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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  Ready Ahead of the Curve: How CCH Fast-Tracked its New Pavilion for COVID-19

  July 06, 2020

  When COVID-19 began to approach the Philadelphia region in early March, Chester County Hospital was just months away from completing its 99-room inpatient pavilion, the centerpiece of its $300-million expansion.
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  Honoring the PPMC ACE Unit “Angels”

  July 06, 2020

  Though COVID-19 has placed unprecedented pressure on health care professionals and sparked anxiety and uncertainty for many patients, you would never know it on the ACE Unit.
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  PAH Makes a Good Call with Cell Phone Waiting Lots

  July 06, 2020

  As Pennsylvania Hospital learns to coexist with COVID-19, patients who deferred their procedures in an effort to flatten the curve have been returning to the hospital to get the care they need.
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  Stars and Hearts at LGH

  July 06, 2020

  The glass windows on the Duke Street pedestrian bridge at Lancaster General Hospital are alive with stars and hearts, all serving as visual messages of hope and inspiration!
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  Giving Patients a Lift …. Carefully

  July 06, 2020

  They became known as the Proning Team because one of their primary tasks was to gently lift patients and turn them from their backs — the supine position — to their stomachs — the prone position.
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  The Soothing Sounds of Music

  July 06, 2020

  Penn Medicine, in partnership with The Philadelphia Orchestra, brought the healing power of music to patients at all six of Penn Medicine’s hospitals, including those being treated for COVID-19.
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  The Penn Medicine Experience: Your Story is Our Story

  July 06, 2020

  The Penn Medicine Experience definition and standards (Compassion, Present, Empowered, Collaborative and Accountable) were launched system wide three years ago, helping to reinforce a consistent standard of service excellence across all of our entities and work locations.
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  June is National Employee Health and Well-being Month

  June 02, 2020

  Employee Health and Well-Being Month is a national campaign celebrated during the month of June. This year’s focus is Growth.
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  How Innovation Helped Prepare for Pandemic

  June 02, 2020

  When Penn Medicine opened its drive-through COVID-19 testing site in a Radnor parking lot on a mid-March Monday, site lead Tracey Commack, MBA, Penn Medicine Radnor’s associate executive director, had one big worry: how would patients get their test results?
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  Three Lessons Learned from COVID-19

  June 02, 2020

  Our normal has always been a little extraordinary. Before the world turned upside down in so many ways due to COVID-19, we found familiarity in the way we took care of our patients, developed revolutionary ideas, implemented bold strategic moves and supported each other.