Bridgeport Hospital’s Emergency Departments Win Lantern Awards

Information from Bridgeport Hospital:

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Bridgeport Hospital’s Emergency Departments in both Bridgeport and Milford have taken home Lantern Awards from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

Established in 2011, The ENA Lantern Award recognizes excellence in Emergency Departments. This year, only 94 hospitals across the country received the honor for demonstrating exceptional performance in key areas.

“The ENA Lantern Award honors our Bridgeport Emergency Departments that excel in leadership, clinical practice, education, community advocacy and research through outstanding and innovative performance,” said Mary Christoffersen, DNP, MBA, chief nursing officer for Bridgeport Hospital.

Applicants had to demonstrate how their departments showed a commitment to care and their initiatives to improve nursing staff’s well-being. This is the first time Bridgeport Hospital has won the award.

“I am extremely proud of both our Bridgeport and Milford Emergency Departments. This honor highlights the incredible hard work, dedication and perseverance of our staff to provide high-
quality patient care to the communities we serve,” said April Alfano, RN, LP, director of Nursing, Emergency Services.

Bridgeport Hospital President Anne Diamond said the award shines a light on the excellent care that the Bridgeport Hospital Emergency Departments provide to the community.

“As the 35th busiest Emergency Department in the country, as noted by Beckers Hospital Review, this award demonstrates that high volume coupled with the management of complex trauma and burn is possible while maintaining exceptional quality,” said Diamond, DBA, JD.

Each award recipient will be honored at Emergency Nursing 2024, ENA’s annual conference, in Las Vegas this September. The recognition lasts for three years.

Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital). Both Bridgeport Hospital and the Milford Campus of Bridgeport Hospital serve patients throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties. The hospital admits more than 30,000 patients and provides over 600,000 outpatient treatments annually. The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is the only burn center in the state and one of only 64 verified burn centers in the United States. Bridgeport Hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost efficient care to its patients and the community. www.bridgeporthospital.org