organizations that demonstrate commitment to transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, and new knowledge and innovation. As a result, Magnet organizations serve their patients at the highest level by achieving exemplary performance in nurse-sensitive patient outcomes”. 

Our past designations: 2006, 2015, 2020