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Beacons of Excellence
A national honor from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Beacon Awards celebrate nursing teams that go above and beyond to provide respectful, expert care. In 2019, ChristianaCare’s Cardiovascular Critical Care Complex earned an unprecedented third consecutive gold-level Beacon Award.
In addition to the CVCCC, six other ChristianaCare units are Beacon-designated: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Transitional Medical Unit, Cardiology Short Stay Unit, Transitional Surgical Unit, Neuro Critical Care Unit and Surgical Critical Care Complex.
Seven of the eight Beacon Award Winning patient care units in Delaware are at ChristianaCare.
Excellence: The ChristianaCare Way Awards spotlight excellence
The annual ChristianaCare Way Awards program challenges our caregivers to partner in identifying opportunities for improvement and finding solutions that benefit the people we serve. Together, teams of nurses, physicians and other caregivers bring love, excellence and creativity in driving improvements that promote optimal health, exceptional experiences and organizational vitality for our patients and community. Congratulations to the nurses on 2019 winning teams — nurses led, co-lead or were team members on the following award-winning initiatives.
ChristianaCare Way Awards
CLABSI - Breaking the Chain of Infection
Transitional Medical Unit
Decreasing Pressure Injuries Utilizing Tilt in Space Wheelchairs
Surgical Critical Care Complex, Transitional Neuro Unit and Neuro Critical Care Unit
Magnet Transformational Leadership Silver Award
Transitional Surgical Unit (TSU) Interunit Transfer Process
Magnet Transformational Leadership Gold Award
Organizing Success and “Actioneering” Change
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