Organizational Accomplishments
Magnet Status
On April 19, 2021 Billings Clinic was granted their fourth designation as a Magnet® Organization. Less than one percent of all hospitals have earned redesignation for Magnet four times in a row.
The journey to Magnet designation began for Billings Clinic in 2001. Nursing leadership was intrigued with the areas of focus that ANCC had chosen as valued components demonstrating nursing excellence. After attending the Magnet Conference that year, the first Magnet Program Director was instrumental in leading the initial Magnet Team at Billings Clinic (then Deaconess Billings Clinic) on a Magnet journey. Those initial members took Billings Clinic through several years of dedicated and challenging efforts to obtain designation. In 2006, Billings Clinic received its first Magnet designation as the first Magnet organization in Montana. They have completed a rigorous redesignation process three additional times, every four years, to earn redesignation four times in a row since then.
What does the Magnet status mean to patients?
Nurses play an important role in a patients' overall hospital experience. They are the primary source of care and support during some of the most vulnerable times in a person’s life. At a Magnet hospital, our nurses are experienced and attentive, and spend more time at the bedsides providing compassionate care.
During the 2020 re-designation process Billings Clinic was awarded three exemplary status practices. The commitment to the principles of Transformational Leadership, Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, and New Knowledge and Innovation continues to promote a Magnet culture as we “Drive to 5”.
Documentation for Magnet Redesignation
The Magnet documentation for Billings Clinic is available to the public by emailing Magnet@billingsclinic.org
The First & Only Level I Trauma Center in Montana and Wyoming
The Billings Clinic Trauma Department is relentlessly committed to providing the best treatment, recovery, and rehabilitation for all injured patients. The trauma team works seamlessly with multiple specialty services to provide innovative and standard-setting care to the trauma patient.
Level I Trauma verification is given to comprehensive care facilities with a large patient capacity and the ability to treat trauma patients with greater degrees of injury severity, while providing the highest level of trauma care to critically ill or injured patients. There currently are no other ACS verified Level I Trauma Centers in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho or South Dakota. The next closest Level I centers to Billings are in Salt Lake City, UT (548 miles); Denver, CO (555 miles); and Seattle, WA (819 miles).
Learn more about Billings Clinic Trauma Level 1.
