Roswell Park’s Intensive Care Unit Earns Second Beacon Award for Excellence

American Association of Critical Care Nurses honors nursing team

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Intensive Care Unit has once again received a Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). This is the second consecutive year the unit has received the honor, which recognizes high-quality, patient centered care for acutely ill patients. The Roswell Park ICU team was recognized this year at the Silver level.

The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes individual nursing units, as opposed to whole hospitals and facilities, that consistently improve outcomes and align their practices with AACN’s six Healthy Work Environment Standards. Units meet rigorous criteria in the following areas: leadership structures and systems, appropriate staffing and staff engagement, effective communication, knowledge management, learning and development, evidence-based practices and outcomes measurement. American Association of Critical Care Nurses honors nursing team for second year in a row.

“This recognition reflects our ICU team’s constant commitment to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care every single day,” says Andrew Storer, PhD, DNP, RN, NP-C, FAANP, Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Nursing at Roswell Park. “Earning the Beacon Award for Excellence for the second year in a row —and advancing from Bronze to Silver — underscores our commitment to continuous improvement and the highest standards of patient centered care.”

“Every decision we make in the Intensive Care Unit starts with the patient,” says Maegan Chmura, BSN, RN, CMS RN, Executive Director of Patient Care Services at Roswell Park. “This award is a reflection of our team’s dedication to creating an environment where patients and their families feel supported, safe and cared for at every step of their journey.”