Delnor recognized for support of nurses

For the second year in a row, Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva had been designated a magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The designation recognizes the work environment a hospital provides its nurses.

At Delnor, the nursing staff is included in many decisions, including job training and the purchase of supplies needed for the job.

For patients, this means the staff works together to decide the best way to help.

"It's about great relationships in a team to plan for the care of the patients," said Lore Bogolin, the hospital's chief nursing officer. "That's how we reap great outcomes at the bedside."

Delnor sent the credentialing center an application in February. After the national organization reviewed the document it sent inspectors to the hospital May 21 and 22. The organization designates magnet hospitals every four years.

In 2004, Delnor became the first nonacademic hospital in the state to earn the designation.

This year, it is one of 16 in Illinois to earn the honor and one of three in the state to earn the re-designation. The others were Rush University Medical Center and Children's Memorial Hospital, both in Chicago.

"It's a way to set the Tri-City community apart from other communities where a hospital resides and the community relies on," Bogolin said.

The Magnet Recognition Program began in 1983. The term "magnet" was used because the designation indicates a hospital attracts and retains nurses.

"It speaks to how a facility supports the profession of nursing," Bogolin said.

Bogolin has worked as a nurse for 33 years.

She worked at Central DuPage Hospital for several years before joining the Delnor staff 3 years ago.

"As a veteran nurse, the magnet hospital is the place I would want to practice because it validates excelling and excellence in supporting the practice," she said. "I am just thrilled."