Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

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Beacon Award for Excellence

Rockford Memorial Hospital was recognized by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) with a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence. The award represents a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and healthy work environments.

The Beacon Award recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with AACN’s six Healthy Work Environment Standards. Units that achieve this three-year, three-level award with a gold, silver or bronze designation meet national criteria consistent with Magnet Recognition, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the National Quality Healthcare Award.

AACN President Karen McQuillan, RN, MS, CNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, FAAN, applauds the commitment of the caregivers at Rockford Memorial’s Adult Critical Care Unit for working together to meet and exceed the high standards set forth by the award criteria. “The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes caregivers in stellar units whose consistent and systematic approach to evidence-based care optimizes patient outcomes. Units that receive this national recognition serve as role models to others on their journey to excellent patient and family care,” she explains.

The silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence signifies continuous learning and effective systems to achieve optimal patient care. Rockford Memorial Hospital earned its silver award by meeting the following evidence-based Beacon Award for Excellence criteria:

  •  Leadership Structures and Systems
  •  Appropriate Staffing and Staff Engagement
  •  Effective Communication, Knowledge Management, Learning and Development
  •  Evidence-Based Practice and Processes
  •  Outcome Measurement

Other Beacon Award designations include bronze and gold. Recipients who earned a bronze-level award show success in developing, deploying and integrating unit-based performance criteria for optimal outcomes; gold-level awardees demonstrate excellent and sustained unit performance and patient outcomes.