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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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A New Meaning for “Penn”

June 26, 2019

When Monica Raab and her husband, Bill DeJesus were unable to get pregnant, they decided to see an infertility specialist. Thanks to some familial connections — which Raab said were “fated” — they ended up at Penn Fertility Care, seeing Clarisa Gracia, MD, chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Find Your Joy… with a Pup!

June 26, 2019

As part of National Employee Health and Well-Being Month in June, the Wellfocused team brought a variety of activities to HUP throughout the month.
Veronica Elena: Making Each Day a Little Brighter

June 05, 2019

Unit secretaries wear many hats. “You’re a logistics operator, an air traffic controller, a peer mediator, a service recovery expert,” said Colleen Mattioni, DNP, RN, interim chief nursing officer.
A Great Day for Kids to Learn

June 05, 2019

More than 700 kids — ages 8 to 15 — came to HUP this spring to celebrate Take Your Children to Work Day. And they had plenty to keep them busy!
OncoLink: 25 Years — and Millions of Hits — Later

June 04, 2019

For the past 25 years, OncoLink has served as a beacon of light for patients battling cancer, their caregivers, and its survivors, as well as for the clinicians who provide their care.
Making History

June 04, 2019

At the Pavilion’s official beam signing, hundreds of employees — including members of HUP’s senior leadership team— added their names and messages.
Gifts of Great Appreciation

June 04, 2019

Last spring, twin daughters of Joe O’Leary, critical care transport registered nurse for PennSTAR, and his wife, Suzanne, arrived prematurely — at 25 weeks.
A Loop to Raise Awareness

June 04, 2019

Each year, the Gift of Life Donor Dash raises awareness of how critical organ donation is and honors all donors who give others a second chance at life.
An Unforgettable Flight

April 30, 2019

About 30 minutes into the flight, Bussinger noticed that the woman sitting in the seat in front of her started “fidgeting” and had thrown her hands up over the back of her seat.
Safety is Always First

April 30, 2019

Last month’s National Patient Safety Week celebrations highlighted the many ways both HUP and CPUP keep patients and their families, and staff safe. This year’s theme was “BE Stronger Together.”