What's New at Pennsylvania Hospital http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/ "What's New" is the employee publication for Pennsylvania Hospital. en-US Thu, 16 May 2013 16:18:05 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Nation’s First Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program on the Road to Accreditation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/q9OGqkDUkGE/nations-first-hospital-pharmacy-residency-program-on-the-road-to-accreditation.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/nations-first-hospital-pharmacy-residency-program-on-the-road-to-accreditation.html Recently, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) came to Pennsylvania to conduct a Residency Accreditation Survey. The ASHP is a national professional organization with nearly 40,000 members, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and students, who provide patient care services in hospital, health systems, and ambulatory clinics. For the past 70... Recently, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) came to Pennsylvania to conduct a Residency Accreditation Survey. The ASHP is a national professional organization with nearly 40,000 members, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and students, who provide patient care services in hospital, health systems, and ambulatory clinics. For the past 70 years, the ASHP has been at the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety by advocating and supporting pharmacy staffs so they may help people achieve optimal health outcomes.  

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Shown clockwise from the bottom left are:  Tiffany So (Pharmacy resident), Poonam Chhunchhua (Pharmacy resident), Lisa Lifshin (surveyor), Jane Pruemer (surveyor), Sara Stahle, Dominic Mignone, Dan Wilson, Lindsay Varga, Liz Marino, Carolyn Orendorff, (program director), Jackie von Vital, Tracy Miller, Thanh Pham, Mina Ricciardelli, and Dennis Constan.

“The Pennsylvania Hospital Pharmacy did a terrific job on the ASHP survey,” said Suzanne Y. Brown, MS, RPh, director of Pharmacy Services. “On behalf of the Department of Pharmacy Services, I would like to thank all who participated in the survey. The survey team was impressed not only with our level of Pharmacy services, but with the way we effectively addressed patient care from an interdisciplinary team approach. They commented that the collaboration across the disciplines was evident in every session of the survey,” said Brown.   

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Pennsylvania Hospital Apothecary Shop, c.1920s.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital Featured News What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 16:18:05 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/nations-first-hospital-pharmacy-residency-program-on-the-road-to-accreditation.html What’s the Big Idea? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/VQACikCiJkI/whats-the-big-idea.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/whats-the-big-idea.html You can submit ideas from May 14 - June 7, 2013 The Your Big Idea Challenge focuses on finding opportunities for all us in Penn Medicine to be more efficient while continuing to excel at our tripartite mission of patient care, education and research. The Challenge includes some new features... Your-Big-IdeaYou can submit ideas from May 14 - June 7, 2013

The Your Big Idea Challenge focuses on finding opportunities for all us in Penn Medicine to be more efficient while continuing to excel at our tripartite mission of patient care, education and research. The Challenge includes some new features and enhancements over last year — including the Prove Us Wrong challenge, where submitters will have a chance to develop an idea even if it doesn’t make it through to the next round right away. More ideas will be implemented than last year, and faculty and staff will be provided with training and resources to pursue ideas independently.

What’s the Cost-Savings Challenge?

Building off the success of the innovation tournament, this Cost-Savings Challenge provides a forum for everyone to contribute. A strong cultural attribute of Penn Medicine is our ability to respond to a challenge by discovering new and better ways of improving care.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 16:14:09 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/whats-the-big-idea.html Recognizing Those on the Front Lines at PAH http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/1dhs9f1W5qM/recognizing-those-on-the-front-lines-at-pah.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/recognizing-those-on-the-front-lines-at-pah.html The staff of the PAH Welcome Desk and Security Services are usually the first people patients and visitors encounter when entering the Hospital. These staff members literally serve on the front lines of patient care. The Welcome Desk and Security Services formed a shared governance committee this year and launched... The staff of the PAH Welcome Desk and Security Services are usually the first people patients and visitors encounter when entering the Hospital. These staff members literally serve on the front lines of patient care.

The Welcome Desk and Security Services formed a shared governance committee this year and launched an Employee of the Month Award. Recipients are staff members that have been chosen because they exhibit compassion towards patients, visitors and coworkers. They are customer-focused role models for Relationship-Based Care and dedicated employees who display teamwork with colleagues throughout the Hospital.

