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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 “Herculean Effort” Makes A Wish Come True

February 01, 2018

Nicole Scully and Rick Bradley hoped to get married on January 19, 2018 – the invitations had already gone out. But the breast cancer that Nicole had been battling since her diagnosis in 2014 – undergoing round after round of chemotherapy and other treatments – would not release her from its grip.
Meditation Helps Staff Relax

December 28, 2017

For the past several months, Rabbi Simcha Zevit, staff chaplain at HUP, has been leading Mindfulness Meditation sessions for the nursing staff, social workers, and other members of the patient care team on Rhoads 3.
Meet HUP’s New Chief Nurse

December 28, 2017

Boston had been home to Jacqueline Somerville, PhD, RN, for many years before her recent move to Philadelphia to become HUP’s chief nursing executive. But the very things she loved about Boston – “the gritty neighborhoods, the history, the universities, the energy” – she has found again in Philly.
Stango Named Top Nursing Support Associate of the Year!

December 28, 2017

Patient care units depend on nursing support associates to keep the unit organized while supporting the needs of both staff and patients. Colleen Stango of Dulles 6, who received this year’s Nursing Support Associate Award, goes above and beyond.
Recognizing Those Who Served

December 28, 2017

Last month, a special celebration was held to recognize and honor the 2,000 members of the Penn Medicine family who served in the military or continue to serve in Reserve or National Guard forces.
Education and Follow-Up Leads to Lower Readmissions

December 28, 2017

Transitions in Care, a new pilot study on Silverstein 11 that focuses on standardizing the transition of care to home with a proactive approach to education, significantly dropped 30-day readmission rate of patients with COPD.
Giving Kids Mobility

December 28, 2017

Lee Leibowitz recently received a Penn Medicine CAREs grant to support the Jillian’s Jitterbug Foundation, which helps get kids moving, but not in the typical way.