The Medical Center of Aurora Received Lantern Award for Excellence in ER Care

AURORA, Colo. - July 22, 2013 - PRLog -- AURORA, CO, July 16, 2013 - The Medical Center of Aurora is one of only nine recipients in the nation of the Lantern Award for Excellence in Emergency Room Care from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). This honor recognizes emergency rooms that exemplify exceptional practice and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.

The Lantern Award designation recognizes excellence in a wide variety of areas including an emergency room’s commitment to quality, safety, a healthy work environment, performance and outcome metrics and a commitment to innovation in nursing practices and emergency care. By achieving the Lantern Award, emergency departments have a visual representation and acknowledgement that they exemplify a culture of excellence in emergency care and a committed leadership team.

Richard Hammett, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our Emergency Room team is one of the best in the nation. As a Level II Trauma Center, we are continually training, innovating and improving our safety and patient care programs as well as performance metrics. This recognition is well deserved by our medical teams.”

ENA is the only professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing and emergency care through advocacy, expertise, innovation and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA develops and disseminates education and practice standards and guidelines, and affords consultation to both private and public entities regarding emergency nurses and their practice. Additional information is available at ENA’s website, ENA.org.

About The Medical Center of Aurora

The Medical Center of Aurora, the first community hospital in the Denver Metro area to receive Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence, is an acute care hospital with specialization in cardiovascular services, neurosciences, surgery, orthopedics and women’s services. The Medical Center of Aurora also has Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation. The hospital is a Level II Trauma Center, serving the eastern metro area and I-70 corridor with emergency care, EMS education and support. Licensed for 346 beds, the facility is located at Interstate 225 and Mississippi in Aurora, Colo., and encompasses Main and North campus locations along with Centennial Medical Plaza in the southeast metro area. The Medical Center of Aurora was recognized as the #4 hospital in the Denver metro area and the #4 hospital in Colorado by U.S. News & World Report (2012), and was one of only nine hospitals in the country to receive the Lantern Award for Excellence in Emergency Room Care by the Emergency Nurses Association (2013). The Medical Center of Aurora and its affiliated campuses are part of the HealthONE System of Excellence.