Paoli Hospital Awarded For Emergency Care

PAOLI, PA — Paoli Hospital, part of Main Line Health, is one of 25 emergency departments across the globe to receive the 2020 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award.

The Lantern Award recognizes emergency departments that demonstrate excellent practice and innovative performance through leadership, education, advocacy and research. Hospital emergency departments, in the award application, are encouraged to share their stories highlighting their commitment to care of patients, and the well-being of nursing staff. Applications are reviewed and selected by the ENA Lantern Award Committee.

"I am incredibly proud of our staff for their part in earning this very prestigious accolade," said Bill Belmont, Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department at Paoli Hospital.

Belmont added, "Our team strives for greatness each and every day, and this award is a direct reflection of everyone coming together to demonstrate their collective commitment to high-quality, human care for our patients."

This year, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) expanded its reach for award winners worldwide.

"I want to congratulate our staff for this very well-deserved recognition,” said Jim Paradis, Paoli Hospital President. "Being one of only 25 emergency departments in the world to be awarded with the 2020 Lantern Award is truly remarkable. It represents the expertise of our dedicated staff, and reflects the renowned reputation of the superior care we deliver to our patients and community members."

Main Line Health's team of specially trained Emergency Department physicians, nurses and technicians, is on-call at all times, using the most advanced protocols and technology. Paoli Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center are certified Level II trauma centers, meaning they are equipped to handle serious injuries associated with major accidents from falls, automobile accidents and sports injuries.

Emergency Nurses Association President Mike Hastings said, "The ENA Lantern Award is named in honor of Florence Nightingale, who worked to improve and change nursing in the 19th century. It's particularly exciting for these 25 emergency departments to receive this award during her 200th anniversary."

He added, "Each of these emergency department’s staff should be proud of the power they hold. They’ve made such positive impacts on the profession and the lives of their patients."

For more information about the Emergency Nurses Association, go here.

For information about Main Line Health and Paoli Hospital, visit mainlinehealth.org/paoli.

Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. A team of more than 10,000 employees and 2,000 physicians care for patients throughout the Main Line Health system.

Paoli Hospital, a member of Main Line Health, is a 231-bed, not-for-profit acute care hospital and Regional Trauma Center with outpatient facilities in Exton and Collegeville.

Paoli Hospital has received both regional and national recognition for its excellence in providing state-of-the-art, quality care, including being named among the top 10 hospitals in the Philadelphia region, and the top 20 hospitals in Pennsylvania, in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings for 2018–19. For more information about Paoli Hospital, visit mainlinehealth.org/paoli.