The Emergency Departments at Mount Sinai Brooklyn and Mount Sinai Queens have received the Lantern Award from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). This national award recognizes emergency departments for their performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.
With this recognition, all emergency departments within the Mount Sinai Health System now hold the Lantern Award at the same time. The award is named after Florence Nightingale and serves as a symbol of excellence and innovation in emergency nursing.
Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Mount Sinai Health System and Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said: “This is a proud moment for nursing at Mount Sinai. Achieving Lantern status across our Emergency Departments not only speaks to the clinical expertise of our teams, but also to our culture of collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement. I am deeply grateful to our nurse leaders and front-line nurses for the exceptional care they provide to our communities every day.”
Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine for the Mount Sinai Health System stated: “I am extraordinarily proud of our emergency medicine nursing colleagues at Mount Sinai. Emergency care is highly dependent on teamwork, and our nurses truly carry the spirit of collaboration. They are out there every day, responding with clinical excellence, compassion, and professionalism in moments when patients are most vulnerable.”
Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN, Vice President of Nursing for Emergency Services at Mount Sinai Health System commented: “This achievement is a testament to the dedication, skill, and compassion of our emergency nurses, who provide the highest-quality care under the most challenging circumstances. Congratulations to Ledjan Halollari, MSN, RN, and Louis Caldero, MSN, RN, and to their talented leaders and clinical nurses who partnered to write the application. Surely it was an honor to write about the amazing work and progress of your Emergency Departments.”
Jill Goldstein, RN, MA, MS Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for Mount Sinai Queens added: “This award reflects the tireless work of our nurses, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams who deliver high-quality compassionate emergency care every day. We are honored to receive the Lantern Award and proud to be part of a system where emergency care excellence is the standard.”
Claudia Garcenot MSN MHA RN Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Mount Sinai Brooklyn said: “Our team has worked incredibly hard to build an emergency care environment that is not only clinically outstanding but also supportive inclusive and responsive to the needs of our patients and staff. This award affirms that commitment.”
Mount Sinai’s Emergency Departments treat hundreds of thousands of patients each year throughout New York City and Nassau County. The ENA grants this award after a rigorous process that reviews metrics such as clinical outcomes professional development efforts community impact initiatives.
A full list of 2025 Lantern Award recipients can be found on ENA’s website: https://www.ena.org/news-publications/newsroom/ena-recognizes-96-emergency-departments-lantern-awards
Information about all Mount Sinai emergency care locations is available here: https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/emergency-medicine
