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The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that all four critical care units -- Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Cardiac Surgery, and Intermediate Care – have once again received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.
This prestigious award, given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), recognizes the extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards and dedication to the exceptional care of patients and their families provided by the staff of Valley’s critical care units.
Since the Beacon Award was instituted in 2003, it only has been given to an elite 242 of the nation’s 6,000-plus critical care units. This is the second time Valley’s critical care units have been recognized with the Beacon Award.
As a Beacon Award recipient, Valley succeeded in the following areas, as measured against evidence-based national criteria in vital areas that impact patient care:
· Recruitment and retention
· Education, training and mentoring
· Research and evidence-based practice
· Patient outcomes
· Leadership and organization ethics
· Healing environment
About The
The Valley Hospital is a fully accredited, 451-bed acute care, not-for-profit hospital serving more than 440,000 people in 32 towns in Bergen County and adjoining communities. Valley was the first hospital in the tri-state area to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital ProgramSM. Valley has been honored twice with “Magnet” designation – the nursing profession’s highest honor – from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Hospital has also earned an impressive 10 Gold Seals of Approval for healthcare quality from the Joint Commission, placing it among an elite group of hospitals to achieve this number of Disease-Specific Certifications. Valley holds Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, knee replacement, hip replacement, stroke, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer. The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
About AACN
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 500,000 acute and critical care nurses. Its international headquarters are located in Aliso Viejo, California. Founded in 1969, the Association has more than 240 chapters worldwide and is working toward a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families, where acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution.
