Editorial Contact: Kristie Aylett AACN Communications 228-229-9472 [email protected] American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes 208 hospital units with Beacon Award for Excellence in 2020 State Hospital, Unit, City (Award Level) StateAlabama Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Neurology Step Down Unit, Mobile (Bronze) Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Neurology Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Mobile (Bronze) North Baldwin Infirmary, The Birth Center, Bay Minette (Bronze) Arizona HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, Specialty Surgical Care Unit, Phoenix (Gold) HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, ICU, Phoenix (Silver) California Huntington Memorial Hospital, Critical Care Unit, Pasadena (Silver) Kaiser Permanente, Intermediate Cardiac Surgical Unit, Los Angeles (Gold) Little Company of Mary Hospital, Progressive Care Unit / Step Down Unit, Torrance (Silver) Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Pomona (Silver) Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Medical ICU, La Mesa (Gold) Sharp Memorial Hospital, Surgical ICU (2W), San Diego (Gold) St. Jude Medical Center, Critical Care Unit, Fullerton (Silver) UCLA Medical Center, 6ICU - Neuroscience / Trauma ICU, Los Angeles (Silver) UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, 4MN, Santa Monica (Silver) Colorado Denver Health Medical Center, Surgical ICU, Denver (Silver) Connecticut Hospital of St. Raphael, Medical ICU-SRC, New Haven (Silver) Delaware Christiana Care Health System, Transitional Medical Unit, Newark (Silver) District of Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, C61 Neurosciences and Stroke IMC, Columbia Washington (Gold) Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, C41, Washington (Silver) Florida Baptist Health South Florida, Baptist Health Telehealth Center, Coral Gables (Gold) Baptist Hospital of Miami, Critical Care Center, Miami (Gold) Baptist Hospital of Miami, Neonatal ICU, Miami (Silver) Baptist Medical Center, T4A MSICU, Jacksonville (Silver) Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Cardiac Progressive Care Unit, Orlando (Gold) Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Surgical Unit, Orlando (Silver) Health Central Hospital, Intermediate Critical Care Unit, Ocoee (Gold) Health Central Hospital, Critical Care Unit, Ocoee (Gold) Hialeah Hospital, Critical Care, Hialeah (Bronze) James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Cardiac ICU, Tampa (Silver) Mariners Hospital, ICU, Tavernier (Silver) Orlando Regional Medical Center, Vascular Surgical Step Down Unit, Orlando (Gold) Orlando Regional Medical Center, Neuroscience Unit, Orlando (Gold) Orlando Regional Medical Center, CVICU (CCU/CVRR), Orlando (Silver) Orlando Regional Medical Center, Trauma Burn ICU, Orlando (Silver) Orlando Regional Medical Center, Neuro Step Down Unit, Orlando (Silver) Orlando Regional Medical Center, Intermediate Critical Care, Orlando (Silver) Orlando Regional Medical Center, Trauma Burn Step Down Unit, Orlando (Silver) Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 7CY- CP# Cardiovascular Thoracic Step Down Unit, Sarasota (Silver) South Lake Hospital, Labor & Delivery- Obstetrical Services, Clermont (Gold) UF Health Jacksonville, Neonatal ICU, Jacksonville (Silver) UF Health Jacksonville, Medical ICU, Jacksonville (Silver) UF Health Shands Hospital, 5 West Trauma, Gainesville (Gold) UF Health Shands Hospital, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Gainesville (Silver) Georgia Emory University Hospital, Acute Respiratory ICU, Atlanta (Silver) Emory University Hospital Midtown, 71 Medical ICU, Atlanta (Silver) Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Surgical Trauma ICU, Gainesville (Bronze) Piedmont Athens Regional, Medical-Surgical ICU, Athens (Bronze) Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, 6N - Cardio/Pulmonary Progressive Care, Atlanta (Silver) Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Medical Surgical ICU, Atlanta (Silver) Wellstar Cobb Hospital, ICU/CCU, Austell (Silver) Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, 7BW Cardiovascular Intermediate Care, Marietta (Silver) Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, Wellstar Enterprise Support Team, Marietta (Silver) Illinois Advocate Christ Medical Center, Neuro Critical Care Unit, Oak Lawn (Silver) Amita Health, AMITA TeleICU, Bolingbrook (Bronze) Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, ICU, Melrose Park (Silver) Highland Park Hospital, Intensive Care Unt, Highland Park (Gold) Northshore University Health System, ICU, Evanston (Silver) Palos Health, ICU, Palos Heights (Gold) Palos Health, Telemetry, Palos Heights (Silver) Rush University Medical Center, Pediatric ICU, Chicago (Silver) Indiana Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Step Down Unit, Newburgh (Gold) Deaconess Hospital, NMICU, Evansville (Bronze) Franciscan St. Francis Health, Surgical ICU, Indianapolis (Silver) Franciscan St. Francis Health, AICU, Indianapolis (Silver) Franciscan St. Francis