ENA Recognizes 96 Emergency Departments with Lantern Awards

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (July 23, 2025) –The Emergency Nurses Association on Wednesday announced a record 96 Lantern Awards for emergency departments that have demonstrated outstanding leadership, practice, education and advocacy that resulted in improved patient care and staff well-being. 

“These recipients demonstrate excellence in practice, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation that make their departments exceptional places for patients receiving care as well as for the staff working in them,” said ENA President Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC. 

Among the notable recipients this year are several first-time and five-time recipients, including:

• Almoosa Specialist Hospital Emergency Department, the first emergency department in Saudi Arabia to be recognized.
• Billings Clinic Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center, the first hospital in Montana to apply for and receive a Lantern.
• Bethesda North Hospital Emergency Department – TriHealth, a department recognized with a Lantern in all five award cycles it has applied.
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Emergency Department, another five-time recipient.

“As I called many of these departments to let them know they were being recognized, it was a treat to hear the excitement and pride these nurses have for their teams,” Oglesby said. “They show such amazing energy, talent and commitment to the specialty.”

ENA announced the first Lantern Awards in 2011 and each year continues to recognize emergency departments that demonstrate exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. The ENA Lantern Award Committee reviews and scores each application and selects the recipients for a three-year cycle, after which time departments may apply again. More information about the Lantern Award and how to apply can be found here.

The following is the complete list of 2025 ENA Lantern Award recipients:

