Awards & Accolades
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is recognized by many independent organizations around the world for providing quality patient care and medical training.Nursing Recognition
Nursing recognition
The nurses at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital are proud to be on the American Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Journey to Pathway to Excellence®. This validates our commitment to practice environments in which nurses can excel. Our hospital began this journey in 2025, and we continue to work towards designation as a validation that our organization is a great place to work.
Nursing at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
Nurses at Indian River Hospital exemplify the mission of Cleveland Clinic and the Journey to Pathway to Excellence vision. Our team of patients, families and each other remains at the forefront of our practice. Our nurses are grounded in proven principles and continually strive for discovery and innovation through evidence-based practice and nursing research. Nurses at Indian River Hospital are invested in their commitment to safe patient care and have contributed, through shared governance, in committed to providing safe patient care and have contributed, through shared governance, to the achievement of numerous nursing and hospital-wide recognitions.
Who we are
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is an award-winning 332-bed, not-for-profit hospital, centrally located on Florida’s East Coast. Indian River Hospital was founded by Garnett L. Radin, a registered nurse in Vero Beach, Florida. In 1932, Radin purchased a small hotel and converted it into the first hospital in the area. Radin’s vision has evolved over the last 93 years into a multi-service, not-for-profit community hospital. Indian River Hospital is part of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Region and shares the enterprise-wide mission, vision and values of Cleveland Clinic.
Our nurses take pride in servicing their hospitals and clinic-based patients as well as their local and international communities. The nursing staff at each location reflects the communities they serve and positions them to provide comprehensive, culturally sensitive care to meet their patients’ individualized needs.
Professional Practice Model
The Zielony Institute Nursing Professional Practice Model is a visual representation of the values, organizational structures and processes that provide a unifying framework for the practice of nursing at Cleveland Clinic. Our nurses use the model to guide their nursing practice, ensuring the highest quality compassionate care. The model’s concepts of Professional Governance, Team of Teams, Strategic Leadership and Engagement are overarching themes that support the daily work of nurses. Nurses work within the components of quality & safety, relationship-based culture, professional practice & development and research, EBP & innovation to deliver world-class care.
Shared governance
Shared governance is an empowering organizational model that creates a structure for shared decision-making in the clinical care of patients. Shared governance gives nurses across all care settings a voice to affect their practice, and the care provided for patients. It supports a culture of partnership, fairness for all, accountability and ownership, which enhances nursing satisfaction, retention, patient satisfaction and quality outcomes.
When granting Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® program designations, the American Nurses Credentialing Center considers how well the principles of shared governance are implemented throughout an organization.
