For patients and their families, the Beacon Award signifies exceptional care in a unit that puts patients first. For nurses, this award can mean a positive and supportive work environment …

As individual units strive for excellence, the Beacon Award program’s three levels of designation – bronze, silver and gold – recognize significant milestones along your unit’s journey to excellence.

Any unit where the patient receives principal nursing care after admission can apply for a Beacon Award. The Beacon Award includes bronze, silver and gold levels so that a unit can chart its …

Recipients of a gold-level Beacon Award demonstrate staff-driven excellence in sustained unit performance and improved patient outcomes that exceed national benchmarks. Silver-level …

The Beacon Award for Excellence lauds North American hospital units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes.

Beacon Award: What Is It? The Beacon Award for Excellence ® is a process by which an individual unit completes an application and upon review may be awarded a three-year …

All you need is an AACN user account, which you can create free of charge. You do not have to be an AACN member to apply for the Beacon Award for Excellence. How do I pay the …

The Beacon Award for Excellence lauds hospital units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes. The award provides gold, silver and bronze levels of …

The Beacon Award is operated on an annual cycle: Before Dec. 31: Units must complete the HWEAT-RN (formerly HWEAT 2.0) Feb. 1 – Aug. 31: Purchase and submit application; Sept 1 …

A total of 34 hospitals had multiple units honored with an award in 2021, demonstrating excellence in caring for acutely and critically ill patients and their families. Memorial Hermann …