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Despite COVID, Holiday Spirit Fills the Units

COVID-19 forced many holiday traditions to be cancelled this year, and HUP's well-loved annual tree decorating competition on patient care units was almost one of them.

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  HUP Makes the Holidays Special for Those in Need

  February 01, 2021

  HUP employees have always reached out to make sure that the holidays were special for those less fortunate in the community. This year, though, could have been different.
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  HUP Pantry Provides Holiday Meals with all the Trimmings!

  February 01, 2021

  For many, this year's holiday season did not bring much to celebrate. This was especially true for those without enough to eat.
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  COVID-19 Vaccine and an Important Message of Confidence and Hope

  February 01, 2021

  For many reasons, Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, of Anesthesiology and ICU, was one of the first front-line employees at HUP to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in December.
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  Unit Secretary and Nursing Support Associate: Essential Staff of Patient Care Units

  December 01, 2020

  The work of both the unit secretary and nursing support associate paves the way for a smooth working environment on patient care units, allowing the clinical team to focus on what they do best.
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  This Year Everyone was a Patient Advocate

  December 01, 2020

  Over the past 12 years, the HUP Patient Advocacy Awards have recognized more than 120 employees who have consistently gone above and beyond for patients, families and colleagues.
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  50 Years in the OR and Still Loving It

  December 01, 2020

  Ann Dakunchak, BSN, who works in the OR, and her husband Peter, moved to Philadelphia in 1970.
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  Joint Efforts Deliver Food and Jobs

  December 01, 2020

  Thanks to the efforts — and innovative thinking — of Rosemary Thomas, MPH, director of Operations in the Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement (CHEA) and her team, the Share Food Program was able to deliver food to vulnerable populations who couldn’t leave their homes during the pandemic while helping to keep people employed.
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  Carnall Recognized for Dedication and Leadership

  November 03, 2020

  Fifteen years ago, Joan Bretschneider, PhD, RN, helped created shared governance at HUP, a structure which championed — and ultimately changed — the role of nurses as decision makers.
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  Difference Maker: Changing Plans Helps a Patient

  November 03, 2020

  The patient arrived at the Perelman Center for his appointment, driving in from Lancaster to see Allyson Pishko, MD, of Hematology-Oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center.
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  Overcoming New Challenges in Patient Communication

  November 03, 2020

  Health literacy — the ability to understand health information from a clinician — is vital in keeping patients healthy.