Hudson Valley Hospital Center is the first hospital in a seven county region (Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster & Sullivan) to attain the highly coveted Magnet designation from the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC). It is the highest national recognition a nursing service can receive. Today, only 243 hospitals(4%) of some 6,000 nationwide have achieved Magnet status. Hudson Valley Hospital Center's designation brings the number of hospitals in New York State to 16 as dseginated by ANCC's Magent Program.