Magnet Recognition

In 2020, Children’s Wisconsin earned the highly coveted Magnet Recognition Program^® status for the fourth consecutive time from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Magnet designation is granted every four years to only those organizations that demonstrate sustained superiority in nursing care.

What makes this fourth Magnet designation especially exciting is that it validates the excellence of all areas where nursing is practiced: the Milwaukee and Fox Valley hospitals, ambulatory specialty clinics, primary care, community, and school-based nursing.  

Children’s now joins the ranks of an elite group of four-time Magnet-recognized hospitals. Only about 7 percent of the hospitals in the nation have achieved Magnet recognition, with just 3 percent successfully earning re-designation. 

Magnet status is the highest level of formal recognition for nursing excellence and is considered the gold standard for hospitals. Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee was one of the first pediatric hospitals to achieve this status when it first achieved Magnet designation in 2004.

Public Notice

ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® - Site Visit

The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® is the highest credential a healthcare 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, and 2020 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and they are now applying for redesignation. 

We invite patients, family members, staff, and other interested parties to provide feedback via email or direct mail. 

• All comments must be submitted by  April 4, 2025.
• Anonymous comments should be sent in writing to the Magnet Program Office.
• Please note that ALL COMMENTS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL and will not be shared with the organization.

Send Comments to:  

Noriko Gates  
American Nurses Credentialing Center 
Magnet Recognition Program Office
8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD  20910-3492

E-Mail Comments to: magnet@ana.org