UNC Hospitals' CTICU wins Beacon Award for second time

The Cardiothoracic ICU (CTICU) at UNC Hospitals has received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses for the second time!

This award requires success in the following areas, as measured again evidence-based national criteria: * Recruitment and retention * Education, training and mentoring * Research and evidence-based practice * Patient outcomes * Leadership and organizational ethics * Healing environment

It is the day-to-day actions and teamwork in the CTICU that have contributed to making the Beacon award a reality again, and thanks to the CTICU team, this is possible.

Out of an estimated 6,000 Intensive Care units in the United States, there have been only 315 units recognized for excellence by this award, and of those, only 52 units have achieved the award more than once.

Congratulations again to everyone in our CTICU for winning the Beacon Award a 2nd time!

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