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As of September 2023, Penn Medicine’s official employee newsletter in print is Inside Penn Medicine. Many of our employee newsletter stories are now published throughout each month on the Penn Medicine News Blog. Older stories are available to browse in these archives.

Margaret “Maggie” Erdman, MMS, PA-C, Katlin “Katie” Dlugosz, MMS, PA-C, and Lisa George, MS, stand with a poster that describes the HUP–Cedar surgical access initiative.

Making Surgical Care Easy and Equitable at HUP–Cedar

The HUP–Cedar surgical access team is making sure patients get the surgical care they need, even without surgeons on site.

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  • Patient transport, pushing stretcher on bridge

    Things You May Not Know About Patient Transport … But Should

    May 01, 2021
    HUP’s patient transport team completes 210,000 trips every year! This includes moving inpatients, outpatients, and Emergency Room patients to various areas throughout HUP’s campus, such as treatment areas, testing sites, and clinical practices.
  • Penn Medicine CAREs, grant, Brian Nguyen and Daniel Choi, MD

    3D-Printed Hooks Ease Mask Discomfort

    May 01, 2021
    Many masks have elastic ear bands, which some studies show can be uncomfortable and may cause pressure injury and headaches. Brian Nguyen, MD, an ophthalmology resident at HUP, created a new comfortable mask design.
  • Sanlly Helena, Difference Maker, COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Perelman Center, Translator

    Difference Makers: Spanning the Language Barrier

    May 01, 2021
    Sanlly Helena, a medical assistant in the Harron Lung Center, often uses her ability to speak Spanish to help patients in the Center’s ambulatory practices. Earlier this year, she was able to put this skill to use when she reached out to help a patient in a whole new setting.
  • Polaroid Postpartum photo, delivery team, parents and baby, Back to the Bedside grant

    Helping Joyous Memories Last A Lifetime

    May 01, 2021
    Learn more about the Polaroid Postpartum Project, an OB/GYN initiative at HUP.
  • MyChart Bedside app on an iPad.

    A New Tool to Engage Inpatients

    April 01, 2021
    MyPennMedicine, the Health System’s online health management tool, allows outpatients to complete a variety of health care needs.
  • Merlyn Abraham, MD, a fellow in Geriatric Medicine at HUP. with others who made care packages.

    Care Packages Bring Welcomed Smiles

    April 01, 2021
    Outreach is nothing new to Merlyn Abraham, MD, a fellow in Geriatric Medicine at HUP.
  • Members of the coalition helped keep essential health care services at the Mercy campus available to the community.

    Welcoming Mercy to Penn Medicine: Ensuring Vital Services to the Community

    April 01, 2021
    For many decades, Mercy Catholic Medical Center – Mercy Philadelphia Campus has been an anchor health care institution in West Philadelphia, providing essential services to its surrounding communities.
  • Photo of Krisanndra (Krissy) Pierre, CNA

    Celebrating HUP's Essential CNAs

    March 01, 2021
    It's hard to imagine HUP’s inpatient units running smoothly without the help of certified nursing assistants (CNAs).
  • DNA Tree of Life

    A Shimmering Display Will Greet HUP East Patients

    March 01, 2021
    When HUP East opens later this year, an intricate art installation with hundreds of glass beads reflecting sunlight will greet patients, families and staff as they enter the facility.
  • Magnet Recognized: American Nurses Credentialing Center

    HUP is Magnet Again!

    March 01, 2021
    HUP recently received its fourth Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, one of the highest achievements a hospital can reach in the world of professional nursing.
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