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Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Emergency Department One of Four to Receive Top Performance Recognition
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Part of the ED team. L to R: Nurse Manager Kim Klein, RN II Jamie Stephens, Director Emergency Departments April Brown, stroke coordinator Lynda J. Ariaban, Medical Director Emergency Departments Dr. Edward Puccio
he Emergency Nurses Association announced that four U.S. emergency departments were awarded the prestigious 2015 Lantern Award™. The award recognizes emergency departments that exemplify exceptional practice and innovative performance in the core areas of leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. Recipients are considered the gold standard in emergency department excellence. The Lantern Award is a symbol of an emergency department’s commitment to quality, safety, presence of a healthy work environment and accomplish-
ment in incorporating evidencebased practice and innovation into exceptional emergency care. “In the two years as Director, I have seen the hard work, teamwork, and dedication of nursing, physicians, and ancillary staff displayed in the Emergency Department every day. They are driven, as a team, in providing excellence in every aspect of care giving for our community. Receiving the prestigious Lantern award is the culmination of all the aforementioned qualities, coming together. And I, the Director, have never been more proud to be a part of such an amazing team,” said April Brown, director, Inova
Loudoun Hospital Emergency Departments. 2015 Lantern Award recipients are: • Inova Loudoun Emergency Department (Leesburg) • Boston Children’s Hospital Emergency Department (Boston) • Pennsylvania Hospital Emergency Department – Penn Medicine (Philadelphia) • Swedish Medical Center – Emergency Department – HCA-HealthONE (Englewood, Colo.) “Congratulations to our 2015 Lantern Award recipients for their commitment to emer-
gency nursing excellence,” said ENA president Matthew F. Powers, MS, BSN, RN, MICP, CEN. “The Lantern Award application and review process is rigorous, as we’re looking for the highest level of performance in emergency departments. These emergency departments go above and beyond to ensure quality safe practice and care.” All emergency departments are eligible to apply for the Lantern Award, but only a select few meet the highest excellence standards. Emergency departments are required to submit detailed performance metrics, narratives and exemplar responses. A team
of reviewers thoroughly evaluate the submissions through a blinded review process. The Lantern Award designation is valid for three years and recipients may re-apply after three years. The Lantern Award is named in honor of Florence Nightingale, who is credited with changing nursing from an untrained job to a skilled, sciencebased profession. She is referred to as the “Lady of the Lamp” for her actions during the Crimean War when she worked deep into the night, bringing a lantern with her as she tended to wounded British soldiers as they slept.
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