Lantern
ENA Lantern Award Application Services
The ENA Lantern Award recognizes emergency departments that exemplify exceptional practice, innovative performance, and outstanding patient care in emergency nursing.
Tipton Health helps organizations showcase the excellence of their emergency departments and present the strongest possible case for Lantern recognition.
Lantern Consulting Services
Consulting & Ongoing Support
Tipton’s experienced consultants guide internal teams throughout the application process, helping ensure responses clearly align with ENA Lantern Award requirements.
Document Review
Our writing team, including technical writers, nurses, and project managers, ensures submissions are clear, complete, and compelling while highlighting the department’s achievements.
Why Hospitals Choose Tipton
300+ nursing excellence designations achieved
100% client success rate
Trusted by 250+ hospitals and 50+ health systems
Deep expertise across specialty recognition programs
Why Lantern Matters
The Lantern Award honors emergency departments that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and excellence in emergency nursing practice. In one of healthcare’s most demanding environments, the recognition highlights teams that consistently deliver safe, efficient, and patient-centered emergency care. For organizations, Lantern signals that their emergency department has the leadership, teamwork, and clinical processes needed to perform at the highest level.
What It Takes to Achieve Lantern
Achieving Lantern recognition requires emergency departments to demonstrate strong leadership, evidence-based clinical practice, professional development, and measurable improvements in operational and patient care outcomes.
Tipton supports emergency departments by helping nurse leaders align structures, performance data, and improvement initiatives with award criteria, ensuring teams can clearly demonstrate the excellence they deliver every day.
What Successful Lantern Recognition Looks Like with Tipton
- Emergency departments demonstrating innovation and leadership
- Consistent application of evidence-based emergency care practices
- A culture of continuous improvement in high-pressure environments
- Strong emphasis on education and professional development
- Advocacy and research that advance emergency nursing practice
The Valuable Voices of Our Partners
Tipton Health has been an incredible partner. Their team helped us develop strategies and align resources for our Magnet® journey.
Kim Meeker
MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC | VP & CNO
Tipton Health dramatically improved our nursing leadership work environment.
Crystal Farmer
MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE | VP & CNO
We are so grateful for our partnership with Tipton Health. Their guidance was relatable, useful, and effective.
Catherine Hughes
MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC | SVP & CNE
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