The Emergency Nurses Association has recognized 94 emergency departments across the U.S. for their commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.
The ENA's Lantern Award was established in 2011 to honor EDs that demonstrate "exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research." The award is named in honor of Florence Nightingale, known as the founder of modern nursing who was referred to as the "Lady of the Lamp" for carrying a lantern as she cared for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
As part of the application process, EDs must share stories showcasing their commitment to care and initiatives to safeguard the well-being of nursing staff. Five recipients this year have received the award more than once: Boston Children's Hospital has earned the recognition five times; Penn Medicine's Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia has earned it four times; and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Nemours Children's Hospital Florida in Orlando and TriHealth Bethesda Butler in Hamilton, Ohio, have each earned the award three times.
The 2024 recipients were announced July 10 and are listed below.
Abrazo Buckeye (Ariz.) Emergency Center
AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.) Emergency Department
Advocate Children's Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department (Oak Lawn, Ill.)
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department (Downers Grove, Ill.)
Advocate Lutheran General Adult Emergency Department (Park Ridge, Ill.)
AHN Jefferson Hospital Emergency Department (Jefferson Hills, Pa.)
AHN Wexford Hospital Emergency Department (Wexford, Pa.)
Ascension Alexian Brothers Emergency Department (Elk Grove Village, Ill.)
Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital Emergency Department (Concord, N.C.)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine Emergency Department (Grapevine, Texas)
Boston Children's Hospital Emergency Department
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport Emergency Department (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Bridgeport Hospital, Milford Emergency Department (Milford, Conn.)
Catholic Health-Mercy Hospital Emergency Department (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Department (Lincoln, Neb.)
Children's Emergency Department-University Health Women's & Children's Hospital (San Antonio)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation Emergency Department and Trauma Center
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Pediatric Emergency Department (New York City)
Children’s of Alabama Emergency Department (Birmingham, Ala.)
CHRISTUS Children's Westover Hills Free Standing Emergency Department (San Antonio)
Cleveland Clinic Martin South Emergency Department (Stuart, Fla.)
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York Pediatric Emergency Department (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Dayton (Ohio) Children's Soin Pediatric Trauma and Emergency Center (Ohio)
Emory University Hospital Emergency Department (Atlanta)
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center Adult Emergency Department
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department
Hartford (Conn.) Hospital Emergency Department
Houston Methodist Baytown (Texas) Hospital Emergency Department
Houston Methodist The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital Emergency Department
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Emergency Department
Jefferson Bucks Emergency Department (Langhorne, Pa.)
Lee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Emergency Department (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Mayo Clinic Arizona Emergency Department (Phoenix)
Memorial Hermann Cypress (Texas) Hospital Emergency Department
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Emergency Department (Houston)
Memorial Regional Hospital Emergency Department (Hollywood, Fla.)
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Emergency Department (Dallas)
Methodist ER Alamo Heights (San Antonio)
Methodist Mansfield (Texas) Medical Center Emergency Department (Mansfield, Texas)
Mount Sinai Morningside Emergency Department (New York City)
Mount Sinai South Nassau Emergency Department (Oceanside, N.Y.)
Mount Sinai West Emergency Department (New York City)
Nemours Children’s Hospital Florida Emergency Department (Orlando)
North Shore University Hospital Emergency Department (Manhasset, N.Y.)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Braselton (Ga.) Emergency Department (Braselton, Ga.)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Lumpkin Emergency Department (Dahlonega, Ga.)
Northwell Phelps Hospital Emergency Department (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.)
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Emergency Department (Geneva, Ill.)
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Emergency Department (McHenry, Ill.)
Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital Emergency Department (Woodstock, Ill.)
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Emergency Department (New York City)
NYC Health + Hospitals Queens Emergency Department (Jamaica Queens, N.Y.)
NYU Langone Health-Cobble Hill Emergency Department at the Joseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center (New York City)
NYU Langone Health Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services (New York City)
Orlando (Fla.) Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital Emergency Department
Orlando (Fla.) Regional Medical Center Emergency Department
Overlook Medical Center Emergency Services, Summit (N.J.) Campus
Penn Medicine-Chester County Hospital Emergency Department (West Chester, Pa.)
Penn Medicine-Pennsylvania Hospital Emergency Department (Philadelphia)
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center Adult Emergency Department
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department
Piedmont Walton Hospital Emergency Department (Monroe, Ga.)
Plainview Hospital Emergency Department, Northwell Health (Plainview, N.Y.)
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Emergency Department (Mission Hills, Calif.)
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego Emergency Department
Riverside Regional Medical Center Emergency and Trauma Center (Newport News, Va.)
Riverview Medical Center Emergency Department (Red Bank, N.J.)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Emergency Department (Los Angeles)
Saint Peter's University Hospital Adult Emergency Department (New Brunswick, N.J.)
Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Emergency Department (Norfolk, Va.)
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Emergency Department (Chula Vista, Calif.)
South Shore University Emergency Department (Bay Shore, N.Y.)
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department (Bennington)
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Covington (Ky.) Emergency Department
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood (Ky.) Emergency Department
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence (Ky.) Emergency Department
St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center Emergency Department (Roslyn, N.Y.)
Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Hospital Emergency Department
Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department (Modesto, Calif.)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Acute Cancer Care Center (Houston)
Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department, Cedars-Sinai
TriHealth Bethesda Butler Hospital Emergency Department (Hamilton, Ohio)
UCF Lake Nona Hospital Emergency Department (Orlando, Fla.)
UF Health Jacksonville (Fla.) Emergency Department
University Hospital Adult Emergency Department-University Health (San Antonio)
University of California Davis Medical Center Emergency Department (Sacramento)
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital Emergency Department
University of Louisville (Ky.) Hospital Emergency Department
WellSpan York (Pa.) Hospital Emergency Department
Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center Emergency Department (Roswell, Ga.)
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center Emergency Department (Hiram, Ga.)
West Kendall Baptist Hospital Emergency Department (Miami)
Wolfson Children's Hospital Emergency Center and Porter Family Trauma Center (Jacksonville, Fla.)