Less than 0.25% of the nation's hospitals have more than five Magnet designations, and only one state has more than one hospital part of the elite list.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center awards hospitals Magnet designations based on quality patient care and nursing excellence, and the recognition lasts four years until renewed. Currently, 10% of U.S. 6,129 hospitals hold a Magnet designation.
In 1983, the term "magnet designation" originated from the idea of hospitals attracting and retaining nurses, according to the ANCC. In 1994, the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle became the first hospital to receive the honor. Medical centers with the award typically have lower nurse dissatisfaction and nurse burnout, higher nurse job satisfaction, and lower registered nurse turnover.
Editor's note: This list is organized alphabetically by state. The ANCC's data is from October.
California
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 2000, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023
Colorado
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins) — 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2023
Florida
Baptist Hospital of Miami — 1998, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2022
Georgia
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital (Atlanta) — 1995, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2019
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Rochester — 1997, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center — 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2019
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune) — 1997, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2022
Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean University Medical Center (Brick) — 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022
Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center (Redbank) — 1997, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2022
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick) — 1997, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Saint Peter's University Hospital (New Brunswick) — 1998, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Oregon
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (Portland) — 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2023
Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia) — 2000, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2023
Rhode Island
The Miriam Hospital (Providence) — 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2020
Washington
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle) — 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2022
View the 50-plus hospitals with at least five Magnet designations here.