The following individuals have been selected so far for 2013:

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Donna Fragala – January 

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Darryl Randolph – March 

 

 

  Mary-Feehan

                                                                        Mary Feehan – April 

 

 

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 16:09:28 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/recognizing-those-on-the-front-lines-at-pah.html Farewell to the Dynamic Duo of Patient Safety and Performance Improvement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/pB_ojK3W80c/farewell-to-the-dynamic-duo-of-patient-safety-and-performance-improvement.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/farewell-to-the-dynamic-duo-of-patient-safety-and-performance-improvement.html After nearly two decades of dedicated service at PAH, Dorothy A. Counts, RN, MA, CPHQ, and Janet E. Creely, RN, CPHQ, CCM, are retiring from their positions of Clinical Director of Quality and Patient Safety, and Director of Patient Safety, effective June 7. Colleagues can join in celebrating the careers... Janet-Creely-and-Dorothy-CountsAfter nearly two decades of dedicated service at PAH, Dorothy A. Counts, RN, MA, CPHQ, and Janet E. Creely, RN, CPHQ, CCM, are retiring from their positions of Clinical Director of Quality and Patient Safety, and Director of Patient Safety, effective June 7.

Colleagues can join in celebrating the careers of Dorothy and Janet in the McClelland Conference room on May 29, from 1 pm to 4 pm.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 16:05:14 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/farewell-to-the-dynamic-duo-of-patient-safety-and-performance-improvement.html Third Annual Team UPHS/Penn 2013 MS City to Shore Ride http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/BVoWNXfrGzs/third-annual-team-uphspenn-2013-ms-city-to-shore-ride.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/third-annual-team-uphspenn-2013-ms-city-to-shore-ride.html “Tour de Elm Garden” Rolls Through PAH on June 11 The 2013 MS City to Shore Team UPHS/Penn recruitment fundraiser will kick off this month at PAH with the third annual “Tour de Elm Garden” to highlight upcoming events. Two-time champ, Laboratory’s own Bill Hunt, will attempt to achieve an... “Tour de Elm Garden” Rolls Through PAH on June 11

MS-2012-raffle-bike-raceThe 2013 MS City to Shore Team UPHS/Penn recruitment fundraiser will kick off this month at PAH with the third annual “Tour de Elm Garden” to highlight upcoming events. Two-time champ, Laboratory’s own Bill Hunt, will attempt to achieve an unprecedented trifecta victory against Rehabilitation Services’ Arley Johnson and sophomore Tour de Elm Garden rider Ben Palubinsky of The Pavilion. Look for a potential fourth mystery rider who may surprise the bunch with some mad riding skills!

Registrants and supporters alike are invited to come and cheer on their favorite “Café rider” and take their shot at guessing which rider will come in first while supporting Team UPHS/Penn. The first, second, and third place winners will receive fabulous raffle prizes. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Be sure to stop by.  Winners will be drawn Thursday, June 27.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 16:03:40 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/third-annual-team-uphspenn-2013-ms-city-to-shore-ride.html Women and the Civil War http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/Pbt6TUlXshk/women-and-the-civil-war.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/women-and-the-civil-war.html PAH will conclude its 2012-2013 Exhibition Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 29, at 6 pm, in the Helen McClelland Conference Room, 2 Pine Building, with “Women and the Civil War.” Guest speaker Judith Giesberg, PhD, associate professor of History, Villanova University, will discuss the activities of woman during the Civil... PAH will conclude its 2012-2013 Exhibition Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 29, at 6 pm, in the Helen McClelland Conference Room, 2 Pine Building, with “Women and the Civil War.”

Civil-war-image-1Guest speaker Judith Giesberg, PhD, associate professor of History, Villanova University, will discuss the activities of woman during the Civil War. Dr. Giesberg is the author of several books on the Civil War including Civil War Sisterhood: The United States Sanitary Commission and Women's Politics in Transition (Northeastern University Press); “Army at Home”: Women and the Civil War on the Northern Home Front (University of North Carolina Press); Keystone State in Crisis: Pennsylvania in the Civil War (Pennsylvania Historical Association Series); and numerous articles.

To RSVP or for additional information, please contact Stacey Peeples at 215.829.5434 or stacey.peeples@uphs.upenn.edu.

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 15:59:06 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/women-and-the-civil-war.html Annual Total Compensation Statements: Now Online! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/LbX7iHG6sv0/annual-total-compensation-statements-now-online-1.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/annual-total-compensation-statements-now-online-1.html Your annual Total Compensation Statement gives you a “big picture” view of the value of your UPHS pay and benefits. The newest statement, showing the total value of your benefits and compensation for the period January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012, is now available online. Visit the Human Resources... Your annual Total Compensation Statement gives you a “big picture” view of the value of your UPHS pay and benefits. The newest statement, showing the total value of your benefits and compensation for the period January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012, is now available online. Visit the Human Resources website, www.uphshrandyou.com and click on one of the links for the Total Compensation Statement.

