Meet the nursing leaders at the nation’s seven hospitals to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet designation seven times.
The Magnet Recognition Program is the ANCC’s highest honor for nursing excellence. A designation is valid for four years, and hospitals must apply for redesignation every four years to keep it. Hospitals with seven designations first earned the credential in the 1990s.
- Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital (Atlanta). First designated in 1995.
Julie Swann, BSN, RN, has served as vice president of patient care services and CNOr at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital since 2000, when she joined as a staff registered nurse, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health. First designated in 1995.
Ramonita Jiménez, DNP, RN, is vice president and CNO in the department of patient care at Hackensack University Medical Center. She began the CNO role in 2021, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). First designated in 1997.
Ryannon Frederick, BSN, RN, has served as Mayo Clinic’s system CNO since December 2019.
- The Miriam Hospital (Providence, R.I.). First designated in 1998.
Angie Wright, MSN, RN, is chief nursing executive at Brown University Health, a Providence, R.I.-based health system that includes The Miriam Hospital. The hospital’s previous CNO, Seanna Zimmerman, DNP, RN, joined Concord (N.H.) Health System in July.
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, N.J.). First designated in 1997.
Maureen Harding, MSN, RN, is senior vice president of patient care services and interim CNO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
- St. Peter’s University Hospital (New Brunswick, N.J.). First designated in 1998.
Linda Carroll, MSN, RN, is vice president of patient care services and CNO at St. Peter’s Healthcare System.
- University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle). First designated in 1994.
Kellie Green, MSN, RN, is CNO and senior associate administrator of patient care services at the University of Washington Medical Center. Christin Gordanier, RN, is CNO of the northwest campus.
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