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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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  • Aron Berman, assistant executive hospital director at HUP

    Aron Berman Recognized with Leadership Award

    September 01, 2021
    This year’s award recipient was Aron Berman, assistant executive hospital director, whose leadership style, HUP CEO Regina Cunningham said, is “very much like MaryEllen’s — collaborative, engaging and facilitative.”
  • Three women in Sunday church dresses and face masks stand together. Left, Olive Campbell, coordinator of Caring for the Caregiver; Center, Neva Denton, a caregiver, holding a gift basket with a large purple ribbon; Right, Grace Hanson.

    Caring for the Caregiver

    September 01, 2021
    When adult children care for their ill parents and grandparents, or for other loved ones, their efforts don’t go unnoticed by Grace Hanson. Her Caring for the Caregiver program shows gratitude for members of her church who are giving to others.
  • Nursing navigators from the Abramson Cancer Center include (from left) Peg Rummel, Megan Roy, Eleanor Miller, Trish Gambino, Maria Malloy, Kate Fanslau, Diann Boyd, and Sue Sweeney.

    ACC Nurse Navigators: A Guiding Light During a Difficult Time

    July 02, 2021
    The Nurse Navigators of the Abramson Cancer Center serve as a guiding light for patients, eliminating barriers to care with compassion and support.
  • Sally Sapega of Communications, editor of HUPdate

    An Editor’s Farewell

    July 02, 2021
    Sally Sapega reflects on her 20 years as editor of HUPdate and what she’ll miss most when she retires.
  • Awards & Recognition Badge

    Congratulations to Our Nursing Excellence Award Winners!

    July 02, 2021
    The UPHS Nursing Excellence Awards recognize the positive impact nurses make on patients — their compassion, their dedication, their leadership.
  • Katie Kirwan, BSN, of Hematology-Oncology

    Difference Maker: The Impact of Just “Being There”

    July 02, 2021
    Something as simple as holding someone’s hand in a time of need can make a big difference in a person’s life.
  • Myra Rodriguez, exeuctive assistant to the COO of the CPUP, volunteered at a recent Serve Saturday event, an outreach program created by the Block Church.

    Serve Saturday: A Multi-Level Outreach

    June 01, 2021
    Alongside volunteers from her church, Myra Rodriguez packs bags of food, adds fresh coats of paint to schools and community centers, and cleans up parks to help the Philadelphia community.
  • The Careboard, a screen located on the wall in all patient rooms in the Pavilion, will focus on information most important to patients.

    Goodbye, Whiteboard! New Room Technology Makes a Unique and Empowered Patient Experience at the Pavilion

    June 01, 2021
    Whiteboards will be a thing of the past in the Pavilion’s patient rooms! Patients will automatically know who’s in their rooms, what their day’s schedule looks like and so much more at a single glance!
  • As part of HUP’s community partnership activities during Nursing Week, nurses from HUP-Cedar and HUP-Spruce cleaned up Malcolm X Park and held a Health Fair.

    HUP Celebrates Nurses!

    June 01, 2021
    Every year, during Nursing Week, HUP celebrates the many ways its nursing staff bring patient care and the patient experience to new levels. And this year was no exception.
  • HUP’s pneumatic tube system includes miles of pipes leading to specific destinations throughout HUP’s physically connected buildings.

    HUP’s P-Tube System: Keeping Services Up and Running

    June 01, 2021
    With speeds of 22 feet per second, HUP’s pneumatic tube system delivers nearly 4,000 specimens, blood and blood products, and supplies and medications to stations across HUP each day. Thanks to recent upgrades, the system’s efficiency has not only improved, but this quality service will continue at Pavilion when it opens in the fall.
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