Central Baptist Hospital has been awarded Magnet status designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.  This national award recognizes health care organizations that provide excellence in nursing services and practices.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center conducts an extensive on-site examination, evaluation, and review of each hospital that receives this award.  This designation recognizes that nurses who work at Central Baptist Hospital provide the highest quality care to their patients and families by exhibiting elevated nursing standards in their profession. “This award affirms what our patients have told us for many years, that the care provided by our staff is excellent as well as compassionate,” said Karen Hill, R.N., M.S.N, C.N.A.A., Vice-President of Nursing at Central Baptist Hospital.

Central Baptist Hospital is the first non-teaching hospital in the state of Kentucky to receive this award.  There are nearly 6,000 hospitals in the United States, and less than 200 have been recognized with the Magnet status designation.

“This is an incredible achievement by our entire staff, and while we recognize their work every single day, we are proud that an organization such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center has given the hospital this award,” commented Bill Sisson, President and CEO of Central Baptist Hospital.