Magnet Status

Cox Medical Centers is proud to announce that our Springfield hospitals have earned Magnet recognition.

This distinction is the highest national and international honor a health care organization can earn for professional nursing practice that supports quality patient outcomes specifically influenced by registered nurses.

Cox Medical Center hospitals are the first and only Magnet-designated facilities in our region. Across Missouri, only eight other hospitals have earned Magnet recognition. The designation is awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to hospitals that have met strict criteria indicating performance excellence. Only about 9% of U.S. hospitals achieve the distinction.

To earn this status, nursing leaders, staff, and interprofessional members of the care team met and documented 94 separate standards focused on demonstrating both excellence in nurse satisfaction with the RN environment, as well as nursing-influenced patient satisfaction and patient outcomes.

The Magnet journey is a years-long process involving an application, written patient care documentation, and an on-site visit by a team of appraisers.

Earning Magnet status is a testament to CoxHealth’s commitment to excellence in work environment, culture, and clinical outcomes.

The distinction recognizes Cox Medical Centers, which includes CoxHealth’s Springfield-based facilities, including Cox South, Cox North, Meyer Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital, CoxHealth Surgery Center, the Martin Center, and hospital-based services in Hulston Cancer Center and Wheeler Heart and Vascular Center.