Bridgeport Hospital Recognized With 2 Beacon Awards For Excellence

BRIDGEPORT, CT — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has awarded silver-level Beacon Awards for Excellence to two units at Bridgeport Hospital: the Progressive Care Unit and the Medical-Coronary Intensive Care Unit, hospital officials announced.

The national award recognizes hospital units that demonstrate improved patient outcomes and align their practices with the AACN’s six Healthy Work Environment Standards, which address communication, collaboration, decision-making, staffing, recognition and leadership.

"This recognition reflects the exceptional care delivered by two units that consistently place patients at the center of everything they do," said Anne Diamond, DBA, JD, president of Bridgeport Hospital, in a statement. "It underscores the commitment of our caregivers, the strength of our care environment and a unified, evidence-based approach that drives our culture, patient outcomes and nursing excellence."

According to the AACN, silver-level Beacon Awards indicate an effective, systematic approach to unit operations, including staff and stakeholder engagement, data-driven evaluation for continuous improvement, and performance that meets or exceeds established benchmarks.

"We are incredibly proud of our PCU and MICU teams for earning the AACN Beacon Award for Excellence," said Anne Aquila, DNP, RN, director of Wounds & Critical Care at Bridgeport Hospital. "This recognition honors the high-quality care and unwavering dedication they demonstrate every day in providing compassionate, evidence-based care to our patients."

Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital). Both Bridgeport Hospital and the Milford Campus of Bridgeport Hospital serve patients throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties. The hospital admits more than 30,000 patients and provides over 600,000 outpatient treatments annually. The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is the only burn center in the state and one of only 80 verified burn centers in the United States. Bridgeport Hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost efficient care to its patients and the community. www.bridgeporthospital.org

About the Beacon Award for Excellence: Established in 2003, the Beacon Award for Excellence offers a road map to help guide exceptional care through improved outcomes and greater overall patient satisfaction. U.S. and Canadian units where patients receive their principal nursing care after hospital admission qualify for this excellence award. Units that receive the Beacon Award for Excellence meet criteria in six categories: leadership structures and systems; appropriate staffing and staff engagement; effective communication, knowledge management, and learning and development; evidence-based practice and processes; and outcome measurement. To learn more, visit www.aacn.org/beacon or call 800-899-2226.