Other Honors
Our other honors include:
Magnet Recognition
Seven Houston Methodist Facilities are ANCC Magnet® Recognized.
Houston Methodist is proud to have all seven of its hospitals as designees of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®, which recognizes superior quality in nursing care as evidenced by performance outcomes.
ANCC conducts thorough evaluations of hospitals seeking both initial recognition and re-designation, judging proficiency and leadership in the following five key areas that are considered global issues in nursing and health care:
- Visionary leadership transforming the organization to meet changing needs
- Empowered staff properly prepared to face all challenges
- Competent, dedicated and empowered nurses
- Continued innovation within staff knowledge, clinical practice and systemic improvements
- Outcomes measurement systems in place throughout the entire organization
Vizient Leadership Award
In addition, all seven Houston Methodist acute care hospitals are top performers in the 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award annual rankings by Vizient, which provides a national hospital scorecard focused on safety and quality metrics. This year, five of our hospitals ranked in the top five of their respective cohorts. Houston Methodist Hospital achieved its highest ranking to date at No. 3, and Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital was No. 1 in its cohort for the fifth year in a row.
These are significant achievements, as Vizient has one of the most accurate and comprehensive scorecards measuring hospital performance. It recognizes hospitals for their quality of patient care in six areas: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and equity.