02-05-2025
Medical Center Hospital achieves the Pathway to Excellence designation
May 1—Medical Center Hospital has achieved the Pathway to Excellence designation for its commitment to a positive practice environment and a culture of sustained excellence. To achieve Pathway to Excellence designation Medical Center Hospital had to demonstrate excellence in six standards: shared decision-making, leadership, safety, quality, well-being, and professional development.
The Pathway designation is a global credential that highlights MCH's commitment to creating a healthy work environment where nurses feel empowered and valued. Medical Center Hospital's nurses are an integral part of the healthcare team, with a voice in policy and practice. Pathway nurses are engaged, resulting in higher job satisfaction, reduced turnover, improved safety, and better patient outcomes.
MCH joins a premier group of organizations that have received Pathway to Excellence® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
As a Pathway organization, Medical Center Hospital leads the effort to enhance quality of care, patient and nursing safety, and the future of healthcare delivery.
"This designation really highlights the great nurses and staff that we employ here at MCH," says Kim Leftwich, DNP, RN — Chief Nursing Officer, Medical Center Hospital. "They do great things each and every day. MCH nurses and staff have really created an environment of safe quality care through their leadership, professional development and by using their voice."
For more information on the Pathway to Excellence recognition program, visit ANCC's website at
