ABPANC Certification Achievement Award
The ABPANC Certification Achievement Award recognizes that at least 75%, or 100%, of all eligible perianesthesia nurses in a specific department have earned CPAN® and/or CAPA® certification in a given year. The Department is awarded a framed certificate to recognize this outstanding achievement.
This application form must be completed in full and submitted to the ABPANC national office no later than Feb. 15. Once eligibility is verified, the individual submitting the application will be notified of the award, which will be announced on Certified Nurses Day (March 19 of the following year).
Recipients of the award are also provided with a sample news release for use in their hospital and community news sources. A congratulatory letter from the ABPANC President will be sent to the hospital CEO and Chief Nursing Officer.
To retain the ABPANC Certification Achievement Award annually, a unit must renew its application and documentation of 75% or 100% certified staff on a yearly basis.
Congratulations 2026 Certification Achievement Award Winners!
Certification Achievement Awards are given to hospitals in which more than 75% of eligible perianesthesia nurses hold CPAN and/or CAPA certifications. Congratulations to the following hospitals/units on this award:
75% Or Higher Certification Achievement
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY
- Same Day Surgery (SDS)
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Adventist Health – Hanford, Hanford, CA
- Surgical Short Stay
- Northeast Georgia Health System – Lumpkin, Dahlonega, GA
- Lumpkin Preop/PACU/Post-op
- Houston Methodist The Woodlands, The Woodlands, TX
- PACU
- Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, Houston, TX
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Outpatient Stay Unit (OSU)
- PACU Core
- 3PACU
- 7PACU
- 5 Pavilion PACU
- 4 Pavilion PACU
- 8 Main PACU
- Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
- The Institute for Foot & Ankle Reconstruction
- Crane Preop
- Methodist Hospital Division of Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA
- Methodist Hospital PACU