To deliver hospital-level care at home, practice makes perfect
Simulations and test runs helped Penn Medicine teams prepare for the launch of a Hospital at Home program at two of the system’s hospitals.
A kidney for her mom, a marathon for herself
Jen Brady donated a kidney to her mother, before training for the Boston Marathon—embodying the well-being and caregiving support she champions.
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Ensuring patients get the right care in the right place
A home away from home for transplant patients and families
The Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House offers a comforting and affordable refuge for transplant patients and families—with community and hope.
A 24/7 virtual care service means freedom from on-call hours
A new initiative frees Penn primary care doctors from most on-call duties after work hours, while patients still have 24-hour access to virtual care.
Hospital capacity management teams are making space for miracles
Behind the scenes, it takes smart capacity management systems to serve patients who need nothing less than the most advanced health care available anywhere.
Featured patient stories
How a brain tumor helped cyclist Chris Baccash change his life
It would have been understandable for the Doylestown, PA, native to feel despondent about the road ahead. But he had a different reaction to the news.
A lifelong doctor-patient bond saves Bill Curtis' heart
An active small business owner’s failing heart set off a seamless chain of care—from Doylestown to Philadelphia experts—that ultimately saved his life.
Cancer survivor: Learning I had Lynch syndrome ‘saved my life’
Dennis Massimo was only 42 and symptom-free when he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer related to an inherited condition he didn’t realize he had.
Reimagining the future of health care
New AI tool helps doctors to sift and synthesize patient data
An AI-guided platform at Penn Medicine allows clinicians to quickly and easily unearth pertinent information from patients’ electronic health records that otherwise might have been difficult to find.
Study finds telemedicine visits cost far less than office visits
In addition to being five times less costly, the telemedicine visits led to fewer follow-up visits, too.
The reimagineers of Penn Medicine
Penn Medicine is harnessing technology, innovation, and physician insights to make health care easier for clinicians and patients.
Connecting to advanced care across the region
PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region
For PennSTAR, Penn Medicine’s critical care transport service, any given day brings a new opportunity to save lives—at high speed and altitude, anywhere they’re needed across the region.
Beyond buildings: a blueprint for accessible care
At Penn Medicine, health care is about the architecture of care for entire communities where people can access treatment when and where they need it.
Keeping the ‘family’ together as Crozer residents move to Penn
Now at Chester County Hospital, former Crozer residents are sustaining their primary care lifeline for 25,000 patients in the community.