Belleville Hospital’s Emergency Room Earns Award From Nursing Association

BELLEVILLE, NJ — A Belleville hospital has been selected as the recipient of a “Lantern Award” from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

The emergency department at Clara Maass Medical Center was one of 126 nationwide to receive a nod from the ENA this year.

Here’s what it takes to earn an award, the group says:

“To be considered for a Lantern, departments must submit a comprehensive application which measures the ways they excel at meeting challenges that range from ED boarding to lowering the time it takes for stroke patients to receive care to improving pediatric readiness or enhancing nurse professional development. A committee scores applications to determine recipients annually.”

Teresa Di Elmo, chief nursing officer at Clara Maass, said the recognition is a “tremendous honor.”

“Every day, our emergency department team delivers compassionate, expert care to patients during some of the most critical moments of their lives,” Di Elmo said. “Earning the Lantern Award is a testament to their clinical expertise, teamwork and unwavering commitment to improving the health and well-being of the communities we proudly serve.”

Clara Maass Medical Center joins two other RWJBarnabas Health hospitals holding the Lantern Award designation – Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus – which both earned recognition last year.

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