Jul 23, 2025   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

ENA Recognizes 96 Emergency Departments with Lantern Awards

Record number of recipients includes first EDs in Montana, Saudi Arabia to be honored

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association on Wednesday announced a record 96 Lantern Awards for emergency departments that have demonstrated outstanding leadership, practice, education and advocacy that resulted in improved patient care and staff well-being.

"These recipients demonstrate excellence in practice, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation that make their departments exceptional places for patients receiving care as well as for the staff working in them," said ENA President Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC.

Among the notable recipients this year are several first-time and five-time recipients, including:

    --  Almoosa Specialist Hospital Emergency Department, the first emergency
        department in Saudi Arabia to be recognized.
    --  Billings Clinic Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center, the
        first hospital in Montana to apply for and receive a Lantern.
    --  Bethesda North Hospital Emergency Department - TriHealth, a department
        recognized with a Lantern in all five award cycles it has applied.
    --  Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Emergency Department,
        another five-time recipient.

"As I called many of these departments to let them know they were being recognized, it was a treat to hear the excitement and pride these nurses have for their teams," Oglesby said. "They show such amazing energy, talent and commitment to the specialty."

ENA announced the first Lantern Awards in 2011 and each year continues to recognize emergency departments that demonstrate exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. The ENA Lantern Award Committee reviews and scores each application and selects the recipients for a three-year cycle, after which time departments may apply again. More information about the Lantern Award and how to apply can be found here.

The following is the complete list of 2025 ENA Lantern Award recipients:

