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The following has been reprinted from a NorthEast Medical Rounds

Magnet is the highest award an organization can receive for nursing care as established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a division of the American Nurses Association. Magnet Status is awarded to a healthcare organization that has demonstrated provides the very best in nursing and patient care through its support of international nursing professional standards.

Magnet Hospitals are held as the gold standard by which nursing and patient care is measured in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Covering 97 individual criteria points, the Magnet application and on-site inspection process eventually covers all areas of operation at the hospital. With more than 6,000 hospitals in the U. S. alone, NorthEast Medical Center's achievement of Magnet Status places us in the top one percent of all healthcare facilities.

To meet the exacting standards required for designation, multiple pieces, processes and people have to not only be in place, they need to demonstrate that they successfully work together to benefit the patients and families being served. Very few healthcare organizations have been able to accomplish putting all these elements together successfully and that's why receiving Magnet Status is held in such high regard in our industry. Welcome to NorthEast Medical Center in Concord, North Carolina. We're the 58th Hospital to achieve Magnet Status!

So What Does Magnet Status Mean to You? As a resident of our five-county region, Magnet Status at NorthEast Medical Center means that you and your loved ones now have direct access to the best level of both nursing and patient care. That care will be coordinated, documented and monitored from your initial admission and continue through treatment, recovery and follow-up care.

Magnet Hospitals tend to have better staffing ratios and leadership structures than other healthcare providers. Magnet Status generally "attracts and retains" (like a magnet) all levels of employees to the facility...from the medical staff to the support organizations. Together, the entire team is recognized for its delivery of excellent patient care. "Magnet Hospitals are magnets for nurses. And when nurses like their work, studies show, patients get better care." --Karen Garloch, Healthcare reporter for The Charlotte Observer

What is the history of using Magnets for health?
Magnets for health have been used for hundred of years. The oldest known usage of magnetic powers are traced to Africa, where an African bloodstone, magnetite mine, more than 100,000 years old, has been found. The magnetite was ground up and used in potions, foods, and topical applications. Ancient Greece, Hebrews, Arabs, Indians, Egyptians, and Chinese civilizations have all used natural magnets for health. Unlike using prescription drugs, magnets are non-invasive and will not harm you. Many common ailments can be alleviated or eased without drugs by using health magnets. More and more reports and research is being written, along with testimonials that testify of these health benefits. Some medical specialists, who have received testimonials of people being helped by magnets, are including professional athletes, movie stars, politicians, and CEO's of Corporations, in their "helped" files. And, whether or not doctors can agree on a magnets effectiveness, people who get positive results by using health magnets swear by them!

On an individual level, everyone, regardless of age, experiences one or a combination of all of the following: headaches, stress, fatigue, anxiety and/or energy problems. Health magnets have become a viable solution to many of these common problems. Consider and compute that…

7 out of 10 people have back and/or neck problems.
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7 out 0f 10 people have chronic discomfort, depression, chronic fatigue and/or any one of a thousand other discomforts or health problems.
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How motivated would any person be to obtain a viable solution to any of these serious problems? The reality is this, everyone has some health problem, and many have a combination of these health problems. And now there is something new in the preventative health and wellness field. The health care industry in the United States alone is estimated to be worth well over one trillion dollars in 1996. Only 10% of those dollars are being spent on preventative or alternative modalities. However, society as a whole is seeking complementary or alternative solutions right now! People around the world are now beginning to rediscover the benefits of using magnets for health.

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