New this year:  It’s easier to access your statement! Just use your network ID and password.

Did you know your statement is also a valuable tool to use in retirement planning? Review the Retirement section to be sure you’re participating in all the retirement plans that you’re eligible to join and that you’re making the most of your opportunities to plan for your future.

In order to receive a Total Compensation Statement, you must be a UPHS employee, enrolled in UPHSflex benefits, and have a hire date on or before June 30, 2012.

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 15:57:33 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/annual-total-compensation-statements-now-online-1.html New! HR Benefits Open Enrollment Change Period – May 13 -19 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/zqTa_U7so-k/new-hr-benefits-open-enrollment-change-period-may-13-19.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/new-hr-benefits-open-enrollment-change-period-may-13-19.html Open Enrollment has ended but you will have another opportunity to log in and make changes to your benefits or to enroll. If you have logged in and made changes, you were asked to print out your confirmation statement with your elections for the upcoming year. Please review this document... Open-Enrollment-ChangeOpen Enrollment has ended but you will have another opportunity to log in and make changes to your benefits or to enroll. If you have logged in and made changes, you were asked to print out your confirmation statement with your elections for the upcoming year. Please review this document carefully since it lists the benefit elections that you made for the FY14 benefit plan year (July 1 – June 30). Please use the online enrollment website www.enrollone.com/uphs to make changes or corrections. If all of the information is complete and accurate, no further action is required. Please keep the printed confirmation statement for your records.

The enrollment or changes that you make during this time will take effect July 1, 2013. Once the enrollment period closes on May 19, you will not be eligible to make changes to your benefits until either the next open enrollment period or you have experienced a qualified life event or status change that would allow you to make changes to your current elections. 

If you have any questions, please contact the HR Benefits Department at 215.615.2675, option#4.

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 15:56:50 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/new-hr-benefits-open-enrollment-change-period-may-13-19.html What’s Happening – Your resource for events and happenings throughout PAH and Penn Medicine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/pHef-5uhlz8/whats-happening-your-resource-for-events-and-happenings-throughout-pah-and-penn-medicine-1.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/whats-happening-your-resource-for-events-and-happenings-throughout-pah-and-penn-medicine-1.html May 18 Relay for Life – JKCC Survivorship Month Kick-off May 20 Harrison Fund Applications Deadline May 23 2013 Hubschman Award Reception May 30 2013 Healthiest Employers Awards Program, Featuring Dr. Gary W. Dorshimer June 9 2013 Delaware Valley Congenital Heart Walk June 10 2013 Pennsylvania Hospital Auxiliary Golf Tournament... May 18
Relay for Life – JKCC Survivorship Month Kick-off 

May 20
Harrison Fund Applications Deadline

May 23
2013 Hubschman Award Reception

May 30
2013 Healthiest Employers Awards Program, Featuring Dr. Gary W. Dorshimer

June 9
2013 Delaware Valley Congenital Heart Walk

June 10
2013 Pennsylvania Hospital Auxiliary Golf Tournament

June 13
Employee Service Awards 

June 18
2013 Ehrenzeller Award Ceremony and Reception

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Thu, 16 May 2013 15:48:09 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/whats-happening-your-resource-for-events-and-happenings-throughout-pah-and-penn-medicine-1.html Celebrating National Nurses Week, May 6-11 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/NmqTh6iprfU/celebrating-national-nurses-week-may-6-11.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/celebrating-national-nurses-week-may-6-11.html National Nurses Week officially kicks off at PAH just as it does across the US and every year – on May 6 – Florence Nightingale’s birthday. According to the American Nurses Association, fewer than twenty nurses attended the first convention of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and... Nurses-Wk-logoNational Nurses Week officially kicks off at PAH just as it does across the US and every year – on May 6 – Florence Nightingale’s birthday. According to the American Nurses Association, fewer than twenty nurses attended the first convention of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada in 1896, which eventually became the American Nurses Association in 1911. And since there were no laws licensing nurses at the time there was not a single registered nurse at the first convention. (Click here for A Brief History of National Nurses Week.)

My how things have changed! Take a walk through the Units of PAH today and you will meet RNs pursuing advanced degrees, achieving professional certification, and practicing evidence-based care. Along with the unit nurse you see advanced practice nurses, all working together, helping to improve the course of health care delivery.

