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Excellence in nursing: HCA Healthcare announces 2023 Unit of Distinction Awards
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Today, we announced the 2023 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction (UOD) Award(s), an annual program that recognizes and rewards exemplary nursing units at our sites of care. The Unit of Distinction designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care.
“We look forward to celebrating our outstanding nursing units every year through our Unit of Distinction Awards. HCA Healthcare would not be what it is without the inspiring dedication of our nurses. I want to congratulate all of this year’s winners, who truly raise our standard of nursing excellence every day.”
Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of HCA Healthcare
Launched in 2015, the Unit of Distinction Awards are an essential component of HCA Healthcare’s strategic nursing plan. With more than 2,400 sites of care, HCA Healthcare’s more than 99,000 nurses have abundant opportunities to choose work across a wide spectrum of clinical and non-clinical settings. HCA Healthcare supports and invests in nursing with leading-edge technologies and increased access to clinical education and professional development opportunities to help make HCA Healthcare a premier career destination for nurses.
In a ceremony broadcast from HCA Healthcare’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, a total of 199 nursing units were recognized as top-performing nursing units. Units of Distinction are categorized in the top five percent of all HCA Healthcare units in the following specialized areas of care:
- Behavioral Health
- Critical Care
- Emergency Services
- Free Standing Emergency Department
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Medical Surgical
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatrics
- Perinatal Services
- Progressive Care Unit
- Surgical Services (pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative)
The top six to ten percent of all HCA Healthcare units earned honorable mention designations.
We extend our gratitude to the nursing colleagues in each unit recognized for their dedication to delivering patient-centered care!
Behavioral Health
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Geriatrics (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Adolescent (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Adult (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital, Behavioral Health (Sarasota, Florida)
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, Transitions Behavioral Health (Pulaski, Virginia)
LewisGale Medical Center, Behavioral Health Adult Unit 3 (Salem, Virginia)
Pinewood Springs, Adult Inpatient Unit (Columbia, Tennessee)
St. Mark’s Hospital, Behavioral Health (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Critical Care
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Special Care Unit (McAllen, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Critical Care Unit (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Trauma Burn Intensive Care Unit (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida West Hospital, Intensive Care Unit Open Heart/Neuro (Pensacola, Florida)
HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, Intensive Care Unit (Ocala, Florida)
Medical City Denton, Intensive Care Unit (Denton, Texas)
Medical City Frisco, Intensive Care Unit (Frisco, Texas)
Medical City McKinney, Intensive Care Unit (McKinney, Texas)
Medical City North Hills, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (Richland Hills, Texas)
Mountain View Hospital, Intensive Care Unit (Payson, Utah)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Cardiac Care Unit (Las Vegas, Nevada)
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (Nashville, Tennessee)
West Valley Medical Center, Intensive Care Unit (Caldwell, Idaho)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Neuro Critical Care (Ocala, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Intensive Care Unit (Conroe, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Intensive Care Unit (Pasadena, Texas)
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit/Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (Richmond, Virginia)
LewisGale Hospital – Alleghany, Intensive Care Unit (Low Moor, Virginia)
Medical City Plano, Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Plano, Texas)
Methodist Hospital, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (San Antonio, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (Las Vegas, Nevada)
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, Intensive Care Unit (Austin, Texas)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (Las Vegas, Nevada)
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, Critical Care (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
TriStar Skyline Medical Center, Medical Intensive Care Unit (Nashville, Tennessee)
Emergency Services
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Emergency Department (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Emergency Department (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital, Emergency Department (St. Petersburg, Florida)
HCA Florida University Hospital, Emergency Department (Davie, Florida)
HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital, Emergency Department (Tamarac, Florida)
Heart Hospital of Austin, Emergency Department (Austin, Texas)
Medical City Denton, Emergency Department (Denton, Texas)
Mountain View Hospital, Emergency Department (Payson, Utah)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Emergency Department (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Emergency Department (Low Moor, Virginia)
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, Emergency Department (Pulaski, Virginia)
Medical City Alliance, Emergency Department (Fort Worth, Texas)
Medical City Las Colinas, Emergency Department (Irving, Texas)
Medical City Lewisville, Emergency Department (Lewisville, Texas)
StoneSprings Hospital Center, Emergency Department (Dulles, Virginia)
West Valley Medical Center, Emergency Department (Caldwell, Idaho)
Free Standing Emergency Room
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
TriStar Mt. Juliet ER, a part of TriStar Summit Medical Center (Mt. Juliet, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Destin Emergency, a part of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (Destin, Florida)
