Magnet Recognition

Magnet Recognition

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Children’s Wisconsin is a five-time Magnet® designated health care organization, accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet status is the highest level recognition of nursing excellence that a hospital and health system can achieve.

In 2004, Children’s Wisconsin was one of the first pediatric hospitals to achieve Magnet status. In 2025, Children's Wisconsin received its fifth consecutive Magnet designation, validating nursing and interprofessional excellence in all practice settings throughout the Children’s Wisconsin system: the Milwaukee and Fox Valley hospitals, the Surgicenter, ambulatory specialty clinics, primary care, community and school-based nursing.

Magnet organizations demonstrate exceptional outcomes for patients and sustain a culture where nurses and health care professionals are highly engaged. 

Public Notice

ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® - Site Visit

The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® is the highest credential a health care organization can achieve. A Magnet designation indicates to patients and the public that these organizations have met the most stringent, evidence-based standards of nursing excellence in patient care delivery.

Children's Wisconsin was designated as a Magnet organization in 2004, 2008, 2014, 2020 and 2025 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and they are now applying for redesignation.