PAH has many long-standing nursing traditions in the delivery of patient care and nursing education. Over many decades, our nurses continue to set an example of how their profession is so much more than just care-giving. Nursing, 21st Century-style, is a true blended practice. It is where the art of caring meets the science of medicine to alleviate human suffering, treat and prevent illness and injury, and contribute to the improvement of the human condition.

“As we celebrate this nurses week I want to express the tremendous amount of pride, gratitude and admiration I have for my team,” said Mary Del Guidice, MSN, RN, CENP, chief nursing officer. “They inspire me!”

All PAH employees and staff are welcome and encouraged to join the Nurses Week events. For the complete calendar of Nurses Week events at PAH, please visit the Nursing homepage on the PAH Intranet or click here. 

 

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital Featured News Print Edition - What's New What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 14:22:34 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/celebrating-national-nurses-week-may-6-11.html Nursing Professionalism and the “New Normal” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/BqR1WrZ8vbU/nursing-professionalism-and-the-new-normal.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/nursing-professionalism-and-the-new-normal.html Gone are the days of the old nursing image: women clad in stiff, white dresses, white stockings, white shoes, and white caps. Welcome now the new professional appearance of nursing! An article by PAH nurses was published in the February issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration, “The Professional Appearance... 1940-Nursing-ClassGone are the days of the old nursing image: women clad in stiff, white dresses, white stockings, white shoes, and white caps. Welcome now the new professional appearance of nursing!

An article by PAH nurses was published in the February issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration, “The Professional Appearance of Registered Nurses – An Integrative Review of Peer-Refereed Studies.” The article – an integrated review of the literature which is one of the strongest types of evidence used to guide clinical practice – was authored by Linda A. Hatfield, PhD, NNP-BC, director, Research and Evidence-based Practice and assistant professor of Evidence-based Practice; Margaret Pearce, MSN, PhD-C, FNP-BC, Modern-nursing-uniform director of Magnet and Patient Outcomes; Mary Del Guidice, MSN, RN, CENP, chief nursing officer; Courtney Cassidy, MSN, RN, coordinator of Quality and Patient Safety; Jean Samoyan, BSN, RN; and Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor of Pain Practice/Clinician Educator-HUP.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 14:20:27 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/nursing-professionalism-and-the-new-normal.html Happy Birthday to the Nation’s First Hospital http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/A_hNkeTdews/happy-birthday-to-the-nations-first-hospital.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/happy-birthday-to-the-nations-first-hospital.html On May 11, PAH will turn 262 years old! Be sure to join your fellow PAH colleagues in the Elm Garden Café Friday, May 10, between 12-2 pm to celebrate this historic event. Cake will be served! We're-Celebrating

On May 11, PAH will turn 262 years old!

Be sure to join your fellow PAH colleagues in the Elm Garden Café Friday, May 10, between 12-2 pm to celebrate this historic event. Cake will be served!


 

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital Print Edition - What's New What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 14:07:01 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/happy-birthday-to-the-nations-first-hospital.html Spotlight on Special Spring ’13 Events http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/NON0wUGUv78/spotlight-on-special-spring-13-events.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/spotlight-on-special-spring-13-events.html JKCC Benefit Shows that Together We Can Make a Difference Hundreds gathered at The Diamond Club at Citizens Bank Park on March 1 – including this year’s Woman of Courage Award Recipient, Lillian M.J. Dixon and NY Giants linebacker and cancer survivor Mark Herzlich, in support of patients and families... JKCC Benefit Shows that Together We Can Make a Difference

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Hundreds gathered at The Diamond Club at Citizens Bank Park on March 1 – including this year’s Woman of Courage Award Recipient, Lillian M.J. Dixon and NY Giants linebacker and cancer survivor Mark Herzlich, in support of patients and families facing cancer at Together We Can, the bi-annual benefit for the Joan Karnell Cancer Center (JKCC) at Pennsylvania Hospital.

Shown here is the Joan Karnell Cancer Center Team at its bi-annual benefit, Together We Can!

The benefit exceeded expectations, raising $325,000. Proceeds from Together We Can provide vital support and hope for patients and families facing cancer. For such patients, the JKCC at Pennsylvania hospital offers progressive, comprehensive cancer care. Through the generous support of donors, the JKCC is able to offer supportive services which reduce suffering, relieve symptoms and provide hope. 

