Public Notice
Magnet Recognition Program®
Site Visit
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

• Winter Haven Hospital has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet.   The Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.
• Patients, family members, staff, and interested parties who would like to provide comments are encouraged to do so.   Anyone may send comments via e-mail, fax, and direct mail. All phone comments to the Magnet Program Office must be followed up in writing.
• YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND NEVER SHARED WITH   THE FACILITY.  IF YOU CHOOSE, YOUR COMMENTS MAY BE ANONYMOUS, BUT MUST BE IN WRITING.
•  YOUR COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY September 15, 2008.

Address: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet Recognition Program Office
8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD  20910-3492
Fax: 301-628-5217
E-Mail: magnet@ana.org
Phone: 866-588-3301 (toll free)

Winter Haven Hospital has submitted information for the appraisers to review. That information is available, twenty-four hours a day, to you for review at the coffee stand next to the South Entrance.