Hendersonville, North Carolina UNC Health Pardee’s Emergency Department has implemented a comprehensive workplace violence prevention program focused on staff safety, early intervention and enhanced behavioral health expertise. Dedicated behavioral health nurses in the ED provide specialized assessment and de-escalation support, while all

Dallas, Texas Through front-line nurse collaboration and targeted one-on-one education, the UT Southwestern ED transformed pain reassessment performance from 35 percent in January 2023 to a sustained compliance of greater than 80 percent. After identifying documentation gaps and reinforcing best practices through

Westerly, Rhode Island A strong partnership among stretcherside nurses, ED leadership, physicians and the medical information officer has driven substantial improvement in Yale New Haven Westerly Hospital Emergency Department’s sepsis care. Three years ago, SEP-1 compliance was 66.7 percent, prompting multidisciplinary efforts

Lake Mary, Florida The Lake Mary Emergency Department is committed to creating an exceptional patient experience while fostering a close-knit culture among its caregivers. This culture is reflected in a voluntary turnover rate of just 6.83 percent, demonstrating strong engagement, connection and

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

Winter Park, Florida The Winter Park Emergency Department implemented an innovative nurse-led throughput initiative that restructured staffing assignments to a 1-to-3 nursing ratio during peak volume hours. The initiative improved door-to-provider time from 19 to 13 minutes; door-to-discharge time from 191

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

Barrington, Illinois At Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, the Emergency Department Professional Governance Council identified pediatric sepsis as a high-risk, low-frequency condition that can lead to delayed recognition and treatment. In response, ED nurses partnered with leadership, the nurse educator and pediatric specialists

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

Hoffman Estates, Illinois Ascension Saint Alexius Hospital is a 38-bed emergency department serving approximately 60,000 patients annually. To improve outcomes for acute stroke patients, the ED developed an innovative Stroke Launchpad that streamlines evaluation, CT imaging, and Tenecteplase preparation through standardized nursing