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 14:04:56 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/spotlight-on-special-spring-13-events.html A Giant of a Survivor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/_P0XHV5ecK4/a-giant-of-a-survivor.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/a-giant-of-a-survivor.html In 2008, life for Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich (shown here with his oncologist Arthur Staddon, MD, medical director of the JKCC) seemed to change instantly and drastically. One day he was practicing football and preparing for his senior season after winning the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award... Dr-Staddon-and-Mark-HerzlichIn 2008, life for Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich (shown here with his oncologist Arthur Staddon, MD, medical director of the JKCC) seemed to change instantly and drastically. One day he was practicing football and preparing for his senior season after winning the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award – and the next – he was being told he had Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. It was unknown if he’d ever walk again. And of course there was the question of survival. But Mark was determined to live, walk and return to football.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:57:58 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/a-giant-of-a-survivor.html Lillian M.J. Dixon James F. Graham Woman of Courage Award Recipient http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/FxM9SKakbH4/lillian-mj-dixon-james-f-graham-woman-of-courage-award-recipient.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/lillian-mj-dixon-james-f-graham-woman-of-courage-award-recipient.html This year’s recipient of the James F. Graham Woman of Courage Award – sponsored by the Karen Graham Fund – and presented at the Together We Can! Benefit – is Lillian M.J. Dixon (at left with the Phillie Phanatic). Karen and Jim Graham started the Karen Graham Fund at Pennsylvania... Honoree-Lillian-DixonThis year’s recipient of the James F. Graham Woman of Courage Award – sponsored by the Karen Graham Fund – and presented at the Together We Can! Benefit – is Lillian M.J. Dixon (at left with the Phillie Phanatic). Karen and Jim Graham started the Karen Graham Fund at Pennsylvania Hospital in gratitude for the care that Karen received and to provide support to women facing cancer. Their sons, Mark and David Graham, have continued their parents’ mission.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:30 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/lillian-mj-dixon-james-f-graham-woman-of-courage-award-recipient.html Spring Physician Reception Honors Chair of Surgery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/K7plhRLg_70/spring-physician-reception-honors-chair-of-surgery.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/spring-physician-reception-honors-chair-of-surgery.html PAH held its annual Spring Physician Reception, March 18, honoring Dahlia M. Sataloff, MD, FACS, who was appointed the new chair of PAH’s Department of Surgery in January 2013. Shown here from left to right: Garry Scheib, COO of UPHS and executive director, HUP; Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, FACS, chair,... Sataloff-Phys-Chari-recepPAH held its annual Spring Physician Reception, March 18, honoring Dahlia M. Sataloff, MD, FACS, who was appointed the new chair of PAH’s Department of Surgery in January 2013.

Shown here from left to right: Garry Scheib, COO of UPHS and executive director, HUP; Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, FACS, chair, Department of Surgery, HUP; Dahlia Sataloff, MD, FACS, chair, Department of Surgery, PAH; Michael Buckley, MD, executive director, PAH.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:54:56 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/spring-physician-reception-honors-chair-of-surgery.html Nursing Network Center Cooks for Gift of Life Organ Recipients and Family http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/q-vPrQTA9Rg/nursing-network-center-cooks-for-gift-of-life-organ-recipients-and-family.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/nursing-network-center-cooks-for-gift-of-life-organ-recipients-and-family.html Pennsylvania Hospital's Nursing Network Center staff are Home Cooking Heroes.They prepared a delicious dinner for Gift of Life organ transplant recipients and their families at the Gift of Life Family House on 4th and Callowhill Streets. Pictured from left to right are Lillian Forrest (EVS Dispatcher), Jennifer Rodden (Nursing Administrative... PAH-nursing-network-ctr-cooksPennsylvania Hospital's Nursing Network Center staff are Home Cooking Heroes.They prepared a delicious dinner for Gift of Life organ transplant recipients and their families at the Gift of Life Family House on 4th and Callowhill Streets. Pictured from left to right are Lillian Forrest (EVS Dispatcher), Jennifer Rodden (Nursing Administrative Coordinator), Horace Thomas (Transport Dispatcher), Maryanne Hayden-Quinn (Bed Control), Maria Joyce (Nursing Administrative Coordinator) and Patricia Atkins (Nursing Administrative Coordinator). 

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:53:37 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/nursing-network-center-cooks-for-gift-of-life-organ-recipients-and-family.html PAH Featured Site on Philly Open House Tours May 13-19 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/7sehp_nsW2U/pah-featured-site-on-philly-open-house-tours-may-13-19.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/pah-featured-site-on-philly-open-house-tours-may-13-19.html Get up close and personal with Philadelphia’s architectural, historical and cultural landmarks – including Pennsylvania Hospital – and private homes during the Philadelphia Open House Tours – a week’s worth of behind-the-scenes and special-access tours. Organized by Philadelphia Hospitality, the Tours are designed to engage visitors and residents alike with... Philadelphia-Open-HouseGet up close and personal with Philadelphia’s architectural, historical and cultural landmarks – including Pennsylvania Hospital – and private homes during the Philadelphia Open House Tours – a week’s worth of behind-the-scenes and special-access tours. Organized by Philadelphia Hospitality, the Tours are designed to engage visitors and residents alike with some of the city’s best treasures.

