The American Association for Respiratory Care gave 18 acute care hospitals the Apex Recognition Award.
The award recognizes programs for respiratory care departments in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, home medical equipment companies, educational programs and dedicated transport teams, according to the group's website. The award highlights best practices in respiratory care that align with evidence-based medicine and promote patient safety.
Here are the 2023-2024 acute care hospital award winners:
- Arkansas Children's Hospital (Little Rock)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (Calif.)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- ChristianaCare (Newark, Del.)
- Emory University Hospital (Atlanta)
- Luminis Health, Anne Arundel Medical Center (Parole, Md.)
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
- Nemours Children's Health-Delaware (Wilmington)
- North Shore University Hospital-Northwell Health (Manhasset, N.Y.)
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (New York City)
- Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center
- Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)
- University Health System-Pediatric Respiratory Care Department (San Antonio)
- University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore)
- The Valley Hospital (Ridgewood, N.J.)
- VA Maryland Health Care System-Baltimore VA Medical Center
- WellSpan York (Pa.) Hospital