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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.

Group photo of the Abramson Cancer Center’s nurse navigators

If It Might Be Cancer, An Easier Path to Diagnosis and Care

New initiatives spearheaded by the Abramson Cancer Center’s nurse navigators are filling the care gap for Penn Medicine patients with a suspicion of cancer but no confirmed diagnosis.

A woman wearing a white coat looks on while a woman holding a bouquet of flowers rings a bell in front of a mural of a tree.

Ringing in the “Bell of Hope” With a New Location and Mural

The team at Penn Medicine Cherry Hill is transforming the bell-ringing ceremony to be inclusive of all cancer patients and celebrate a variety of milestones.

Several AED devices and user guides.

Seven Churches, Seven Lifesaving Devices, One Common Goal

Chester County Hospital teams up with community organizations in to provide Coatesville churches with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and training.

The Difference Makers logo.

Difference Maker: A Visual-Friendly Solution to Enhance Health Literacy

When a patient wasn't attending his scheduled appointments, oncology nurse navigator Jennifer Polo, BSN, RN, OCN, found a creative solution to get him back on track.

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  • Illustration of woman doing yoga with office icons surrounding her.

    Get Energized! Refocus Your Energy During National Employee Health and Well-Being Month

    June 04, 2021
    The Penn Medicine Wellfocused team hopes to energize employees — and reduce pandemic stress — with a robust offering of well-being programs throughout the month of June.
  • D. Gregory Farwell, MD, chair of Otorhinolaryngology, effective August 1.

    Farwell to Lead Otorhinolaryngology

    June 04, 2021
    D. Gregory Farwell, MD, has been named the new chair of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. A nationally recognized surgeon specializing in head and neck cancers, thyroid and parathyroid surgeries and microvascular reconstruction, he will assume the role on August 1.
  • PJ Brennan, MD, chief medical office and SVP of UPHS

    Brennan Named to Delaware County Board of Health

    June 04, 2021
    PJ Brennan, MD, chief medical officer and SVP of UPHS, has been chosen as one of the five members on the newly created Delaware County Board of Health.
  • Listening Lab exhibit

    Listening Lab: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling

    May 01, 2021
    In medicine — as with much of life — listening matters. Studies show that the simple act of listening seems to have taken a back seat in clinical care.
  • Eugenia Gina South, MD, assistant professor and vice chair for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Emergency Medicine

    Guiding Emergency Medicine toward a North Star of Racial Justice

    May 01, 2021
    Throughout Penn Medicine, champions are pushing for change through the Action for Cultural Transformation (ACT), a unified effort that spans every level of the institution across both the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Perelman School of Medicine.
  • Mara Pestritto, Anna Lee Sigueza and Erin Kelly-Hellyer

    Music Intervention Alleviates PAH Patients Postsurgical Pain

    May 01, 2021
    During a recent study in Pennsylvania Hospital’s post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), patients received another tool to reduce their pain: a pair of headphones.
  • Luis Gonzalez of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    The Language of Compassion

    May 01, 2021
    Between worries about their loved ones’ health and anxieties over COVID-19 restrictions, it’s no surprise that hospitalizations can be just as stressful for family members as they are for patients. Add a language barrier to the mix, and the experience can feel overwhelming.
  • Jonathan and Tammy Whiteman, Stroke, EMS forum, Chester County Hospital

    A Serendipitous Meeting After a Life-Saving Experience

    May 01, 2021
    Fate, destiny, luck — there are many words for something that happens at just the right time, with just the right people.
  • Rachel Farmer of Lancaster General Health holding the Essence of Humanity Award

    Difference Makers: Rising Above Poverty and Racism to Care for and Inspire Others

    May 01, 2021
    Rachel Farmer a unit clerk in Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital’s Trauma Neurosurgical Unit, has fought many battles in her life. Now, she fights for others on the front lines of COVID-19.
  • Nurses from Princeton Health who were recognized in Penn Medicine’s Clinical Advancement and Recognition of Excellence (CARE) Program

    CARE Program: Princeton Health Nurses Advance Their Careers

    May 01, 2021
    Congratulations to 18 registered nurses who were the first from Princeton Health to be elevated to the highest tiers of Penn Medicine’s Clinical Advancement and Recognition of Excellence (CARE) program, which recognizes clinical care nurses who advance their education and expertise while remaining involved in direct patient care.
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