The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has recognized the Medical Intensive Care Units at Yale New Haven Hospital’s Saint Raphael and York Street campuses with silver-level Beacon Awards for Excellence.
The national award recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with AACN’s six Healthy Work Environment Standards. These include skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision-making, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition and authentic leadership.
“This recognition reflects the exceptional skill, compassion and dedication our MICU teams demonstrate every day,” said Katherine Heilpern, MD, YNHH president. “I am immensely proud of how they continually elevate the standard of critical care for our patients and our community.”
The silver-level Beacon Awards for Excellence highlight a disciplined, well-designed approach to clinical operations that is rooted in strong staff and stakeholder engagement, data-driven improvement strategies and performance metrics that consistently surpass critical benchmarks.
“Achieving this milestone for the third consecutive time is a testament to the dedication, collaboration and excellence of our MICU teams,” said Courtney Vose, RN, DNP, YNHH chief nursing officer. “I am incredibly proud of these teams for their relentless pursuit of exceptional patient-centered care.”
Staff with the Saint Raphael (above) and York Street campuses’ MICUs recently celebrated earning Beacon Awards for Excellence in Nursing.