More than a dozen special on-site tours are being offered throughout the week of May 13-19, including a special tour of PAH – the nation’s first hospital – Monday, May 13, from 10-11:30 am.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:52:14 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/pah-featured-site-on-philly-open-house-tours-may-13-19.html Additional Shuttle Service to Pier 24 Parking Lot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/yCDQnQvEDQ0/additional-shuttle-service-to-pier-24-parking-lot.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/additional-shuttle-service-to-pier-24-parking-lot.html Multiple PAH employees have reported that certain evening peak shuttles to the Pier 24 employee parking lot on Columbus Boulevard become completely full, leaving some staff behind at the Hospital to wait for another shuttle. To help alleviate the overflow, an additional 7:40 pm shuttle has now been added between... Multiple PAH employees have reported that certain evening peak shuttles to the Pier 24 employee parking lot on Columbus Boulevard become completely full, leaving some staff behind at the Hospital to wait for another shuttle. To help alleviate the overflow, an additional 7:40 pm shuttle has now been added between the 7:33 pm and 7:45 pm shuttles.

]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:50:26 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/additional-shuttle-service-to-pier-24-parking-lot.html Harrison Fund Committee Now Accepting Applications http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/GH9zYRxJiQY/harrison-fund-committee-now-accepting-applications.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/harrison-fund-committee-now-accepting-applications.html The Harrison Fund Committee is accepting the submission of proposals for funding for the term July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. The Committee has historically supported individual proposals with annual budgets in the range of $5,000 to $20,000. Applications are due May 20. Proposals should be submitted electronically to... The Harrison Fund Committee is accepting the submission of proposals for funding for the term July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. The Committee has historically supported individual proposals with annual budgets in the range of $5,000 to $20,000.

Applications are due May 20. Proposals should be submitted electronically to Frederick Nunes, MD, chair, Harrison Fund Committee at Frederick.Nunes@uphs.upenn.edu and copy to cigall@pahosp.com.  Download the application.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:49:26 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/harrison-fund-committee-now-accepting-applications.html Dr. Gary Dorshimer Keynote Speaker at Philly Health Fair http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/QE_L6mRVUnA/dr-gary-dorshimer-keynote-speaker-at-philly-health-fair.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/dr-gary-dorshimer-keynote-speaker-at-philly-health-fair.html PAH’s own Gary W. Dorshimer, MD, FACP, FCPP, section chief, General Internal Medicine, is the special keynote speaker at the “Meet the Healthiest Teams in Greater Philadelphia” health fair, sponsored and presented by The Philadelphia Business Journal and United Healthcare. Dr. Dorshimer, also of Penn Personalized Care at PAH, is... Gary-DorshimerPAH’s own Gary W. Dorshimer, MD, FACP, FCPP, section chief, General Internal Medicine, is the special keynote speaker at the “Meet the Healthiest Teams in Greater Philadelphia” health fair, sponsored and presented by The Philadelphia Business Journal and United Healthcare.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:47:28 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/dr-gary-dorshimer-keynote-speaker-at-philly-health-fair.html What’s Happening – Your resource for events and happenings throughout PAH and Penn Medicine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/ZnK6O-d0GtY/whats-happening-your-resource-for-events-and-happenings-throughout-pah-and-penn-medicine.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/whats-happening-your-resource-for-events-and-happenings-throughout-pah-and-penn-medicine.html May 6 National Doctors’ Day and National Nurses Week Celebration May 9 PAH 262nd Birthday Celebration May 10 2nd Annual Good Shepherd Penn Partners Diamond Gala May 10 Third Annual Rockin’ Docs for Diabetes Cure May 15 Department of Health Award of Excellence Presentation to PAH SCC May 18 Relay... May 6
National Doctors’ Day and National Nurses Week Celebration

 

