ORLANDO – HCA Florida Healthcare facilities in Central Florida announced today they have been recognized with a 2022 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction (UOD) Award. 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 drive performance. The annual award program recognizes and rewards exemplary nursing units at HCA Healthcare sites of care.
The Central Florida HCA Florida Healthcare sites of care recognized this year include:
- HCA Florida Heathrow Emergency, a part of HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital
- UCF Lake Nona Hospital Emergency Department
- HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital Surgical Services
- Oviedo Medical Center Intensive Care Unit
Honorable mentions include:
- HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Behavioral Health and Medical/Surgical Units
- UCF Lake Nona Hospital Surgical Services
Launched in 2015, the Unit of Distinction Awards are an essential component of HCA Healthcare’s strategic nursing plan. With more than 2,300 sites of care, HCA Healthcare’s 93,000 nurses have abundant opportunity to choose work across a wide spectrum of clinical and non-clinical settings. The organization supports and invests in nursing with leading-edge technologies and increased access to clinical education and professional development opportunities to help make HCA Healthcare the premier career destination for nurses.
“The Unit of Distinction program celebrates how nurses across our organization are achieving top outcomes. It’s how we execute our nursing strategy and unites us all toward a common goal,” said Dr. Sammie Mosier, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of HCA Healthcare. “Congratulations to all nursing units across HCA Healthcare who work each day to deliver excellent care to patients and to support our community of 93,000-strong nurses.”
In a ceremony broadcast from HCA Healthcare’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, a total of 202 nursing units were recognized as top-performing nursing units. Units of Distinction are categorized in the top five percent of all HCA Healthcare medical surgical, critical care, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health, women’s and children’s nursing units, pediatrics/PICU and inpatient rehabilitation units. The top six to ten percent of all HCA Healthcare units earned honorable mention designations.
