Jul 10, 2024   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

94 Emergency Departments Recognized With 2024 ENA Lantern Award

Established in 2011, the ENA Lantern Award recognizes excellence in emergency departments

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its establishment in 2011, the ENA Lantern Award has recognized emergency departments for demonstrating exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.

The 2024 class of ENA Lantern Award recipients is the largest yet, with a total of 94 emergency departments around the country receiving the honor.

"Calling and notifying these EDs that they are Lantern recipients, has been a highlight of my year," said ENA President Chris Dellinger, MBA, BSN, RN, FAEN. "These departments put so much time and energy into not only the application but work that goes into creating the best patient care and healthy work environments. It was thrilling to see the excitement on their faces when I gave them the news."

As part of the application, emergency departments share stories highlighting their commitment to care and the initiatives to improve nursing staff's well-being. Applications are reviewed and scored by the ENA Lantern Award Committee. The award lasts for a three-year cycle, after which emergency departments are eligible to apply again.

With their selection for this year's class, five hospitals have received the award more than once: Boston Children's Hospital (five-time awardee), Penn Medicine - Pennsylvania Hospital (four-time awardee), Children's Hospital Los Angeles (three-time awardee), Nemours Children's Hospital Florida (three-time awardee) and TriHealth Bethesda Butler (three-time awardee).

Among the record 58 first-time Lantern recipients, the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department became the first Vermont ED to receive the Lantern Award. First-time recipients are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

The 2024 ENA Lantern Award recipients are:

