On July 29, 2025, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco proudly submitted its first Magnet document to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Program Office — a historic milestone marking years of dedication, collaboration, and professional excellence. This moment symbolized the collective spirit of our nurses and leaders who have worked tirelessly to cultivate a culture of exemplary professional practice, shared decision-making, innovation, and compassion.

In celebration, we hosted our Magnet Document Red Carpet Unveiling, honoring the nurses featured throughout the document. Surrounded by colleagues, leaders, and supporters, our nurses gathered to press the symbolic “submit” button, sending our document to the ANCC Magnet Program Office. Applause, cheers, and pride filled the room as we commemorated this defining moment in South San Francisco’s nursing history.

The Magnet document reflects the voices of our frontline nurses, their unit-based councils, and interprofessional partners, demonstrating how our nurses advance patient care, safety, and professional growth every day through the Magnet Model Components of Transformational Leadership, Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge, Innovations, Improvements, and Empirical Outcomes.

This achievement reflects not just a submission, but the culmination of years of progress, unity, and pride in our nursing profession. And now, only a few months later, we are thrilled to announce that the ANCC Magnet Program Office has completed its review and officially confirmed that Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco is advancing straight to site visit with zero deficiencies noted — an extraordinary accomplishment for a first-time applicant. We now prepare to welcome our ANCC Magnet Appraisers to KP South San Francisco in February 2026 as we take the next historic step in our Magnet Journey.