1. AdventHealth Altamonte Springs Hospital Emergency Department – Altamonte Springs, Florida
2. AdventHealth Celebration Hospital Adult Emergency Department – Celebration, Florida
3. AdventHealth Celebration Children’s Emergency Center – Celebration, Florida
4. AdventHealth ER at FLAMINGO CROSSINGS Town Center – Winter Garden, Florida
5. AdventHealth Palm Parkway Hospital Emergency Department – Orlando, Florida
6. AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Emergency Department – Merriam, Kansas
7. AdventHealth Zephyrhills Emergency Department – Zephyrhills, Florida
8. Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley Emergency Department – Boardman, Ohio
9. Almoosa Specialist Hospital Emergency Department – Al Mubarraz, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
10. Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center Emergency Department – Pompton Plains, New Jersey
11. Atrium Health Levine Children’s, Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital Emergency Department – Macon, Georgia
12. Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital Emergency Department – Charlotte, North Carolina
13. Atrium Health Navicent Peach Hospital Emergency Department – Byron, Georgia
14. Atrium Health Union West Hospital Emergency Department – Matthews, North Carolina
15. Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Emergency Department – Elkhorn, Wisconsin
16. Aurora Medical Center - Burlington Emergency Department – Burlington, Wisconsin
17. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center Emergency Department – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
18. Baptist Health Doctors Hospital Emergency Department – Coral Gables, Florida
19. Baptist Health South Miami Hospital Emergency Department – Miami, Florida
20. Baystate Wing Hospital Emergency Department – Palmer, Massachusetts
21. Bethesda North Hospital Emergency Department - TriHealth – Cincinnati, Ohio
22. Billings Clinic Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center – Billings, Montana
23. Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Emergency Department – Newport News, Virginia
24. Catholic Health of Long Island - St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Department – Bethpage, New York
25. CHI Health St. Francis Hospital Emergency Department – Grand Island, Nebraska
26. Children’s Health Children’s Medical Center Dallas Emergency Department – Dallas, Texas
27. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Emergency Department – Atlanta, Georgia
28. CHRISTUS Children’s Stone Oak Freestanding Emergency Department – San Antonio, Texas
29. Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Emergency Department – Stuart, Florida
30. Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital Emergency Department – Port Saint Lucie, Florida
31. East Alabama Medical Center Emergency Department – Opelika, Alabama
32. EMORY Decatur Hospital Emergency Department – Decatur, Georgia
33. Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Emergency Department – Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
34. Froedtert West Bend Hospital Emergency Department – West Bend, Wisconsin
35. Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department - TriHealth – Cincinnati, Ohio
36. Grady Health System Emergency Department – Atlanta, Georgia
37. Grand Strand Medical Center Emergency Department – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
38. Hackettstown Medical Center Emergency Department – Hackettstown, New Jersey
39. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Emergency Department – Sugar Land, Texas
40. Houston Methodist West Hospital Emergency Department – Houston, Texas
41. Huntington Hospital Reichert Emergency Department – Huntington, New York
42. Inova Fairfax Hospital Adult Emergency Department – Falls Church, Virginia
43. Inspira Medical Center - Vineland Emergency Department – Vineland, New Jersey
44. Jack D. Weiler Hospital Emergency Department, Montefiore Einstein – Bronx, New York
45. Jefferson Health Cherry Hill Emergency Department – Cherry Hill, New Jersey
46. Jefferson Frankford Hospital Emergency Department – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
47. Lee Health HealthPark Medical Center Emergency Department – Fort Myers, Florida
48. Lenox Hill Hospital Emergency Department, Northwell Health – New York, New York
49. MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Emergency Department – Baltimore, Maryland
50. Methodist Children’s Hospital Pediatric ER – San Antonio, Texas
51. Mobile Infirmary Emergency Department – Mobile, Alabama
52. Monmouth Medical Center Emergency Department, RWJBarnabas Health – Long Branch, New Jersey
53. Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Emergency Department, RWJBarnabas Health – Lakewood, New Jersey
54. Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Emergency Department – Brooklyn, New York
55. Mount Sinai Queens - Emergency Department – Astoria, New York
56. MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Department – Charleston, South Carolina
57. Nationwide Children’s Emergency Department at main campus – Columbus, Ohio
58. Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware - Emergency Department – Wilmington, Delaware
59. Newton Medical Center Emergency Department Atlantic Health System – Newton, New Jersey
60. NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center Emergency Department – New York, New York
61. Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Emergency Department – Demorest, Georgia
62. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital Emergency Department – New York, New York
63. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Emergency Department – Chicago, Illinois
64. OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Emergency Department – Columbus, Ohio
65. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Emergency Department – Orlando, Florida
66. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Emergency Department – St. Petersburg, Florida
67. Orlando Health - Health Central Hospital Emergency Department – Ocoee, Florida
68. Penn Medicine - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Department – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
69. Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Emergency Department – Enola, Pennsylvania
70. Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department – Seneca, South Carolina
71. Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Emergency Care Center – Orange, California
72. Renown Regional Medical Center Emergency Department – Reno, Nevada
73. Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg, Emergency Department – Williamsburg, Virginia
74. Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Dearborn Hospital Emergency Department – Dearborn, Indiana
75. Saint Peter’s University Hospital - The Dorothy B. Hersh Pediatric Emergency Department – New Brunswick, New Jersey
76. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Emergency Department – La Jolla, California
77. Seattle Children’s Hospital Emergency Department – Seattle, Washington
78. Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Emergency Department – Virginia Beach, Virginia
79. Sharp Coronado Hospital Emergency Department – Coronado, California
80. Staten Island University Hospital North Emergency Department - Northwell Health – Staten Island, New York
81. Staten Island University Hospital Prince’s Bay Emergency Department - Northwell Health – Staten Island, New York
82. Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Emergency Department – Santa Rosa, California
83. Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Emergency Department – Carrollton, Georgia
84. Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Emergency Department – Villa Rica, Georgia
85. UCI Medical Center Emergency Department – Orange, California
86. UF Health Shands Emergency Center - Kanapaha – Gainesville, Florida
87. UF Health Shands Emergency Center - Springhill – Gainesville, Florida
88. United Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department – Batavia, New York
89. University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center University Campus Emergency Department – Iowa City, Iowa
90. University of Kansas Health System Emergency Department - Legacy Campus – Kansas City, Kansas
91. UPMC Shadyside Emergency Department – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
92. USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Emergency Department – Glendale, California
93. Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Emergency Department – Marietta, Georgia
94. Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Emergency Department – New Haven, Connecticut
95. Yale New Haven Health Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Emergency Department – New London, Connecticut
96. Yale New Haven Pequot Health Center Emergency Department – Groton, Connecticut