ABPANC Certification Achievement Award
The ABPANC Certification Achievement Award recognizes perianesthesia departments that demonstrate a strong commitment to professional certification. Awards are presented annually to departments in which at least 50%, 75%, or 100% of eligible perianesthesia nurses have earned CPAN® and/or CAPA® certification.
Award levels include:
- Gold – 50% certified
- Diamond – 75% certified
- Platinum – 100% certified
Applications must be completed in full and submitted to the ABPANC National Office by February 15 each year. Once eligibility has been verified, the individual submitting the application will be notified, and recipients will be recognized on Certified Nurses Day (March 19).
Award recipients receive an ABPANC recognition plaque, along with a sample news release to share the achievement with their organization and local community.
To maintain Certification Achievement Award recognition, departments must submit a new application and updated documentation each year demonstrating that they continue to meet the requirements for the applicable award level.
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