Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings January 2014, Volume 27, Number 1 | Page 52

status is the highest level of formal recognition for nursing excellence and is considered the gold standard for hospitals. Only about 7% of 6000 eligible hospitals nationwide are Magnet facilities. ■ Press Ganey announces 2013 award winners Two BHCS hospitals and a HealthTexas Provider Network group are Press Ganey 2013 Beacon of Excellence Award winners. Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital and The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano are Beacon of Excellence Award winners for inpatient satisfaction. The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano also received a Beacon Award for emergency department satisfaction. This year, HealthTexas Provider Network—Signature Medicine also received the Beacon Award. The Beacon of Excellence Award, formerly the Summit Award, is one of Press Ganey’s most prestigious awards, honoring health care organizations that sustain an overall patient satisfaction rank above the 95th percentile for at least the past three consecutive years. This award is given to the top three performing organizations by category on the basis of extraordinary achievement. Only 100 organizations receive the award in each category