Baptist Health Paducah achieves Pathway to Excellence re-designation for nursing

Baptist Health Paducah has achieved Pathway to Excellence® re-designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognizing a positive work environment where nurses can excel.

Baptist Health Paducah has achieved Pathway to Excellence® re-designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognizing a positive work environment where nurses can excel.

 

The first designation came in 2016. The program recognizes only 179 hospitals in the world. It is open to any size or type of health care group where nurses care for patients.

 

“This designation is simply a continued external validation of our excellent nursing staff,” said Chief Nursing Officer Sharon Freyer, RN. “Our survey results were exceptional. We have the best nurses, and the entire region can be proud to have a hospital with this level of patient care from a highly-trained and satisfied workforce.”

 

According to the ANCC, the designation means nurses trust the hospital, the hospital supports nurses and the community benefits from satisfied nurses equipped to deliver high quality care.

 

More than 60 percent of the Baptist Health Paducah nursing staff of 580 participated in a confidential survey to validate the hospital’s application. The survey results are considered critical because they give nurses a voice.

 

Dr. Nora Warshawsky, Commission on Pathway to Excellence Vice-Chair, said Baptist nurses responded overwhelmingly. To achieve the designation, a hospital must have at least 60 percent of its nursing staff respond on the survey, and must receive a 75 percent favorable response rate to 21 of the 28 questions; Baptist received that rating on 27 of the 28 questions.

 

Freyer commended her team for leadership that values nurses’ contributions and provides the benefits nurses identify as important to their practice. Benefits include a collaborative atmosphere, a balanced lifestyle, competitive wages, tuition for continuing education and onsite daycare for their families.