Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital only children’s hospital in CT to be nationally recognized
NEW HAVEN, CT (July 24, 2025) – Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) Emergency Department has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, which recognizes accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care, and a commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.
“We are extremely honored to see the great work of our Emergency Department recognized with this prestigious national award,” said Beth Heinz, senior vice president, Women’s and Children’s Services, Yale New Haven Hospital. “This recognition further emphasizes why Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is a national leader in pediatric care with campuses around the state of Connecticut. Ranked among the best nationally by US News and World Report, our children’s hospital is the top in the state of Connecticut. We are proud to provide the best care to most vulnerable patients in our community, the children.”
The Emergency Nurses Association awarded a record 96 Lantern Awards across the US for emergency departments that demonstrated outstanding leadership, practice, education and advocacy that resulted in improved patient care and staff well-being. The ENA is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. ENA advocates patient safety develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines, and guides emergency health care public policy, who’s members have expertise in triage, patient care and disaster response.
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) offers Connecticut’s largest and most comprehensive array of pediatric services. With 208 licensed beds, YNHCH includes two neonatal intensive care units, a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, a pediatric intensive care unit, a pediatric psychiatry unit, an adolescent psychiatry unit, 24-hour Level 1 Pediatric Emergency Trauma Center and a pediatric surgery center. YNHCH, with campuses in New Haven and Bridgeport, is part of the nationally recognized Yale New Haven Hospital, a 1,541-bed not-for-profit teaching hospital affiliated with Yale School of Medicine. The Yale New Haven Hospital campuses and associated ambulatory sites are Magnet-designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In addition to its inpatient units, YNHCH has three Pediatric Specialty Centers in New Haven and others in Greenwich, New London, Norwalk, Old Saybrook and Trumbull to provide specialty care to children closer to their communities. www.ynhch.org
Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), part of Yale New Haven Health, is a nationally recognized, 1,541-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826, today, YNHH has two New Haven-based campuses, and also includes Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital. YNHH has received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the nation’s highest honor of nursing excellence. YNHH has a combined medical staff of about 4,500 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. www.ynhh.org
