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Here are a few of our most recent stories:
System News (News from throughout Penn Medicine)
Outreach Efforts Help African Patients
Spending two weeks on a cruise ship seems like the perfect escape from winter, but, for Joli Chou, DMD, MD, of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, it was a “working” vacation. She spent most of her time performing surgical procedures on African patients who wouldn’t otherwise get them.
Creating a Positive IMPaCT
Penn Medicine’s IMPaCT (Individualized Management for Patient-Centered Targets) program helps low-income patients with multiple chronic diseases stay out of the hospital.
HUPdate (News from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, and Corporate offices)
Food and Fellowship Make a Difference
Twice a month for the past two years, Craig Loundas, director of UPHS Leadership Development and Talent Management, trades his Penn “hat” for one in hospitality, serving dinner to some of the 200 to 300 people who gather for a meal and social services at the Broad Street Ministry.
A New Spacious PreOp for Patients
HUP’s new pre-surgical patient area officially opened earlier this spring and has significantly improved our surgical patients’ experience. PreOp – a new area in the White Building – now houses 24 private patient bays with more space than the previous area, improved technology, televisions, and walls separating patients instead of curtains.
Presby Bulletin (News from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center)
PPMC Patient Safety Hero Award Winner
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is proud to name Jordan Jackson-Barton, EVS, the newest recipient of the Patient Safety Hero award!
Heartfelt Thanks
A letter from a grateful patient to the faculty and staff in PPMC’s division of Infectious Diseases.
What's New (News from Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Medicine Washington Square)
PAH’s Woman’s Alliance Cribs for Kids® Fundraiser
This spring, Pennsylvania Hospital's Woman's Alliance raised money for Cribs for Kids®. The organization aims to reduce accidental infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping environments.
The Patient Experience
A letter of praise from the daughter of an orthopaedic surgery patient to PAH Patient and Guest Relations