May 9
PAH 262nd Birthday Celebration 
 

May 10
2nd Annual Good Shepherd Penn Partners Diamond Gala 
 

May 10
Third Annual Rockin’ Docs for Diabetes Cure
 

May 15
Department of Health Award of Excellence Presentation to PAH SCC 
 

May 18
Relay for Life – JKCC Survivorship Month Kick-off 
 

May 23
2013 Hubschman Award Reception
 

June 9
2013 Delaware Valley Congenital Heart Walk
 

June 10
2013 Pennsylvania Hospital Auxiliary Golf Tournament
 

June 13
Employee Service Awards

June 18
2013 Ehrenzeller Award Ceremony and Reception

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 03 May 2013 13:30:56 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/05/whats-happening-your-resource-for-events-and-happenings-throughout-pah-and-penn-medicine.html What's New Digital Edition -- April 19, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/K3Qt8PH8rmY/whats-new-digital-edition-april-19-2013.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/whats-new-digital-edition-april-19-2013.html Open publication ]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital Print Edition - What's New What's New Greg Richter Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:40:12 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/whats-new-digital-edition-april-19-2013.html Earth Day 2013 and What You Can Do to Help at PAH http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/gEwCd4QTz7w/the-global-theme-for-earth-day-2013-on-monday-april-22-is-the-face-of-climate-change-earth-day-network-the-group.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/the-global-theme-for-earth-day-2013-on-monday-april-22-is-the-face-of-climate-change-earth-day-network-the-group.html The global theme for Earth Day 2013, on Monday, April 22, is “The Face of Climate Change.” Earth Day Network, the group founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day to coordinate the annual day of action that builds and invigorates the environmental movement, chose this year’s theme because... Free-Earth-ImageThe global theme for Earth Day 2013, on Monday, April 22, is “The Face of Climate Change.” Earth Day Network, the group founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day to coordinate the annual day of action that builds and invigorates the environmental movement, chose this year’s theme because of the need to highlight the mounting impact of climate change around the world.

Last year was marked by multiple climate change milestones.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital Featured News What's New Greg Richter Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:34:56 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/the-global-theme-for-earth-day-2013-on-monday-april-22-is-the-face-of-climate-change-earth-day-network-the-group.html National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 22-26 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/WE73jIQvolk/national-medical-laboratory-professionals-week-is-april-22-26.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/national-medical-laboratory-professionals-week-is-april-22-26.html Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is an annual celebration of the laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care. Since they often work behind the scenes, few people realize the critical work they contribute to the field of medicine. Lab Week is a time... Laboratory-Professionals

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is an annual celebration of the laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care. Since they often work behind the scenes, few people realize the critical work they contribute to the field of medicine. Lab Week is a time to honor the more than 300,000 medical lab professionals around the country and right here at PAH who perform and interpret more than ten billion laboratory tests annually in the US.

The PAH Lab has been through many changes over past year as part of the Private Room Initiative and facility upgrades.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:52:49 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/national-medical-laboratory-professionals-week-is-april-22-26.html Richard Nemiroff, MD, Receives Clara Bell Duvall Reproductive Freedom Award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/uIayZqJHmKs/richard-nemiroff-md-receives-clara-bell-duvall-reproductive-freedom-award.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/richard-nemiroff-md-receives-clara-bell-duvall-reproductive-freedom-award.html Richard Nemiroff, MD, of Penn Care OB/GYN at PAH, has been awarded the Clara Bell Duvall Reproductive Freedom Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. He is being honored for championing the reproductive rights of women and their families for over 40 years. A Clinical Professor of Obstetrics... Nemiroff

Richard Nemiroff, MD, of Penn Care OB/GYN at PAH, has been awarded the Clara Bell Duvall Reproductive Freedom Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. He is being honored for championing the reproductive rights of women and their families for over 40 years.

A Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Nemiroff is an avid educator for cardiovascular disease prevention and the comprehensive care of women.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:50:38 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/richard-nemiroff-md-receives-clara-bell-duvall-reproductive-freedom-award.html Open Enrollment is Here! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/srVweoxroSo/open-enrollment-is-here.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/open-enrollment-is-here.html Annual Benefits Open Enrollment is now in progress until April 28. Now is the time to understand the benefits available to you and what’s changing. This year all employees must participate in “active enrollment” which means that even if you don’t want to change our benefits you must still enroll... Open-enrollment

Annual Benefits Open Enrollment is now in progress until April 28. Now is the time to understand the benefits available to you and what’s changing. This year all employees must participate in “active enrollment” which means that even if you don’t want to change our benefits you must still enroll to earn the premium discount on medical contribution. The new platform is now accessible through the HR & You Website at: www.uphshrandyou.com.

