American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Names 54 Critical Care and Progressive Care Units Recipients of Fall 2009 Beacon Awards
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently named 54 units - including 45 adult, six pediatric critical care and three progressive care units - from 46 hospitals nationwide recipients of the fall 2009 Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. Fall recipients bring to 242 the total number of recipients since the launch of the Beacon Awards in 2003.
Aliso Viejo, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2010
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently named 54 units - including 45 adult, six pediatric critical care and three progressive care units - from 46 hospitals nationwide recipients of the fall 2009 Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence (http://www. aacn. org/beacon). (A list of recipients follows this release.)
The fall 2009 Beacon Awards mark the second, third, fourth and, even, fifth such honor for several hospitals. Fall recipients bring to 242 the total number of recipients since the launch of the Beacon Awards in 2003. Previously awarded only to adult critical care units, AACN expanded eligibility for this honor to include pediatric intensive care and progressive care units.
AACN President Beth Hammer, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, praises the fall 2009 recipients for their achievement and commitment to the organization's six Healthy Work Environment (http://www. hweteamtool. org/main/index) Standards.
"Beacon Award recipients join an elite community of adult, pediatric and progressive care units that embrace evidence-based standards of excellence in recruitment, retention, education, training and mentoring. Units that receive this award serve as shining role models to others that seek to optimize the care they provide to patients and families," she explains.
Beacon Awards recognize adult and pediatric critical care and progressive care units that meet evidence-based standards of excellence and patient safety. Recipients of this coveted prize will be recognized at AACN's 2010 National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition (http://www. aacn. org/nti) (NTI), Washington, May 15-20. NTI is the world's largest educational conference and trade show for nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients and families.
About the Beacon Award: Established in 2003, AACN's Beacon Award recognizes top U. S. adult and pediatric critical care units and progressive care units that meet standards of excellence in recruitment and retention; education, training and mentoring; research and evidence-based practice; patient outcomes; leadership and organizational ethics; and creation of a healthy work environment. Beacon Award criteria -- which measure systems, outcomes and environments against evidence-based national criteria for excellence -- provide a mechanism to initiate patient safety efforts. To learn more about the Beacon Award, visit www. aacn. org/beacon (http://www. aacn. org/beacon) or call (800) 899-2226.
About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Founded in 1969 and based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. AACN joins together more than 500,000 acute and critical care nurses and claims more than 230 chapters worldwide. The organization's vision is to create a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. To learn more about AACN, visit www. aacn. org (http://aacn. org).
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 92656-4109;
Phone: 949-362-2000; Fax: 949-362-2020; http://www. aacn. org (http://www. aacn. org).
The following provides a list of the fall 2009 recipients of the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Recipients are ordered by category and alphabetically by state.
ADULT CARE
Five-time recipient
Adult ICU, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.
Medical ICU, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio
Four-time recipient
ICU, Morristown Memorial Hospital, New Jersey
Three-time recipient
ICU, Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, Ga.
ICU, Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Medical ICU, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, N. Y.
Two-time recipient
ICU, John C. Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix
Cardiac ICU, Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colo.
C4-2 Medical ICU, MedStar-Georgetown Med Center, Washington
5 Meijer Heart Center, Spectrum Health Butterwoth Campus, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Intensive Care Unit, St. Cloud Hospital, Minn.
Adult ICU, St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, N. J.
Combined ICU, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn
Cardiovascular Surgical ICU, Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio
ICU, Aria Health, Philadelphia
Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
ICU, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas
Trauma ICU, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va.
5 East ICU, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
First-time recipient
Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix
ICU/CCU, Twin Cities Community Hospital, Templeton, Calif.
Adult ICU, Memorial Health System, Colorado Springs, Colo.
ICU 6N/S, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver
C4-3 Surgical ICU, MedStar-Georgetown Medical Center, Washington
Medical-Surgical ICU, Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Fla.
CICU/CCU, Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Trauma Surgical ICU, Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Surgical ICU, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Healing - Medical-Surgical ICU, Evanston Hospital, Ill.
Intensive Care, Highland Park Hospital, Ill.
Adult Surgical Heart Unit, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Ill.
SINI, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Ill.
Adult Critical Care Unit, Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Medical and NeuroSurgical Intensive Care Unit, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinic, Columbia
56ICU-Cardiothoracic ICU, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis
Critical Care, Ocean Medical Center, Brick, N. J.
Coronary Care Unit-D2E, Albany Medical Center, N. Y.
Surgical ICU: 3-4, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, N. Y.
4 Ross Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Ross Heart Hospital at Ohio State University, Columbus
Adult ICU, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Penn.
Surgical ICU, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh
Surgical ICU, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Medical Respiratory ICU, VCU Health System, Richmond, Va.
ICU, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Richland, Wash.
Neurosurgical ICU, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle
PEDIATRIC CARE
Two-time recipient
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), CHOC Children's Hospital, Orange, Calif.
First-time recipient
PICU-2, Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles
Pediatric Cardiac ICU, Children's National Medical Center, Washington
PICU, Children's National Medical Center, Washington
Just for Kids Critical Care Center, Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, Ky.
Pediatric Medical/Surgical ICU, Children's Hospital, Boston
PROGRESSIVE CARE
First-time recipient
Critical Care Stepdown 3 East, Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Progressive ICU, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, Ohio
Founders 10 & 11 Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
###
