Southeast Missouri Hospital gets second Magnet

For the second time, Southeast Missouri Hospital has earned Magnet status.

The American Nurses' Credentialing Center uses Magnet to recognize hospitals for excellence in nursing services.

The hospital first earned Magnet status in 2004 and was the first hospital in the state outside of a metropolitan area to do so.

Jim Wente, the hospital's president and CEO, said the honor "assures all of our patients that they will receive some of the finest nursing care available anywhere in the country and very likely a better outcome."

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