226 hospital units receive AACN's Beacon Award for Excellence: 4 things to know

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognized 226 units from 161 hospitals with the Beacon Award for Excellence in 2018.

Four things to know:

1. The Beacon Award for Excellence is a three-year recognition for hospitals that use evidence-based practices to improve care outcomes.

2. Hospitals must meet specific criteria across five categories to be eligible for the recognition, which includes bronze-, silver- and gold-level recipients.

3. Fifty hospital units received gold-level Beacon awards in 2018. Cleveland Clinic and Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine each had two units attain gold-level recognition.

4. Texas had the most hospital units receive Beacon awards, with 23 winners.

To view the full list of winners, click here.

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