HCA Florida Plantation Emergency, a part of HCA Florida Westside Hospital (Plantation, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Medical City ER Saginaw, a department of Medical City Alliance (Saginaw, Texas)
HCA Florida Maricamp Emergency, a part of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital (Ocala, Florida)
HCA Florida Citrus Park Emergency, a part of HCA Florida Trinity Hospital (Tampa, Florida)
ER 24/7 Rockport, an affiliate of Corpus Christi Medical Center (Rockport, Texas)
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Miami, Florida)
Methodist Hospital Northeast, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Live Oak, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Grand Strand Medical Center, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, Lawnwood Physical Rehabilitation Center (Fort Pierce, Florida)
Medical City Lewisville, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Lewisville, Texas)
Medical Surgical
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Units
Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital Inpatient Services (Thousand Oaks, California)
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Adult Oncology Services (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, 3 West (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Good Samaritan Hospital, Third Cardiovascular East/Telemetry/PCU/3CV-East (San Jose, California)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 8N Tele/Diabetic (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, B3 East (Brandon, Florida)
HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, 3 West (West Palm Beach, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 4 Carroll (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 7 Carroll (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 8 Carroll Telemetry/Neurology (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (Ocala, Florida)
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital, 4th Floor Surgical Unit (Tampa, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Post Operative Unit (Texas City, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, Orthopedic Surgical Trauma (Houston, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Post Operative Unit (Pearland, Texas)
Henrico Doctors Hospital, Joint & Spine Center (Richmond, Virginia)
Medical City Dallas, Neuroscience (Dallas, Texas)
Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals, Telemetry (Dallas, Texas)
Medical City Plano, C2 Medical Oncology (Plano, Texas)
Medical City Plano, Surgical Oncology (Plano, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, 4 North Surgical Medical Surgical (Las Vegas, Nevada)
MountainView Hospital, 4 South Cardiac Medical Surgical (Las Vegas, Nevada)
MountainView Hospital, 5 Center Stroke Medical Surgical (Las Vegas, Nevada)
MountainView Hospital, 5 Neuro (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Rapides Regional Medical Center, 3A Heart & Vascular Unit (Alexandria, Louisiana)
Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, a campus of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, 5 East (Richmond, Virginia)
StoneSprings Hospital Center, Medical Surgical (Dulles, Virginia)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Fairview Park Hospital, 3rd Floor Telemetry (Dublin, Georgia)
Good Samaritan Hospital, Third Cardiovascular West/Telemetry/3CV-West (San Jose, California)
Grand Strand Medical Center, 2 North (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 2 East (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, 2 North Orthopedic and Spine (Port Charlotte, Florida)
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, 4 East Medical Surgical Orthopedic (Margate, Florida)
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, 4North Medical Surgical (Brooksville, Florida)
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Oncology (Kissimmee, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Medical Surgical (Texas City, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, 6 North (Houston, Texas)
Lakeview Hospital, Orthopedics-Spine (Bountiful, Utah)
Los Robles Regional Medical Center, 2 Oncology (Thousand Oaks, California)
Medical City Dallas, 8EW Orthopedics (Dallas, Texas)
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Medical Surgical (Vidalia, Georgia)
Memorial Satilla Health, 2 Main (Waycross, Georgia)
Methodist Hospital Atascosa, Medical Surgical (Jourdanton, Texas)
Mission Hospital, 3 Heart Cardiac Stepdown (Asheville, North Carolina)
MountainView Hospital, 4 Central General Medical Surgical (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Regional Medical Center of San Jose, Medical Telemetry (San Jose, California)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Medical Cardiac Unit (Las Vegas, Nevada)
UCF Lake Nona Hospital, Medical Surgical Telemetry (Orlando, Florida)
West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, 4 West – Medical Surgical/Orthopedic (West Hills, California)
West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, 5th Floor (West Hills, California)
West Valley Medical Center, Ortho-Spine (Cadwell, Idaho)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, The Birth Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Corpus Christi Medical Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Corpus Christi, Texas)
HCA Florida University Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Davie, Florida)
Rapides Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Alexandra, Louisiana)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Medical City Alliance, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Fort Worth, Texas)
Medical City Frisco, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Frisco, Texas)
Ogden Regional Medical Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Ogden, Utah)
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Level II/II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Denver, Colorado)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Denver, Colorado)
Unit of Distinction Recipient
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Nashville, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Webster, Texas)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Pediatrics
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Pediatric Acute Care (Nashville, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Recipient
