Plano, Texas Children’s Medical Center Plano Emergency Department, a 52-bed Level III trauma ED that served more than 58,000 patient visits in 2025, successfully implemented several initiatives to improve patient care. The department achieved a perfect pediatric readiness score of 100,

Abu Dhabi, UAE Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s ED reduced the length of stay for admitted patients by implementing a structured admission escalation process, clear time-based expectations and strong leadership oversight. Bed coordination begins within five minutes of the admission order, with

Cleveland, Ohio The Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Emergency Department sustained an average door-to-balloon time of 50 minutes in 2024 and 2025, sitting well below the 90-minute benchmark recommended by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. This performance

Garfield Heights, Ohio The Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital Emergency Department implemented several strategies to reduce the number of patients who leave without being seen. One key initiative, the Internal Treatment Area, allows patients to be evaluated by an emergency physician—either in

Camden, New Jersey Recognizing delays in the identification and treatment of critically ill patients who did not meet traditional trauma or stroke activation criteria, Cooper University Health Care's Emergency Department developed the nurse-driven Priority Alert program. Emergency nurses partnered with physicians,

Lebanon, New Hampshire The emergency department team at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center focused on nurse satisfaction shifting. By focusing on developing interprofessional relationships, the culture shifted to highlighting what was working well in an effort to replicate the positives and not

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department’s ED Nurse Expeditor initiative was developed to improve patient throughput and strengthen system-wide capacity management. Action plans centered on deploying dedicated nurse expeditors to accelerate timely discharges, timely transport of admitted patients to inpatient units

Glen Cove, New York The Glen Cove Hospital Emergency Department leveraged shared governance and nurse-led innovation to improve severe sepsis care. Facing 9.2 percent mortality and a 66.7 percent bundle compliance, the interdisciplinary team known as the Sepsis First Responders implemented

Cincinnati, Ohio The freestanding Good Samaritan Western Ridge Emergency Department has achieved strong results in patient experience, safety and team member engagement. Staff at the 16-bed ED support high-quality care through evidence-based initiatives, including direct bedding that uses a “pull-until-full” model

Old Bridge, New Jersey In 2025, the ED team at Hackensack Meridian Health Old Bridge Medical Center implemented new processes and enhanced education to target improved care for patients experiencing postpartum hemorrhage and hypertension or brain bleeds. The team at the 29-bed