Displaying the award commemorating Valley’s third consecutive Magnet designation are Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System (fourth from right), and Ann Marie Leichman, Vice President, Patient Care Services, and Chief Nursing Officer (fifth from left). Also shown are (standing, left to right): Albert Pucciarelli, Deputy Mayor of Village of Ridgewood; Warren Cooke, Esq., Trustee, The Valley Hospital; Joseph Marion, Chairman, The Valley Hospital Board of Trustees; Linda Lewis, Director, Magnet Recognition Program, ANCC; New Jersey Senator Kevin O’Toole; Paul Aronsohn, Mayor, Village of Ridgewood; and Karen Drenkard, Executive Director of the ANCC.
New Jersey Senator Kevin O’Toole and Other Elected Officials Visit The Valley Hospital to Celebrate the Hospital’s Third Consecutive Magnet Designation for Nursing Care
December 3, 2013 — Local and state officials joined employees, trustees and doctors from The Valley Hospital at a special celebration on Monday, November 25, at the hospital, to celebrate Valley’s third consecutive Magnet designation.
The Magnet program recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing care. Magnet designations are conferred by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Speaking at the celebration, New Jersey Senator Kevin O’Toole commented on his own personal experience with Valley when his father was treated at the hospital. “When you enter Valley, you know you’re in a different kind of hospital,” he said. “You feel welcome immediately, and the quality of care is palpable.” Senator O’Toole continued, “On behalf of the Governor and the State Legislature, I congratulate you on your third consecutive Magnet designation and I thank you for what you do every day.”
Magnet designation is considered the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
“Receiving Magnet designation for a third time is a remarkable accomplishment that recognizes the inspiring work our nurses do every day,” said Ann Marie Leichman, Vice President, Patient Care Services, and Chief Nursing Officer. “It is a reflection of the commitment our entire staff has made in providing the very best care to those who entrust their well-being to us. Magnet designation not only symbolizes excellence in nursing practice but it acknowledges the importance of a strong interdisciplinary team in creating a safe, patient-centered, healing environment.”
Hospitals that apply for Magnet designation must meet rigorous standards to prove that they have demonstrated various elements deemed essential to delivering superior patient care. These include the quality of nursing leadership and coordination and collaboration across specialties, as well as processes for measuring and improving the quality and delivery of care.
Yes, another friend of the hospital’s deep pockets. Watch out CRR our Senator has a friend on the Council.
Is that THE VALLEY GIRL setting in the front row?
Well CRR looks like he has more then one friend on the Council.
What a disgrace! The 3 amigos will stoop at nothing to get publicity. Mr. Aronsohn, Mr. Pucciarelli, and Ms. Hauck should each be publicly flogged for showing up to an event of this sort. How inappropriate.
PJ: did you not include caption information for the front row by accident, or was it not given to you?
When you have their ego’s nothing they do is a disgrace or inappropriate in their eyes.
Well, there you have it folks. A done deal as I had predicted. Valley has the 3 Council votes they need all lined up and ready to go. Look at them all, the 3 – what suckers we were to actually believe electing Aronsohn and Pucciarelli would result in the Renewal being stopped. Boy did we ever get screwed big time.
Well CRR backed The Carpetbagger. Does he have their attention now or are the going to asleep at the wheel again.
I used to donate to CRR but after the back The Carpetbagger for re-election I stopped. Stupid is as stupid does.
Several years ago I wrote to Mr. OToole and asked him how much money in contributions he accepted from Valley. I did not receive a reply
Where were the other two elected council members? Were they excluded, or were they smart enough not to go.
WHERE did the event occur? Was there dinner and cocktails? Was this yet another example of them ignoring the gift ordinance by taking a gift from a company that has an application in at the zoning board?
People get over it already and give the nurses there reward and stop your petty bitching.
#11 I was there. Ms. Walsh was there as well. She just missed the picture somehow.