Health, Cardiac Critical Care Unit, Indianapolis (Silver) Indiana University Hospital Medical Center, Medical ICU, Indianapolis (Silver) Lutheran Hospital, Cardiovascular ICU, Ft. Wayne (Bronze) Iowa Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation, ICU, Waterloo (Silver) University of Iowa Hospital Clinics, SFCH L3 PICU/PCICU, Iowa City (Gold) University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Surgical Specialty Unit: 2RC, Iowa City (Silver) Kansas University of Kansas Hospital, Cardiac ICU, Kansas City (Silver) Maryland Meritus Health, 4 West, Hagerstown (Silver) Massachusetts Beverly Hospital, Critical Care Unit, Beverly (Bronze) Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medical Intermediate 14AB, Boston (Bronze) Cooley Dickinson Hospital, ICU, Northampton (Silver) Lowell General Hospital, ICU-G, Lowell (Gold) South Shore Hospital, Critical Care Unit, South Weymouth (Silver) Michigan Hurley Medical Center, Neuro Trauma Surgical Burn ICU, Flint (Silver) St. Mary's Health Care, 8 Main, Grand Rapids (Gold) Minnesota CentraCare, CVTU- Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit, St. Cloud (Silver) Regions Hospital, W3 Critical Care, St. Paul (Silver) St. Cloud Hospital, ICU, St. Cloud (Gold) Missouri Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics, Adelaide C. Ward PICU, Kansas City (Silver) Montana Billings Clinic, ICU, Billings (Silver) Nebraska Children's Hospital, Pediatric ICU, Omaha (Gold) Children's Hospital, Neonatal Intenisve Care (NICU), Omaha (Silver) St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, ICU, Lincoln (Gold) New Hampshire Exeter Hospital, Progressive Care Unit, Exeter (Silver) New Jersey Hackensack University Medical Center, Surgical ICU, Hackensack (Silver) Holy Name Medical Center, 1 North, Teaneck (Silver) Holy Name Medical Center, ICU, Teaneck (Silver) Inspira Medical Center Elmer, ICU, Elmer (Silver) Morristown Medical Center, Deskovick 2 Pulmonary Unit, Morristown (Silver) Raritan Bay Medical Center, ICU, Old Bridge (Silver) Raritan Bay Medical Center, ICU, Perth Amboy (Silver) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Medical ICU, Paterson (Silver) St. Peter's University Hospital, Neonatal ICU, New Brunswick (Gold) Valley Hospital, Neonatal ICU, Ridgewood (Silver) Virtua Memorial, Special Care Nursery (SCN), Mount Holly (Gold) Virtua Memorial, Pediatric Pavilion, Mt. Holly (Silver) New York Cohen Children's Medical Center, Pediatric ICU, New Hyde Park (Silver) Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 8 Hudson South Neurosurgery Unit, New York (Silver) Erie County Medical Center, Medical ICU, Buffalo (Silver) Erie County Medical Center, Roger W. Seibel Burn Treatment Unit, Buffalo (Silver) Garnet Health Medical Center, 3 North Progressive Care Unit, Middletown (Silver) Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, ICU, Forest Hills (Gold) Mount Sinai Hospital, CSICU/CVICU, New York (Silver) New York Downtown Hospital, ICU-3C, New York (Silver) New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Step Down Unit, New York (Silver) New York Presbyterian Hospital, Neuro ICU - 8GS, New York (Silver) North Shore University Hospital, Neonatal ICU, Manhasset (Silver) Northern Westchester Hospital, ICU, Mount Kisco (Gold) Rochester General Hospital, IR, Rochester (Bronze) Rochester General Hospital, MICU, Rochester (Silver) Rochester General Hospital, 4500, Rochester (Silver) Rochester General Hospital, 5500, Rochester (Silver) Southside Hospital, Cardiothoracic ICU, Bay Shore (Silver) St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, Babcock 6 east, New York (Bronze) Strong Memorial Hospital, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant Unit, Rochester (Silver) Strong Memorial Hospital, 81600 Medical ICU, Rochester (Silver) United Memorial Medical Center, ICU, Batavia (Silver) Unity Hospital Rochester Regional Health, PACU, Rochester (Silver) Unity Hospital Rochester Regional Health, 2300, Rochester (Silver) Unity Hospital Rochester Regional Health, Golisano Restorative Neurology & Rehab, Rochester (Silver) Unity Hospital Rochester Regional Health, Cardiac Cath Lab, Rochester (Silver) Unity Hospital Rochester Regional Health, Intensive Nurse Care Unit, Rochester (Silver) North Carolina Duke University Hospital, Cardiothoracic ICU/7W, Durham (Gold) Moses Cone Health System, 3East, Greensboro (Silver) Moses Cone Health System, 4N- TNICU, Greensboro (Silver) North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, 7 Reynolds Tower, Winston-Salem (Silver) UNC Medical Center, Cardiac ICU, Chapel Hill (Silver) Ohio Cleveland Clinic, J62, Cleveland (Gold) Cleveland Clinic, Neurological ICU, Cleveland (Silver) Cleveland Clinic, Thoracic Surgery Step Down Unit, Cleveland (Silver) Cleveland Clinic, J51/J53, Cleveland (Silver) Cleveland Clinic, Cardiovascular ICU, Cleveland (Silver) Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Medical ICU, Cleveland (Gold) Cleveland Clinic Medina General, Surgical ICU, Medina (Silver) Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, SICU, Cleveland (Silver) Mount Carmel Hospital, NBICU, Columbus