Public Comments Solicited
for Magnet Applicant Facilities

The Magnet Recognition Program accepts comments at any time. Please call toll-free 1-866-588-3301.

Input from the patients, families, clients, staff, and public with whom health care organizations interact is sought to assist Magnet program appraisers in the evaluation of organizations applying for Magnet designation.

ANCC evaluates the environment in which nursing is practiced as well as nursing's compliance with standards promulgated by the American Nurses Association. The written documentation is available for public review at the health care organization. Its exact location is indicated in the public notice posted at entrances throughout the organization's facility.

Anyone who would like to participate in this evaluation process is encouraged to do so. Comments are confidential and may be made anonymously. Comments must be received by the Magnet Program Office by the comment deadline date indicated below. All comments must be in writing, and forwarded to ANCC via e-mail, fax, or direct mail to the addresses and/or numbers listed below. Comments may include request to meet with or talk to the appraiser should the evaluation of the written documentation progress to an on-site review.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet Recognition Program^® Office
8515 Georgia Ave, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492
Fax: 301-628-5217
E-Mail: magnet@ana.org (Please indicate "Public Notice Comment" in the subject line.)

For further information, please contact the Magnet Recognition Program^® Office at 301-628-5223.

Health care facility for which Magnet application is currently under review	Location of health care facility	Deadline
Winchester Medical Center	Winchester, VA	June 30, 2008
Huntington Hospital	Huntington, NY	June 30, 2008
Children's Hospital Central California	Madera, CA	July 11, 2008
Hunterdon Healthcare System	Flemington, NJ	July 11, 2008
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Lebanon, NH	July 18, 2008
Deaconess Hospital, Inc.	Evansville, IN	July 18, 2008
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	July 18, 2008
Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha, NE	July 25, 2008
Geisinger Medical Center	Danville, PA	July 28, 2008
Baptist Hospital East	Louisville, KY	August 1, 2008
South Miami Hospital	Miami, FL	August 8, 2008
Presbyterian Healthcare System	Charlotte, NC	August 15, 2008
Palomar Pomerado Health	Escondid, CA and Poway, CA	September 5, 2008

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This page last revised 6/10/2008.