STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
Anschutz Emergency Department is
Newest ‘Lantern Award’ Recipient
July 25, 2019
The Emergency Nurses Association
bestows the Lantern Award annually
on emergency departments across the
country that demonstrate exceptional
and innovative performance in
leadership, practice, education,
advocacy and research.
This award is named in honor of
Florence Nightingale, “The Lady with
the Lamp,” who famously worked to
improve patient care and safety, and
innovate the field of nursing care in
the 19th century, known for visiting
soldiers at night with a small lantern in
her hand during the Crimean War.
The Anschutz Emergency
Department was presented with the
award for its commitment to providing
exceptional patient-centered care
for patients and families, as well
as numerous efforts related to the
well-being and resiliency of ED team
members. The award serves as a
visible symbol of our commitment
to quality, safety and a healthy work
environment.
On Monday, July 22, team members
from the Anschutz Emergency
Department gathered to celebrate this
achievement.
Pat Givens, Senior Vice President
and Chief Nursing Executive,
congratulated the team on the award.
“Together, you are the front door to
our organization,” Givens said. “Like
Nightingale’s lantern, shining through
the dark, offering hope to those
who thought they were alone, our
emergency department is a beacon of
comfort and safe haven for children
and their families in duress.”
Improvement efforts, led by the
ED team, were highlighted in the
submission process, including quality
and safety initiatives, staff recognition
and resiliency efforts, front-end
improvement work and evidencebased
practice work.
Though the award is presented by
the Emergency Nurses Association,
it truly recognizes the exceptional,
multidisciplinary team that works
together in the ED.
Congratulations to the Anschutz ED
along with the team members who
worked on the award submission.
Lantern Team
Amy Lewis
Joni Mackenzie
Julie Bianco
Brandy Dale
Kris Campisi
Trish Witzel
Stacey Coss
Gray Woerly
Fidelity Dominguez
Kaleigh Ogawa
Additional contributors
Travis Justilia
Dan Rice
Denise Abdoo
Trish Witzel
Kevin Carney
Suzanne Sternberg
Michelle Kimble
Katie Pickering
Rashina Shambe
Nick Brethouwer
Irina Topoz
Ali Wiersma
Kelci Waller
Lindsey Tarasenko
Cathy Kleiner
Stephanie Grim
Rebecca Colley
Emily Greenwald
Margaret Mote
Shannon Walker
Jackie Shelton
Kaylee Wickstrom
Jennifer Newman
Courtney
McClellan
Brenda Washington
Traci Ertle
Nate Mabe
Jason Johnson
Lori Claussen
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