The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence for the Critical Care Unit at Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC).
The Beacon Award for Excellence — a notable milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and healthy work environments — recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve unit outcomes and align practices with AACN’s six Healthy Work Environment Standards. Units that earn this annual award with a gold, silver or bronze designation meet specific criteria established by AACN that represent the characteristics and components of the unit environment that nurses can influence to achieve nursing excellence.
“Earning the Silver Award underscores our team’s deep-rooted commitment to delivering evidence-based care at the highest level,” said Chief Nursing Officer Cathy Malone, MMHC, BSN, CNML. “This milestone belongs to the entire multidisciplinary team — our physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and specialists — whose collaborative spirit and pursuit of excellence help to provide the best care possible for patients and their families.”
Recipients earning a silver-level award demonstrate an effective approach to policies, procedures and processes that include engagement of staff and key stakeholders; evaluation and improvement strategies; and positive performance measures when compared to relevant benchmarks. All awardees demonstrate dynamic and outstanding performance in the areas of patient outcomes, nursing workforce and work environment.
AACN President Rebekah Marsh, BSN, RN, CCRN, applauds the commitment of the caregivers in the Critical Care Unit at Maury Regional Medical Center for working together to meet and exceed the high standards set forth by the Beacon Award for Excellence to achieve a silver-level designation. These dedicated health care professionals join other members of an exceptional community of nurses, who set the standard for optimal patient care.
“The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes caregivers in outstanding units whose consistent and systematic approach to evidence-based care optimizes patient outcomes,” Marsh said. “Units that receive this national recognition serve as role models to others on their journey to excellent patient and family care.”
Maury Regional Medical Center earned its first Beacon Award, which is evaluated every three years, in 2019 and again in 2022. The hospital is also one of the few organizations in Tennessee to achieve Magnet® designation, the gold standard in nursing care.
MRMC provides state-of-the-art critical care for patients recovering from trauma, major surgery or severe illness. The physicians and nursing staff in the Critical Care Unit have advanced training in caring for critical patients. They are complemented by a multidisciplinary team that includes respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, physical therapists and other specialists. To learn more about critical care services at MRMC, visit MauryRegional.com/CriticalCare.
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