    1. AdventHealth Altamonte Springs Hospital Emergency Department - Altamonte
       Springs, Florida
    2. AdventHealth Celebration Hospital Adult Emergency Department -
       Celebration, Florida
    3. AdventHealth Celebration Children's Emergency Center - Celebration,
       Florida
    4. AdventHealth ER at FLAMINGO CROSSINGS Town Center - Winter Garden,
       Florida
    5. AdventHealth Palm Parkway Hospital Emergency Department - Orlando,
       Florida
    6. AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Emergency Department - Merriam, Kansas
    7. AdventHealth Zephyrhills Emergency Department - Zephyrhills, Florida
    8. Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley Emergency Department -
       Boardman, Ohio
    9. Almoosa Specialist Hospital Emergency Department - Al Mubarraz, Al Ahsa,
       Saudi Arabia
    10. Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center Emergency Department - Pompton
        Plains, New Jersey
    11. Atrium Health Levine Children's, Beverly Knight Olson Children's
        Hospital Emergency Department - Macon, Georgia
    12. Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital Emergency Department -
        Charlotte, North Carolina
    13. Atrium Health Navicent Peach Hospital Emergency Department - Byron,
        Georgia
    14. Atrium Health Union West Hospital Emergency Department - Matthews, North
        Carolina
    15. Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Emergency Department - Elkhorn, Wisconsin
    16. Aurora Medical Center - Burlington Emergency Department - Burlington,
        Wisconsin
    17. Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center Emergency Department - Milwaukee,
        Wisconsin
    18. Baptist Health Doctors Hospital Emergency Department - Coral Gables,
        Florida
    19. Baptist Health South Miami Hospital Emergency Department - Miami,
        Florida
    20. Baystate Wing Hospital Emergency Department - Palmer, Massachusetts
    21. Bethesda North Hospital Emergency Department - TriHealth - Cincinnati,
        Ohio
    22. Billings Clinic Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center -
        Billings, Montana
    23. Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Emergency Department - Newport
        News, Virginia
    24. Catholic Health of Long Island - St. Joseph Hospital Emergency
        Department - Bethpage, New York
    25. CHI Health St. Francis Hospital Emergency Department - Grand Island,
        Nebraska
    26. Children's Health Children's Medical Center Dallas Emergency Department
        - Dallas, Texas
    27. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Emergency Department -
        Atlanta, Georgia
    28. CHRISTUS Children's Stone Oak Freestanding Emergency Department - San
        Antonio, Texas
    29. Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Emergency Department - Stuart,
        Florida
    30. Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital Emergency Department - Port Saint
        Lucie, Florida
    31. East Alabama Medical Center Emergency Department - Opelika, Alabama
    32. EMORY Decatur Hospital Emergency Department - Decatur, Georgia
    33. Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Emergency Department - Menomonee
        Falls, Wisconsin
    34. Froedtert West Bend Hospital Emergency Department - West Bend, Wisconsin
    35. Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department - TriHealth - Cincinnati,
        Ohio
    36. Grady Health System Emergency Department - Atlanta, Georgia
    37. Grand Strand Medical Center Emergency Department - Myrtle Beach, South
        Carolina
    38. Hackettstown Medical Center Emergency Department - Hackettstown, New
        Jersey
    39. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Emergency Department - Sugar Land,
        Texas
    40. Houston Methodist West Hospital Emergency Department - Houston, Texas
    41. Huntington Hospital Reichert Emergency Department - Huntington, New York
    42. Inova Fairfax Hospital Adult Emergency Department - Falls Church,
        Virginia
    43. Inspira Medical Center - Vineland Emergency Department - Vineland, New
        Jersey
    44. Jack D. Weiler Hospital Emergency Department, Montefiore Einstein -
        Bronx, New York
    45. Jefferson Health Cherry Hill Emergency Department - Cherry Hill, New
        Jersey
    46. Jefferson Frankford Hospital Emergency Department - Philadelphia,
        Pennsylvania
    47. Lee Health HealthPark Medical Center Emergency Department - Fort Myers,
        Florida
    48. Lenox Hill Hospital Emergency Department, Northwell Health - New York,
        New York
    49. MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Emergency Department - Baltimore,
        Maryland
    50. Methodist Children's Hospital Pediatric ER - San Antonio, Texas
    51. Mobile Infirmary Emergency Department - Mobile, Alabama
    52. Monmouth Medical Center Emergency Department, RWJBarnabas Health - Long
        Branch, New Jersey
    53. Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Emergency Department,
        RWJBarnabas Health - Lakewood, New Jersey
    54. Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Emergency Department - Brooklyn, New York
    55. Mount Sinai Queens - Emergency Department - Astoria, New York
    56. MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Department -
        Charleston, South Carolina
    57. Nationwide Children's Emergency Department at main campus - Columbus,
        Ohio
    58. Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware - Emergency Department -
        Wilmington, Delaware
    59. Newton Medical Center Emergency Department Atlantic Health System -
        Newton, New Jersey
    60. NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center Emergency Department -
        New York, New York
    61. Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Emergency Department -
        Demorest, Georgia
    62. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital Emergency Department - New York,
        New York
    63. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Emergency Department - Chicago, Illinois
    64. OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Emergency Department - Columbus,
        Ohio
    65. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Emergency Department
        - Orlando, Florida
    66. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Emergency Department - St. Petersburg,
        Florida
    67. Orlando Health - Health Central Hospital Emergency Department - Ocoee,
        Florida
    68. Penn Medicine - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Department -
        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    69. Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Emergency Department - Enola,
        Pennsylvania
    70. Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department - Seneca,
        South Carolina
    71. Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Emergency Care Center - Orange,
        California
    72. Renown Regional Medical Center Emergency Department - Reno, Nevada
    73. Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg, Emergency Department -
        Williamsburg, Virginia
    74. Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Dearborn Hospital Emergency Department -
        Dearborn, Indiana
    75. Saint Peter's University Hospital - The Dorothy B. Hersh Pediatric
        Emergency Department - New Brunswick, New Jersey
    76. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Emergency Department - La Jolla,
        California
    77. Seattle Children's Hospital Emergency Department - Seattle, Washington
    78. Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Emergency Department - Virginia Beach,
        Virginia
    79. Sharp Coronado Hospital Emergency Department - Coronado, California
    80. Staten Island University Hospital North Emergency Department - Northwell
        Health - Staten Island, New York
    81. Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay Emergency Department -
        Northwell Health - Staten Island, New York
    82. Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Emergency Department - Santa Rosa,
        California
    83. Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Emergency Department - Carrollton,
        Georgia
    84. Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Emergency Department - Villa Rica,
        Georgia
    85. UCI Medical Center Emergency Department - Orange, California
    86. UF Health Shands Emergency Center - Kanapaha - Gainesville, Florida
    87. UF Health Shands Emergency Center - Springhill - Gainesville, Florida
    88. United Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department - Batavia, New York
    89. University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center University Campus
        Emergency Department - Iowa City, Iowa
    90. University of Kansas Health System Emergency Department - Legacy Campus
        - Kansas City, Kansas
    91. UPMC Shadyside Emergency Department - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    92. USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Emergency Department - Glendale, California
    93. Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Emergency Department -
        Marietta, Georgia
    94. Yale New Haven Children's Hospital Emergency Department - New Haven,
        Connecticut
    95. Yale New Haven Health Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
        - New London, Connecticut
    96. Yale New Haven Pequot Health Center Emergency Department - Groton,
        Connecticut

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 45,000 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:
Paige Fumo Fox
Communications Specialist
847.460.4042
paige.fumofox@ena.org

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