Only 10 percent of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. have achieved Magnet Recognition at least one time, but fewer than 1 percent have received the recognition 5 times or more. During an official notification call this morning, Commission on Magnet Recognition Chair Dr. Sharon Pappas announced Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota is part of that elite group, praising SMH as a "national and international role model.”