Quality & Accreditation
Quality care at South Pointe Hospital
The Quality Performance Report shows South Pointe Hospital's record of providing the right care for certain common conditions and preventing certain types of infections.
Accreditations and awards
- Cancer Program has a four-year accreditation by the Commission on Cancer for the American College of Surgeons, an honor granted to only 20% of the hospitals in the United States.
- Accredited by the Joint Commission.
Nursing Recognition
The nurses at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital are proud to have received the nursing profession’s highest honor, the American Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This designation validates our commitment to creating a sustained culture of nursing excellence. Our hospital first achieved this highest credential in 2017; we continue to maintain this designation, recognized nationally as a gold standard of patient care.
Nursing at South Pointe Hospital
Nurses at South Pointe Hospital exemplify the mission of Cleveland Clinic and the Magnet vision. Our team of patients, families and each other remain 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 South Pointe Hospital are invested in their commitment to safe patient care and have contributed through shared governance in the achievement of numerous nursing and hospital-wide recognitions.
Who We Are
South Pointe Hospital is a 172-bed acute care hospital serving the needs of Warrensville Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County since 1957. We are 300+ nurses strong utilizing the Zielony Nursing Institute Professional Practice Model. Nursing care at South Pointe Hospital is organized to provide comprehensive care that helps patients attain optimum health and wellness, supports those with treatable illnesses and conditions, and provides comfort and specialized care to those with terminal diseases.
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 patient’s 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, equity, accountability and ownership; which enhances nursing satisfaction, retention, patient satisfaction and quality outcomes.
When granting Magnet® recognition and Pathway to Excellence® program designations, the American Nurses Credentialing Center considers how well the principles of shared governance are implemented throughout an organization.
