Northern Westchester Hospital Emergency Department Gets National Honor

MOUNT KISCO, NY — The Emergency Nurses Association has announced that 29 emergency departments nationwide are being honored with the 2022 ENA Lantern Award for their outstanding work.

According to the association, the ENA Lantern Award was created to recognize emergency departments that demonstrate exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. When applying for the distinction, emergency departments share stories that highlight their commitment to care and the initiatives they put in place to improve the well-being of nursing staff. Applications are then reviewed and recipients are selected by the ENA Lantern Award Committee.

"These emergency departments are doing so many remarkable improvements and initiatives and they deserve to be honored for their work," ENA President Jenn Schmitz said. "I look forward to meeting some of these emergency nurses in Denver and celebrating them for their incredible achievement."

The Emergency Nurse Association said there were many noteworthy accomplishments from this year's honorees, including improved collaboration between nurses and physicians, developing new flow areas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a simulation program to help emergency nurses better prepare for pediatric patients and undertaking a significant quality improvement project to create a more age-friendly emergency department.

The Nationwide 2022 ENA Lantern Award recipients are:

• Northern Westchester Hospital Emergency Department – Mount Kisco, New York
• Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Emergency Department – Barrington, Illinois
• Bethesda North Hospital Emergency Department – TriHealth – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Emergency Department – Atlanta, Georgia
• Chilton Medical Center Emergency Department – Pompton Plains, New Jersey
• Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Emergency Department – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital Emergency Department – Medina, Ohio
• Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida Emergency Department – Fort Myers, Florida
• Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department – TriHealth – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Gulf Coast Medical Center Emergency Department – Fort Myers, Florida
• Huntington Hospital Reichert Emergency Department – Huntington, New York
• Inspira Medical Center Vineland Emergency Department – Vineland, New York
• Lenox Health Greenwich Village Emergency Department – New York, New York
• Lenox Hill Hospital Emergency Department – New York, New York
• Maine Medical Center Emergency Department – Portland, Maine
• Mather Hospital Northwell Health – Emergency Department – Port Jefferson, New York
• Monmouth Medical Center Emergency Department – RWJBarnabas Health – Long Branch, New Jersey
• Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware – Emergency Department – Wilmington, Delaware
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Department – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Emergency Department – La Jolla, California
• Seattle Children's Hospital Emergency Department – Seattle, Washington
• St. Elizabeth Healthcare Fort Thomas Emergency Department – Fort Thomas, Kentucky
• Staten Island University Hospital North Emergency Department – Northwell Health – Staten Island, New York
• Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay Emergency Department – Staten Island, New York
• The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department – New Brunswick, New Jersey
• The Valley of Hospital's David F. Bolger Emergency Department – Ridgewood, New Jersey
• University of Kansas Health System Emergency Department – Kansas City, Kansas
• USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Emergency Department – Glendale, California
• Yale New Haven Children's Hospital Emergency Department – New Haven, Connecticut

The 2022 ENA Lantern Award winners 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 emergency department will be recognized during ENA's 2022 Emergency Nursing conference in Denver, in the association's Hall of Honor. Each emergency department will also 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 more than 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines, and guides emergency healthcare public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness, and all aspects of emergency care. Additional information is available here.