Annual Report

The theme for our 2024 Nurses’ Month celebration was Be the Light, a call to action to provide hope and comfort to patients and families in need. It is a reminder that nurses make a difference in the lives of others. The lamp, an enduring symbol of the Light in the profession of nursing, is a mark of nurses' dedication, compassion, reliability, and goodwill.

To be the light also means to celebrate the best nurses and nursing has to offer. We do this through continuously finding better ways to care for each other, our patients, and ourselves. Boone nurses light the way to a great place to work and an amazing place to receive care.

Every day, our incredible nursing team brings compassion, expertise, and unwavering care to our patients. Here are some moments when our nurses exemplified Be the Light in 2024:

High Five for Magnet
Boone Health nurses earned their 5th consecutive American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet® designation. Of the 6,000- some hospitals in the United States, only 53 –– less than 1 percent –– have achieved at least five Magnet desigations and 15 — or 0.25 percent — have more than five, according to the ANCC. Boone nurses are extraordinary.

Evidence-Based Practice & Best Practice Symposium
In October 2024, Boone Health hosted the first-ever Evidence-Based Practice and Best Practice Symposium, where more than 120 nurse colleagues from the Midwest region gathered to share high-level evidence on multiple topics. Implementing evidence-based practice in nursing bridges the theory-to-practice gap and delivers innovative patient care using the most current health care findings.

Many more examples can be found throughout our 2024 Nursing Services Annual Report. I encourage you to explore and learn how our nurses strive to be the light for their patients, families, and colleagues, each and every day.