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Pediatrics (Denver, Colorado)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mention
Fairview Park Hospital, Pediatric Unit (Dublin, Georgia)
Perinatal Services
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Labor and Delivery (Pasadena, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, Antepartum (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, Postpartum/Gynecology (Corpus Christi, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, Labor and Delivery (Houston, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Postpartum (Pasadena, Texas)
Medical City Weatherford, Labor and Delivery (Weatherford, Texas)
Medical City Weatherford, Women’s Services Postpartum (Weatherford, Texas)
St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, Women’s Services (Georgetown, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Cache Valley Hospital, Women’s Services (North Logan, Utah)
Centerpoint Medical Center, Labor and Delivery (Independence, Missouri)
Centerpoint Medical Center, Mother Baby (Independence, Missouri)
Colleton Medical Center, Labor and Delivery (Walterboro, South Carolina)
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Women’s Services (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
Mountain View Hospital, Women’s Services Labor and Delivery (Payson, Utah)
Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Postpartum (McAllen, Texas)
Progressive Care Unit
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Orthopedic/Trauma (Conroe, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, Acute Care (Spruce Pine, North Carolina)
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Intermediate Care Unit (Pearland, Texas)
Medical City Denton, Heart and Vascular Unit (Denton, Texas)
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Progressive Care Unit (Vidalia, Georgia)
Rio Grande Regional Hospital, 2 East Progressive Care (McAllen, Texas)
Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Neuroscience (McAllen, Texas)
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, Progressive Care Unit (Smyrna, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, Trauma Neuro Care Unit (Fort Pierce, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 5 Carroll Progressive Stepdown (Miami, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Intermediate Care (Conroe, Texas)
Las Palmas Medical Center, Intermediate Care Unit (El Paso, Texas)
Medical City Alliance, Progressive Care Unit (Fort Worth, Texas)
Medical City Frisco, Progressive Care Unit (Frisco, Texas)
Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals, Progressive Care Unit (Dallas, Texas)
Medical City Plano, Intensive Care Unit Stepdown (Plano, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Texsan, Progressive Care Unit/Telemetry (San Antonio, Texas)
Surgical Services / Endoscopy
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Endoscopy (Jacksonville, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Recipient
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, Endoscopy (Houston, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
CJW Medical Center, Endoscopy (Richmond, Virginia)
Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Endoscopy (Rochester, New Hampshire)
Surgical Services / Pre-Operative
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
TriStar Horizon Medical Center, Outpatient Surgery (Dickson, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball, Day Surgery/Pre-Operative (Tomball, Texas)
Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals, Pre-Operative Department (Dallas, Texas)
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Pediatric AM Admissions Pre-Operative (Denver, Colorado)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Outpatient Surgery (Frankfort, Kentucky)
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Adult Pre-Operative (Denver, Colorado)
St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, Outpatient Surgery (Georgetown, Texas)
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, Same Day Surgery (Nashville, Tennessee)
Surgical Services / Intra-Operative
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
Heart Hospital of Austin, Surgical Services (Austin, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, Surgical Services (Spruce Pine, North Carolina)
Colleton Medical Center, Surgical Services (Walterboro, South Carolina)
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, Surgical Services (Fort Pierce, Florida)
Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals, Operating Room (Dallas, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Brigham City Community Hospital, Surgery (Brigham City, Utah)
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, Operating Room (Kingwood, Texas)
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, Surgical Services (Pulaski, Virginia)
Lone Peak Hospital, Surgery (Draper, Utah)
Medical City Las Colinas, Surgery (Irving, Texas)
Medical City McKinney, Surgical Services (McKinney, Texas)
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Main Operating Room (Denver, Colorado)
Rapides Regional Medical Center, Surgery (Alexandria, Louisiana)
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Surgery (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Operating Room (Houston, Texas)
TriStar Horizon Medical Center, Surgery (Dickson, Tennessee)
Surgical Services / Post-Operative
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit
Medical City McKinney, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (McKinney, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Recovery (Pearland, Texas)
Medical City Dallas, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Dallas, Texas)
St. David’s Medical Center, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Austin, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Richmond, Virginia)
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (San Antonio, Texas)
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Denver, Colorado)
Rapides Regional Medical Center, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Alexandria, Louisiana)
StoneSprings Hospital Center, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Dulles, Virginia)
Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (Wichita, Kansas)
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