Hospitals earn ENA Lantern Award for improved patient care and staff well-being
September 2, 2025 – Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital’s and Tradition Hospital’s Emergency Departments (ED) have been recognized with the 2025 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, which celebrates excellence in leadership, practice, education and advocacy that results in improved patient care and staff well-being.
Emergency departments throughout the country received the recognition, including Cleveland Clinic’s Martin North and Tradition Hospitals, now joining Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital and Martin South Hospital in this honor.
“These recipients demonstrate excellence in practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation that make their departments exceptional places for patients receiving care as well as for the staff working in them,” said ENA President Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC. Fewer than 100 emergency departments were selected this year.
“We are incredibly proud to see our emergency departments honored with the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award,” says Susan L. Clark, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer for Cleveland Clinic Martin Health. “This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication and exceptional patient care shown by our caregivers, guided by our nurse managers Lucey Guevara and Stacy Sweeney. It also highlights our commitment to innovative practice, the well-being of both patients and staff, and the passion and collaborative spirit that define our departments every day.”
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital’s 34-bed and Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s 27-bed Emergency Department and its Comprehensive Stroke Center provide emergency care for a combined 84,900 visits annually, including more than 5,400 pediatric visits.
At Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, recent initiatives have improved quality, wait times and patient satisfaction. Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital has achieved significant improvements in patient experience, evidenced by a 20.4% improvement in the Likelihood to Recommend score.
ENA announced the first Lantern Awards in 2011 and each year continues to recognize emergency departments that demonstrate exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. The ENA Lantern Award Committee reviews and scores each application and selects the recipients for a three-year cycle, after which time departments may apply again.
Emergency services are available 24/7 at various Cleveland Clinic locations in Florida and imaging is offered at all locations. To learn more, visit: my.clevelandclinic.org/florida/patients/emergency-departments.
About Cleveland Clinic Martin Health
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health is part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida market. It features three hospitals with a total of 521 beds, a free-standing emergency center, and numerous outpatient centers and clinics across Martin and St. Lucie counties on Florida’s east coast. Cleveland Clinic Martin Health offers preventive, primary and acute hospital care, as well as cancer care, a heart center, wellness and rehabilitation services, and much more. Cleveland Clinic’s Florida market is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Physicians at Cleveland Clinic are experts in the treatment of complex conditions that are difficult to diagnose. For more information, visit www.clevelandclinicflorida.org.
