Alabama Emergency Nurses Association-ALENA

06/02/2026

Great upcoming CE opportunity! https://www.alahec.org/calendar_event/wiregrasstraumateam/

06/01/2026

Still time to apply

Now Accepting Applications for 2026 ALENA Delegate

Represent Alabama at the ENA General Assembly in Phoenix, AZ September 27–28, 2026!

Applications are due June 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM. No late submissions accepted.

Full guidelines, eligibility requirements, and point scoring are all on the application form.

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/261367668611060

Questions? Contact Nominations/Elections Committee Chair Karen Faircloth at [email protected]

05/23/2026

The 2026 Pediatric Readiness Nationwide Assessment closes May 31, and Alabama is sitting at a 38% response rate while the national average is nearly 62%. With less than two weeks left, we have a real opportunity to close that gap.

This assessment, endorsed by ENA and ACEP, gives every 24/7 emergency department a confidential look at how prepared it is to care for children. Highly ready EDs (as measured by the assessment) are associated with up to a 76% lower pediatric mortality risk. Participating departments receive a confidential score, benchmarking metrics, and a gap analysis — and the whole thing takes about 30 minutes at PedsReady.org.

Here is how you can help in the next 12 days:

If your ED has not completed the assessment yet, please take 30 minutes to do it at PedsReady.org.

If your ED has already participated, check the dropdown list at PedsReady.org to see which nearby EDs have not, and reach out to a colleague there.

Share this message with your charge nurses, ED managers, and medical directors.

Questions? Contact Alabama EMSC State Manager Jake Pollard at [email protected].

https://pedsready.org/

High readiness is associated with as much as 76% reduced mortality risk in pediatric ill or injured patients. Participation helps EDs identify gaps in Pediatric Readiness and is vital to improving outcomes in your community and for all children.

05/20/2026

05/18/2026

From the ALENA Board of Directors:

Ada Doss, RN, was killed in the employee parking lot of DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa as she was leaving her shift. She was a wife, a mother of two young daughters, and a nurse who showed up every day to care for her community. Her loss is devastating, and it is not an isolated incident. Healthcare workplace violence has been escalating for years, and Alabama’s nurses, technicians, providers, security teams, and support staff have been telling anyone who will listen that the current safeguards are not enough.

A petition is now circulating in support of Ada’s Law, proposed legislation that would strengthen security protections for healthcare workers across our state.

The Alabama Emergency Nurses Association Board of Directors stands behind this effort.

Nurses do not get to choose who walks through the doors. We care for everyone, on their worst day, without exception. That is the job, and we are proud of it. But the people who do this work deserve to make it home to their families at the end of every shift. Ada should have made it home.

We are asking every ALENA member, every Alabama nurse, every healthcare worker, and every person who has ever been cared for in one of our hospitals to please sign and share this petition. Real change begins with our voices being heard together.

🔗 Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/pass-ada-s-law-protect-alabama-healthcare-workers-before-another-life-is-lost?recruiter=1189662984&recruited_by_id=8fadca90-9035-11eb-b097-61015b9daf0f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_promote_or_share&utm_term=psf_promote_or_share&utm_medium=facebook&share_id=5WvYVkwNgD&fbclid=IwVERDUAR0P9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4P9Rjt4ZCAsDNeEWwMqJo5mNibr7YFY-IbiuAh6c2617c0GSBwr1ASEVlxIA_aem_yIGTiMRgYJq9oP3Zxop_Fg

In service and in memory of Ada,
The Alabama ENA Board of Directors

Pass Ada’s Law: Protect Alabama Healthcare Workers Before Another Life Is Lost

05/18/2026

Now Accepting Applications for 2026 ALENA Delegate

Represent Alabama at the ENA General Assembly in Phoenix, AZ September 27–28, 2026!

Applications are due June 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM. No late submissions accepted.

Full guidelines, eligibility requirements, and point scoring are all on the application form.

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/261367668611060

Questions? Contact Nominations/Elections Committee Chair Karen Faircloth at [email protected]

05/17/2026

If you live in Tallapoosa or Coosa County check out the Frontline Heroes coloring book and color the ALENA page!

05/15/2026

This week, we recognize the men and women of EMS who answer the call without hesitation.

Every shift brings the unknown. Every call demands skill, speed, and trust.

From roadside emergencies to critical patient handoffs, EMS professionals are the first link in the chain of survival.

The Alabama Emergency Nurses Association is proud to support our EMS colleagues.

Thank you for your commitment, and the care you provide across our communities.