Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s healthcare network, has been awarded the Emergency Nurses Association’s prestigious Lantern Award, one of only two hospitals outside the US to be named as the first-ever international recipients of the prestigious honour.
The Lantern Award is given by the Emergency Nurses Association, a global membership organization of more than 40,000 emergency nurses, in recognition of emergency departments that demonstrate exceptional performance and deliver the highest level of care to patients. The three-year award is given to only a handful of top-performing facilities each year, with just 28 of the more than 5,000 emergency departments in the United States receiving the award in 2019.
In addition to quality of care, emergency departments are evaluated for their commitment to innovation in terms of nursing practice, leadership, education, advocacy and research to qualify for the award. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has placed innovation at the core of its mission and was the first facility in the UAE to employ advanced nursing roles including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. “At Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, our nurses are the foundation of everything we do. Not only do they provide the highest possible level of patient care, they also play an active role in helping us improve every step of the patient journey,” said Sue Behrens, Chief Nursing Officer, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Nurses at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi play a vital role in its research efforts and work to implement new processes and procedures in the Emergency Department and across the hospital to improve patient care and outcomes. The Lantern Award is named in honour of Florence Nightingale, who is credited with changing nursing from an untrained job to a skilled, sciencebased profession.
