Learn more about the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program by visiting nursecredentialing.org.

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As a not-for-profit community hospital, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital provides a comprehensive range of services to meet patients' needs in ways few other hospitals can match.

A Magnet Hospital

In 2004, the hospital became the first in the Phoenix area to be granted Magnet Recognition, the highest national designation for excellence in nursing care, by the American Nurses Association. North Mountain Hospital also was the first medical facility in the Phoenix area to reconfirm Magnet status, in 2009. The designation places the hospital among the nation's top 7 percent of hospitals for nursing care.

A Three-Time Beacon Award Recipient for Critical Care Excellence

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, awarded the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital with a Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence in 2010.

By earning the Beacon, the Cardiovascular Unit joined its sister unit, North Mountain's Intensive Care Unit, which in 2007 became the first in the state to earn a Beacon Award and in 2009 became the nation's 30th hospital critical care department to earn a second Beacon Award.

Excellence in Trauma Care

North Mountain Hospital is home to John C. Lincoln's Level I Trauma Center, one of eight trauma facilities in Arizona designated as Level I by the state. Each year, the center cares for more than 3,000 of the region's most critically injured patients. Since opening in 1979, the center has invested heavily in high-quality technology and staff training in emergency care.

In 2010, the Level I Trauma Center received 2010 Outstanding Trauma Center Award, from Donor Network of Arizona, for high organ donation rates. In turn, Donor Network presented the Outstanding Trauma Surgeon Award to staff physician Stephen Gale, MD.

Medical Services Available at North Mountain Hospital

North Mountain Hospital features 266 beds and more than 1,600 dedicated health care professionals, who work together to ensure our patients receive the highest quality of health care possible. Services we offer include:

• A 24-hour Emergency & Level I Trauma Center.
• An accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as angioplasty), the highest national accreditation for emergency cardiac care; an accredited Heart Failure Center; and a certified Cardiac Arrest Center.
• Intensive care and cardiovascular intensive care units.
• Extensive heart care services, including Arizona's only zero-fluoro and radiation-free 3-D heart mapping system.
• Inpatient and outpatient surgery.
• A Primary Stroke Center.
• The Advanced Interventional Pulmonary Program.
• An Orthopedic unit.
• Oncology unit.
• Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services.
• Inpatient and outpatient medical imaging, including a satellite Breast Care Center.
• A Heartburn Program.
• Interventional radiology.
• Clinical laboratory and pathology services.
• Robotic and scarless surgery.

Visiting Our Hospital

If you plan to visit a family member or friend in our care, the Visitor Guide will help acquaint you with the hospital.

Also, please see the Patient Surgery Guide for a helpful overview of what to expect before, during and after surgery.