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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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Helping A New Clinic Get Started

July 30, 2018

Earlier this year, Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief, an Islamic nonprofit organization, reached out to Laura Lombardo of Community Relations to ask if Penn Medicine could help them furnish some of the rooms in their new Social Health and Medical Services (SHAMS) clinic in Northeast Philadelphia. She knew just the person who could help: Jane McKinney, director of Real Estate Operations.
Beatty Wins Leadership Award

June 29, 2018

Stephanie Beatty, BSN, CBC, of Silverstein 7, was named this year’s recipient of the Joan Brettschneider Shared Governance Leadership Award, given to a nurse whose contributions exemplify excellence in many areas.
A Focus on PAC Care

June 29, 2018

Each year a patient care team is chosen to receive the Victoria Rich Satisfaction Award for going above and beyond to meet the needs of patients and families.
Congrats to Our DAISY Award Winners

June 29, 2018

Congratulations to the latest winners – from April 2017 to March 2018 – of the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award, which recognizes individual nurses for extraordinary efforts at the bedside.
UPHS Nursing Excellence Award Winners

June 29, 2018

At last month’s UPHS Nursing Clinical Excellence Award ceremony, the following CPUP and HUP nurses were recognized for their contributions in research, education, and clinical practice...
Funds and Photos Help Cancer Patients

June 29, 2018

How do you thank someone for saving a loved one’s life? By helping to save the lives of others.
Lab Medicine Professionals Playing a Vital Role in Health Care

June 29, 2018

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week recognizes and celebrates medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care: They are analysts, detectives, and educators.
Always Willing to Help Those in Need

June 29, 2018

Michelle Madison, a patient service associate in the Helen O. Dickens Center, is always willing to help those in need. For example, several years ago, a conversation with her aunt (Lucy Sheppard) steered her efforts to helping residents in My Sister’s Place, a substance treatment facility for women and children.
Joanna Embry: Exceptional and Compassionate

May 30, 2018

HUP’s unit secretaries are the “backbone” of patient care units. “You’re the first face our families see and you make them feel welcome,” said Jackie Somerville, PhD, RN, HUP’s chief nurse executive, at the annual presentation of the Helen Lysun Unit Secretary Award.
Congratulations!

May 30, 2018

See the entire list of nominees for this year’s Helen Lysun Unit Secretary Award here.