System News

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.

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.

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.

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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  Social Worker Helps Cancer Patient in Myriad Ways

  November 03, 2020

  Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, has been selected to receive the 2021 Association of Oncology Social Work’s Quality of Life in Cancer Care Award, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
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  New CHEA Program Will Fight Food Insecurity

  November 03, 2020

  Earlier this year, Penn Medicine's Center for Health Equity Advancement (CHEA) created a Social Needs Response Team which worked with local small catering businesses and a community-based food access organization to deliver over 2,700 boxes of food to vulnerable households.
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  Extra! Extra! Read All About the UPHS Benefit Extras Program

  November 03, 2020

  In 2019, the UPHS Benefits team thought outside the “benefits box” to bring employees UPHS Benefit Extras.
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  Penn Medicine Experience Week

  October 07, 2020

  Employees at Penn Medicine are the key to making sure that every experience for patients and families – and colleagues – is exceptional. And their efforts don’t go unnoticed. Each year, Penn Medicine Experience Week (PMX Week), held during the month of October, recognizes and celebrates the work that employees do every day.
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  It Takes a Penn Medicine Village

  October 02, 2020

  The scene is all too familiar scene in homes across America: parents are having to navigate and manage their children’s care, education and well-being while tending to their professional responsibilities at work.
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  Leadership Transitions

  October 02, 2020

  Jessica Cooper, MS, has been named executive director of Good Shepherd Penn Partners (GSPP), which offers inpatient and outpatient post-acute care services. In her new role, Cooper will oversee efficient day-to-day operations and all aspects of GSPP’s strategic plan
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  An Angel Looking Over Their Shoulder

  October 02, 2020

  The Emergency Department staff at Chester County Hospital has a very special angel looking over them these days thanks to Rick and Audrey Lathrop, parents of registered nurse Jessica Lathrop who is a 10-year veteran of the hospital.
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  Partnering Up to Take COVID Down

  October 02, 2020

  To cohort, or not to cohort? That is the question many hospitals have grappled with throughout the pandemic.
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  Rittenhouse Welcomes Presby’s SNF Unit

  October 02, 2020

  Feel like you need a fresh start after this challenging year? Take a cue from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
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  Lancaster General Hospital Completes 100th TCAR Surgery

  October 02, 2020

  Santo “Sam” Iacono loves life. And thanks to decades-long care at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and a steadfast commitment to healthy living, the 84-year-old is more active than many people half his age.