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Nemours Children’s Hospital Receives National Award for Nursing Excellence

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida in Orlando has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2024 Lantern Award.




The award recognizes Nemours Children’s for demonstrating emergency nursing excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance.

Nemours Children's Hospital“When entering an emergency department, patients and their families seek quick access, meaningful interactions with their health care team and a coordinated plan of care,” said Nicole Johnson, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer for Nemours Children’s Health, Central Florida. “The Lantern Award serves as a visible symbol that excellence is embodied, and exceptional care is provided in our emergency department.”

As part of the application process, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida shared outcomes data and stories that highlighted its commitment to delivering high-quality care. This marks the third time that Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida has received a Lantern Award. Moreover, the hospital is one of only five 2024 honorees to have received the award more than once since its inception in 2011.

As a Lantern Award recipient, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida will be recognized during the Emergency Nurses Association’s annual conference in Las Vegas this September.




Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two freestanding children’s hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices, seeking to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also addressing children’s needs well beyond medicine. In producing the highly acclaimed, award-winning pediatric medicine podcast Well Beyond Medicine, Nemours underscores that commitment by featuring the people, programs and partnerships addressing whole child health. Nemours Children’s also powers the world’s most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens.

The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the children, families and communities it serves.

The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA has proven to be an indispensable resource to the global emergency nursing community. With nearly 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines and guides emergency health care public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness and all aspects of emergency care.

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