LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The UofL Health – UofL Hospital Emergency Department has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2024 Lantern Award for demonstrating excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance.
The Lantern Award showcases our emergency department’s accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care. As part of the application, emergency departments are encouraged to share stories that highlight a commitment to patient care, as well as the well-being of nursing staff. The award serves as a visible symbol of our commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.
UofL Hospital Emergency Department submitted more than 80 data points and writings with highlights including:
- Improving sepsis bundle compliance
- Order to Alteplase administration <4 minutes
- Workplace Safety Improvements
- Throughput Initiatives
- Staff Satisfaction/Retention improvements
UofL Hospital is a 404-bed academic teaching and research facility at the heart of the Louisville Metro in downtown Louisville that is Magnet recognized, burn verified, comprehensive stroke center and the region’s only American College of Surgeons designated Adult Level 1 Trauma facility. UofL Hospital has been caring for patients since 1823, more than 200 years!
Our mission is to transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. The emergency department is continuously working on initiatives to improve patient care and staff engagement.
One initiative the emergency department is most proud of is becoming Pediatric Ready. A multi-disciplinary team worked together to ensure the emergency department had the resources, staff education and policies necessary to provide high-quality emergency care for our pediatric population. Furthermore, we have made great strides in improving workplace safety, sepsis bundle compliance and staff satisfaction. We continue to promote and encourage growth and development individually and as a unit.
This award exemplifies the dedication and compassionate care that our staff give daily. All Lantern Award recipients were recognized at the ENA annual conference Sept. 4-7 in Las Vegas.