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:47:27 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/open-enrollment-is-here.html Bridging Care to South Jersey Residents at PAH http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/PRvX4tVKdhk/bridging-care-to-south-jersey-residents-at-pah.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/bridging-care-to-south-jersey-residents-at-pah.html Brittany Stofko, DO, Mom Marcella, Dad Jeffrey, Baby Reese Brown, and Chavone Momon-Nelson, DO, MBA. The 100th Penn Medicine Woodbury Heights baby was delivered at Pennsylvania Hospital last month! In partnership with the Woodbury Heights (NJ) practice, expectant mothers in South Jersey can receive cutting edge Penn Medicine prenatal care... Woodbury-Heights-100th-Birth

Brittany Stofko, DO, Mom Marcella, Dad Jeffrey, Baby Reese Brown, and Chavone Momon-Nelson, DO, MBA.

The 100th Penn Medicine Woodbury Heights baby was delivered at Pennsylvania Hospital last month!

In partnership with the Woodbury Heights (NJ) practice, expectant mothers in South Jersey can receive cutting edge Penn Medicine prenatal care and follow-up treatment after delivering their newborns at PAH or HUP.

On this occasion, Brittany Stofko, DO, and Chavone Momon-Nelson, DO, MBA, Penn OB/GYN Care – who are both attending physicians at PAH and Penn Medicine Woodbury Heights – teamed up to provide new mom Marcella Brown’s prenatal care and Dr. Momon-Nelson delivered beautiful newborn Reese at PAH. 

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:44:08 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/bridging-care-to-south-jersey-residents-at-pah.html April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/gznMMr2VzkI/april-is-parkinsons-awareness-month.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/april-is-parkinsons-awareness-month.html Please join the Penn Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PD&MDC) at PAH as we recognize April as Parkinson’s Awareness month. Stop by the Elm Garden Café every Friday in April, from 12 pm to 2 pm to learn about Parkinson’s disease and how you can help. Shown here from... Please join the Penn Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PD&MDC) at PAH as we recognize April as Parkinson’s Awareness month. Stop by the Elm Garden Café every Friday in April, from 12 pm to 2 pm to learn about Parkinson’s disease and how you can help.

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Shown here from left to right are, volunteer Ann Connor, Outreach Coordinator Candace Syres, and Volunteers Lillian Wright, Charles Maddock and Elizabeth Martin. 

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The PD&MDC was established in 1982, at The Graduate Hospital (now Penn Medicine Rittenhouse at 18th and Lombard Streets) by Howard I. Hurtig, MD, chief of Neurology at PAH, co-director of the PD&MDC, and Elliott Professor of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Matthew B. Stern, MD, director of the PD&MDC and the Parker Family Professor of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine. Together, Doctors Hurtig and Stern wanted to provide comprehensive care to patients with Parkinson’s disease and other parkinsonian syndromes and movement disorders such as dystonia, Tourette’s syndrome and Huntington’s disease. The Center moved in 1997, to its current location on PAH’s campus at 330 South Ninth Street. 

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]]> Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital What's New Olivia Fermano Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:36:41 -0400 http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/april-is-parkinsons-awareness-month.html PAH/Red Cross Blood Drive April 26 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Whats-New-Pennsylvania-Hospital/~3/gp1Tgtdlq5o/pahred-cross-blood-drive-april-26.html http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2013/04/pahred-cross-blood-drive-april-26.html Pennsylvania Hospital and the American Red Cross Blood Drive will be sponsoring a spring blood drive Friday, April 26, from 7 am to 5 pm, in the McClelland Conference Room, Pine Building, west. If you have any questions, please contact the Blood Bank at 215.829.3218. Not sure if you’re eligible... Red-Cross-Blood-DrivePennsylvania Hospital and the American Red Cross Blood Drive will be sponsoring a spring blood drive Friday, April 26, from 7 am to 5 pm, in the McClelland Conference Room, Pine Building, west. If you have any questions, please contact the Blood Bank at 215.829.3218.

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Annual Benefits Open Enrollment

April 19 – 28
Penn Med at the 2013 Philadelphia Science Festival

April 21, 2013
18th Annual Dash for Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness
  
April 24
Thomas Story Kirkbride and the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane Lecture

April 25
Spring 2013 Penn Mindfulness Program Registration Deadline 

April 29
32nd Annual Molly and Sidney N. Zubrow Lecture and Award Program

May 6
National Doctors’ Day and National Nurses Week Celebration

May 10
2nd Annual Good Shepherd Penn Partners Diamond Gala

May 10
Third Annual Rockin’ Docs for Diabetes Cure

May 23
2013 Hubschman Award Reception 

June 10
2013 Pennsylvania Hospital Auxiliary Golf Tournament

June 13
Employee Service Awards

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