Adventist Health and Rideout ICU and CVICU Earn National Silver Beacon Award for Excellence
Jan 22, 2026
Adventist Health and Rideout is proud to announce that both its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) have earned the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). These awards represent a prestigious national recognition of exceptional patient care and healthy work environments.
The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes individual hospital units that demonstrate outstanding outcomes, evidence-based practices and a sustained commitment to creating environments where patients and caregivers thrive. The Beacon Award is unit-based, measuring performance against more than 575 peer units nationwide.
According to AACN, units earning Beacon recognition consistently report:
- Higher nurse job satisfaction
- Lower staff turnover
- Better-than-average patient outcomes
For nurse leaders, the Beacon Award supports improved retention, increased staff engagement and access to unit-specific data and feedback. For direct care nurses, it represents meaningful recognition, stronger team morale and a healthier work environment.
About the Beacon Award for Excellence: Established in 2003, the Beacon Award for Excellence offers a road map to help guide exceptional care through improved outcomes and greater overall patient satisfaction. U.S. and Canadian units where patients receive their principal nursing care after hospital admission qualify for this excellence award. Units that receive the Beacon Award for Excellence meet criteria in six categories: leadership structures and systems; appropriate staffing and staff engagement; effective communication, knowledge management, and learning and development; evidence-based practice and processes; and outcome measurement. To learn more, visit Beacon's website or call 800-899-2226.
For additional inquiries or questions, please contact the Adventist Health and Rideout marketing and communications team at AHROMarketingCommunication@ah.org.
