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Unit Secretary and Nursing Support Associate: Essential Staff of Patient Care Units

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.
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  Making Connections to HUP East

  November 03, 2020

  Now that the external construction on HUP East (the Pavilion) has been completed for a number of months — and work inside the facility continues — the next stage is starting to take shape: erecting the four bridges that will connect it to its surrounding facilities.
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  HUP Celebrates Employees During PMX Week

  November 03, 2020

  At HUP, the annual Penn Medicine Experience usually includes many onsite activities throughout the week.
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  EVS: Working on the Front Line to Keep Us Safe

  October 08, 2020

  The HUP EVS staff made this TikTok video in a style that has been popular on social media this year, but of course, their job is the opposite of ‘going viral.’
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  Hanton Recognized as Woman of Achievement

  October 08, 2020

  Joce-Lyn Hanton, an EVS assistant director at HUP, was selected as one of The Philadelphia Tribune’s Women of Achievement.