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"Jack of All Trades" Honored with Unit Secretary Award

Unit secretary Wanda Warren is a critical member of the Rhoads 3 patient care team. She is the person everyone depends on for answers. She has a wealth of knowledge from all of her years of working at HUP. For those qualities and more, Warren has been named this year’s recipient of HUP’s Helen Lysun Award for unit secretaries.

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  Setting Her Sights on a Free Clinic for the Homeless

  May 25, 2017

  Sheila Cummings, BSN, of Internal Medicine, has participated in outreach activities for most of her life, especially when it comes to helping the homeless.

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  Another Great Day at “Work” for Kids

  May 25, 2017

  Thanks to a lot of imagination and enthusiasm on the part of employees, kids who attended HUP’s Take Your Child to Work Day learned a lot about the ins and outs of patient care.

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  Above and Beyond

  May 25, 2017

  Winners of this quarter’s Above and Beyond Awards include Steve McKee, Victoria Brown , Mary Kaminski , Rob Hickey, Emily Hall, and Dottie Rivas.

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  The “Race” to Find a Donor

  May 25, 2017

  Patients from Rhoads 3, 6, and 7 and Dulles 6 who are recovering from bone marrow transplants – or still searching for a donor – couldn’t participate in last month’s annual Be The Match Walk/Run but they could have a “race” of their own to show support.

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  Getting to Know HUP's New CEO

  April 27, 2017

  Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN, readily admits that following in Garry Scheib’s footsteps as HUP’s chief executive officer is “daunting!” But taking this leap is not something she could have predicted when, as a child of 8 or 9, she had her heart set on being a nurse. HUPdate sat down with HUP’s new CEO to learn more about her hopes for HUP and Penn Medicine, her biggest challenges… and an outside passion that few people know about.

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  Making an Impact in Guatemala

  April 27, 2017

  Earlier this year, several staff members decided to “vacation” together. But the trip did not include lounging on a beach or hitting tourist attractions. Instead, they worked 12- to 14-hour days, helping members of the indigenous populations of Guatemala get the health care they need.

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  Thank You Doctors!

  April 27, 2017

  Every year, on National Doctors’ Day, HUP recognizes the contribution and dedication of its physicians, acknowledging their years of hard work and training and thanking them for the long and sometimes unpredictable hours in service to their patients and families.

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  Helping Those at the “Crossroads” of Life

  April 27, 2017

  Mark Mumbauer of IS started going to the Crossroads Community Center in North Philadelphia – the oldest grassroots organization in the city -- when he was in the fourth grade, and eventually went on to be its director in 2010. He still maintains ties and serves as mentor to some of the people he met when he was director 10 years ago.

• Updating Passwords Keeps Us Safe

  April 27, 2017

  Updating passwords more regularly helps prevent hackers from intercepting and reusing credentials. With this in mind, over the next few months, Information Services will incrementally reduce the password life span to 180 days for all users.

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  What's Up at HUP?

  April 27, 2017

  If you could have any super power, what would it be?