Washington Regional’s emergency department is the first in Arkansas to earn the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award® and one of only 53 in the world this year to receive the prestigious distinction, which recognizes emergency departments that exemplify exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.
As the region’s only level II trauma center, Washington Regional provides the area’s highest level of trauma care, and its 37-bed emergency department cares for nearly 55,000 patients each year from across Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding areas.
“The Washington Regional emergency department team is honored to receive this award,” said Emergency Department Director Danita Mullins, RN. “This achievement shows our team members’ dedication to their patients and to fulfilling Washington Regional’s vision of being the best place for our patients to receive care and the best place for our staff to provide that care.”