CALNOC did NOT get purchased by Press Ganey. CALNOC continues and thrives as a Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation. CALNOC sold certain Assets to Press Ganey, namely the Nurse Sensitive Registry, its Measures and the future development of the registry.

Twenty three years ago, CALNOC started as a Nursing Research Organization. 

Along this journey, CALNOC saw a need for developing the registry and providing practice based evidence as to the contribution of nursing on quality care. Over time we grew the registry organically and also introduced the first set of Ambulatory Nurse Sensitive Measures. 

However, as a small nonprofit, the ability to scale nationally and internationally is a very challenging effort. In its deal with Press Ganey, CALNOC saw an opportunity for a steward of its registry and measures, who could provide the resources necessary to grow the work. And it provided CALNOC with the  opportunity to further its scientific and research mission with renewed resources.

The CALNOC Nightingale Research Fund

Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. She established the first secular nursing school in the world, which is now part of King’s College in London. She came to prominence while serving as manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organized care for soldiers. 

Florence Nightingale was also the first Nurse Statistician and Researcher, effectively using graphical presentations of statistical data and is credited with developing a form of the pie chart now known as the polar area diagram or the Nightingale Rose Diagram. In the spirit of her pioneering effort and work, we dedicate the Fund in her namesake.