    1. *Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - Buckeye, Arizona
    2. *AdventHealth Orlando Emergency Department - Orlando, Florida
    3. Advocate Children's Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department - Oak Lawn,
       Illinois
    4. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department - Downers Grove,
       Illinois
    5. *Advocate Lutheran General Adult Emergency Department - Park Ridge,
       Illinois
    6. AHN Jefferson Hospital Emergency Department - Jefferson Hills,
       Pennsylvania
    7. *AHN Wexford Hospital Emergency Department - Wexford, Pennsylvania
    8. *Ascension Alexian Brothers Emergency Department - Elk Grove Village,
       Illinois
    9. *Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital Emergency Department - Concord, North
       Carolina
    10. *Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Emergency Department -
        Grapevine, Texas
    11. Boston Children's Hospital Emergency Department - Boston, Massachusetts
    12. *Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport Emergency Department - Bridgeport,
        Connecticut
    13. *Bridgeport Hospital, Milford Emergency Department - Milford,
        Connecticut
    14. *Catholic Health - Mercy Hospital Emergency Department - Rockville
        Centre, New York
    15. *CHI Health St. Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Department - Lincoln,
        Nebraska
    16. *Children's Emergency Department - University Health Women's &
        Children's Hospital - San Antonio, Texas
    17. Children's Hospital Los Angeles, The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation
        Emergency Department and Trauma Center - Los Angeles, California
    18. * Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Pediatric Emergency Department -
        Bronx, New York
    19. Children's of Alabama Emergency Department - Birmingham, Alabama
    20. *CHRISTUS Children's Westover Hills Free Standing Emergency Department -
        San Antonio, Texas
    21. *Cleveland Clinic Martin South Emergency Department - Stuart, Florida
    22. Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York Pediatric Emergency
        Department - New Hyde Park, New York
    23. *Dayton Children's Soin Pediatric Trauma and Emergency Center - Dayton,
        Ohio
    24. *Emory University Hospital Emergency Department - Atlanta, Georgia
    25. *Hackensack University Medical Center Adult Emergency Department -
        Hackensack, New Jersey
    26. *Hackensack University Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department -
        Hackensack, New Jersey
    27. *Hartford Hospital Emergency Department - Hartford, Connecticut
    28. *Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Emergency Department - Baytown,
        Texas
    29. Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital Emergency Department - The
        Woodlands, Texas
    30. *Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Emergency Department - Houston,
        Texas
    31. *Jefferson Bucks Emergency Department - Langhorne, Pennsylvania
    32. *Lee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department - Fort Myers, Florida
    33. Long Island Jewish Medical Center Emergency Department - New Hyde Park,
        New York
    34. *Mayo Clinic Arizona Emergency Department - Phoenix, Arizona
    35. Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Emergency Department - Cypress, Texas
    36. *Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Emergency Department - Houston,
        Texas
    37. *Memorial Regional Hospital Emergency Department - Hollywood, Florida
    38. *Methodist Dallas Medical Center Emergency Department - Dallas, Texas
    39. *Methodist ER Alamo Heights - San Antonio, Texas
    40. *Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Emergency Department - Mansfield,
        Texas
    41. *Mount Sinai Morningside Emergency Department - New York, New York
    42. *Mount Sinai South Nassau Emergency Department - Oceanside, New York
    43. *Mount Sinai West Emergency Department - New York, New York
    44. Nemours Children's Hospital Florida Emergency Department - Orlando,
        Florida
    45. North Shore University Hospital Emergency Department - Manhasset, New
        York
    46. *Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Braselton Emergency Department -
        Braselton, Georgia
    47. *Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Lumpkin Emergency Department -
        Dahlonega, Georgia
    48. Northwell Phelps Hospital Emergency Department - Sleepy Hollow, New York
    49. Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Emergency Department - Geneva,
        Illinois
    50. Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Emergency Department - McHenry,
        Illinois
    51. *Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital Emergency Department -
        Woodstock, Illinois
    52. *NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Emergency Department - New York,
        New York
    53. *NYC Health + Hospitals Queens Emergency Department - Jamaica Queens,
        New York
    54. *NYU Langone Health - Cobble Hill Emergency Department at the Joseph S.
        & Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center - Brooklyn, New York
    55. *NYU Langone Health Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services -
        New York, New York
    56. *Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital Emergency Department - Orlando,
        Florida
    57. Orlando Regional Medical Center Emergency Department - Orlando, Florida
    58. Overlook Medical Center Emergency Services, Summit Campus - Summit, New
        Jersey
    59. Penn Medicine - Chester County Hospital Emergency Department - West
        Chester, Pennsylvania
    60. Penn Medicine - Pennsylvania Hospital Emergency Department -
        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    61. *Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Adult Emergency
        Department - Hershey, Pennsylvania
    62. *Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Pediatric Emergency
        Department - Hershey, Pennsylvania
    63. *Piedmont Walton Hospital Emergency Department - Monroe, Georgia
    64. *Plainview Hospital Emergency Department, Northwell Health - Plainview,
        New York
    65. *Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Emergency Department - Mission
        Hills, California
    66. Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego Emergency Department - San Diego,
        California
    67. Riverside Regional Medical Center Emergency and Trauma Center - Newport
        News, Virginia
    68. Riverview Medical Center Emergency Department - Red Bank, New Jersey
    69. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Emergency Department - Los Angeles,
        California
    70. *Saint Peter's University Hospital Adult Emergency Department - New
        Brunswick, New Jersey
    71. *Sentara Norfolk General Emergency Department - Norfolk, Virginia
    72. *Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Emergency Department - Chula Vista,
        California
    73. South Shore University Emergency Department - Bay Shore, New York
    74. *Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department - Bennington,
        Vermont
    75. St. Elizabeth Healthcare Covington Emergency Department - Covington,
        Kentucky
    76. St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Emergency Department - Edgewood,
        Kentucky
    77. *St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Emergency Department - Florence,
        Kentucky
    78. St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center Emergency Department - Roslyn, New
        York
    79. *Stony Brook University Hospital Emergency Department - Stony Brook, New
        York
    80. Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department - Modesto,
        California
    81. *The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Acute Cancer Care
        Center - Houston, Texas
    82. Torrance Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department, Cedars-Sinai -
        Torrance, California
    83. TriHealth Bethesda Butler Hospital Emergency Department - Hamilton, Ohio
    84. *UCF Lake Nona Hospital Emergency Department - Orlando, Florida
    85. UF Health Jacksonville Emergency Department - Jacksonville, Florida
    86. *University Hospital Adult Emergency Department - University Health -
        San Antonio Texas
    87. University of California Davis Medical Center Emergency Department -
        Sacramento, California
    88. *University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital Emergency Department -
        Chicago, Illinois
    89. University of Louisville Hospital Emergency Department - Louisville,
        Kentucky
    90. WellSpan York Hospital Emergency Department - York, Pennsylvania
    91. *Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center Emergency Department - Roswell,
        Georgia
    92. Wellstar Paulding Medical Center Emergency Department - Hiram, Georgia
    93. *West Kendall Baptist Hospital Emergency Department - Miami, Florida
    94. Wolfson Children's Hospital Emergency Center and Porter Family Trauma
        Center - Jacksonville, Florida

The 2024 ENA Lantern Award recipients will receive a physical award to display in their emergency department as a visible symbol of their commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment. Each will be recognized at Emergency Nursing 2024, ENA's annual conference, in Las Vegas this September. Additionally, each emergency department's award-worthy efforts will be spotlighted in ENA's member magazine, ENA Connection. Learn more here.

About the Emergency Nurses Association
The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA has proven to be an indispensable resource to the global emergency nursing community. With nearly 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines and guides emergency health care public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness, and all aspects of emergency care. Additional information is available at www.ena.org.

ENA Media Contact:
Morgan Wietecha
Media Relations Strategist
847-460-4038
morgan.wietecha@ena.org

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