BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has attained its sixth designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program .

SVMC was the first hospital in Vermont to receive the designation in 2002, and is now one of only three hospitals in New England, and 32 worldwide, to earn the accreditation for a sixth time. Only 642 organizations worldwide are Magnet facilities.

“Obtaining a sixth Magnet designation represents SVMC’s consistent commitment to quality, safety, clinical communication and strong patient outcomes,” Pamela Duchene, PhD, APRN, SVMC’s chief nursing officer and vice president of patient and quality services, said in a media release. “I’m immeasurably proud of our nursing leaders and teams who, with their clinical and non-clinical coll

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