Button Only 3 hospitals in New England and 28 worldwide have 5 consecutive Magnet® Designations National Reputation for Nursing Excellence. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has attained its fifth designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. SVMC was the first hospital in Vermont to receive the designation in 2002. This fifth consecutive recognition places SVMC in an elite community of only three five-time hospitals in New England and only 28 five-time hospitals worldwide. Obtaining Magnet recognition challenges hospitals to integrate the program’s concepts—transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, innovation, and the measurement of outcomes—into the fabric of their nursing operations. Nurses work with the support and guidance of their supervisors and in collaboration with other departments to improve care. They document and submit the results of dozens of complex multi-year improvement projects during each redesignation, which occurs every 4 years. Read More Magnet News Educational Partner An American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® Center for Nursing Excllence since 2002, SVMC nurses live the principles of Transformational Leadership, Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, and New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements. READ OUR MAGNET NEWS: SVMC Presented 2017 ANCC Magnet Prize SVMC Nurse Wins Worldwide Recognition SVMC Receives Fourth ANCC Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence SVMC is First in Vermont to Receive American Nurses Credentialling Center Practice Transition Accreditation History Magnet Nurses Executive Management Team Board of Trustees Graduate Medical Education Foundation Dartmouth-Hitchcock Accolades & Recognitions Medical Staff Leadership WHAT IS MAGNET? In evaluating whether a healthcare organization should achieve ANCC Magnet Recognition®, ANCC considers the following five components, which are regarded as global issues in nursing and healthcare: WHEN DID SVMC RECEIVE ITS FIRST MAGNET? HOW IS MAGNET RECOGNITION EVALUATED? WHY CHOOSE A MAGNET HOSPITAL? WHAT’S WORKING FOR A MAGNET HOSPITAL LIKE? HELPFUL RESOURCES NEWS CLASSES EVENTS WELLNESS MEDICAL MATTERS 24 Nov 2021 Website Launched for ED Renovation and Expansion 23 Nov 2021 SVMC Launches Patient and Family Advisory Council 18 Nov 2021 SVMC Lab Receives National Accreditation MORE NEWS Your gift matters. Southwestern Vermont Health Care is a comprehensive health system servicing Bennington and Windham Counties in Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties in New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. Making a gift helps improve health care for our community. Give Now SVHC complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you at 800‑367‑9559 (use client code 225020 and access code 05201). CONNECT About Find a Doctor Locations Contact Privacy Statement Patient Login Careers Volunteers Support Us Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses INFORMATION CaptureRX Data Incident Hospital Report Card 2015 Community Needs Assessment 2018 Community Needs Assessment Annual Progress Report 2020 SVHC Annual Report Media Inquiries Employees For Providers | COVID-19 PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE Southwestern Vermont Health Care | 100 Hospital Drive | Bennington, VT 05201 | 802-442-6361 © 2021 Southwestern Vermont Health Care. All Rights Reserved.