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1Adult Critical Care Services and the Neurosciences, Clarian Health Partners, Room A5237, Clarian Health, Methodist Hospital, I-65 at 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1367, USA. kdreed@clarian.org
Abstract:
The Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence recognizes individual critical care units that have met rigid criteria for excellence, exhibiting high-quality standards and exceptional care of patients and their families. Used as a framework for quality, the award criteria focus on structure, process, and outcomes that enable quality to emerge in the critical care environment. The journey toward meeting Beacon Award criteria can produce long-lasting changes that transform unit-based culture and lead to sustained excellence.
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