Lawrence + Memorial Hospital recognized with Beacon Award for Excellence

New London, CT (Feb. 13, 2025) – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has recognized the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital with a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence.

Established in 2003, AACN’s Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes top hospital units that meet standards of excellence in recruitment and retention; education, training and mentoring; research and evidence-based practice; patient outcomes; leadership and organizational ethics; and creation of a healthy work environment. Units that achieve this three-year award meet national criteria consistent with the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the National Quality Healthcare Award. Silver-level recipients demonstrate continual learning and effective systems to achieve optimal patient care.

“The recognition is a result of the consistent approach to evidence-based care implemented by our nursing team,” said Shannon Christian, chief nursing officer. “Our nurses are highly skilled and compassionate professionals who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional care to our patients. They strive to create a healing environment for all our patients.

“This recognition validates the caliber of nursing that is provided on our intensive care and critical care units,” she added. “These units should be really proud of their achievement and know that the nurses on these units make a difference.”

“This achievement recognizes the exemplary efforts of our ICU and CCU nursing staff to provide excellent, safe, patient-centered care to patients and their families,” said Richard Lisitano, president.

“Those that receive care here at Lawence + Memorial Hospital can expect to experience the highest level of nursing care from a group of exceptional healthcare professionals.”
At Yale New Haven Health, both campuses of Bridgeport Hospital,  and Yale New Haven Hospital have earned Beacon Award recognition on various inpatient units. 

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit, 308-bed general and acute care hospital providing patient care to medical, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric and obstetrical patients in southeastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island since 1912. Lawrence + Memorial offers cardiac acute, step-down and rehabilitation programs and is the only eastern Connecticut hospital that performs emergency and elective angioplasty. www.lmhospital.org