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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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    CCH “Health Care Heroes”

    June 03, 2019
    Studies have shown that human touch has a powerful impact on newborns growth and development. This is especially true for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and why Susan Cacciavillano, SBN, and Stefanie Steinberger, DPT, worked to bring the “Cuddler” program, consisting of 34 volunteers that are specially trained to hold, rock and soothe prematurely born infants, to Chester County Hospital.
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    Mullers Legacy of Culture Change Powers PMA

    June 03, 2019
    As Ralph Muller’s 17-year tenure as the Health System’s CEO comes to a close, his approach to organizational development as a lever for change still impacts the work that Penn Medicine Academy (PMA) does today.
  • Mahoney

    Mahoney Brings Unrivaled Breadth of Experience to CEO Position

    May 01, 2019
    Kevin B. Mahoney will take the reins of the Health System on July 1, succeeding Ralph W. Muller as its chief executive officer.
  • Mamava

    Busy and Breastfeeding Pod Brings New Support to Nursing Parents

    April 29, 2019
    Since 2017, Penn Medicine has been working to ensure that staff can quickly access well-equipped lactation rooms.
  • Uterus

    Uterus Transplants: A New Door Opens

    April 29, 2019
    An estimated 80,000 American women can never give birth because they lack one of pregnancy’s most basic requirements — a uterus.
  • Penn Star

    PennSTAR Primer for Central New Jersey EMS Providers

    April 29, 2019
    With its new hospital-based helipad now fully operational, Penn Medicine Princeton Health recently hosted a special event giving local emergency medical services (EMS) providers and first responders a first-hand look at what PennSTAR — Penn Medicine’s critical care flight and ground transportation service — has to offer.
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    The Big Deal About Living Small

    April 29, 2019
    When Ryan Wennell, DO, a physician at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Sports Medicine and Family Medicine Crooked Oak, and his wife, Sarah, were looking to purchase their first home, an unusual request topped their wish list: The smaller, the better.
  • LG Construction

    What’s Behind the Construction?

    April 29, 2019
    To get a true idea of the time and effort that’s been invested in the expansion of Chester County Hospital and the renovation of its Emergency Department, imagine the undertaking as an iceberg.
  • Night School

    PAH Offers a New Take on Night School

    April 29, 2019
    It’s midnight, and most of us are fast asleep or finishing up a Netflix binge, but Pennsylvania Hospital’s Sara Cohen, MSN, is halfway through leading a professional development course.
  • Holly Auer

    Auer Named AVP for Communications

    April 29, 2019
    In addition to her current role as leader of the Penn Medicine Communications team, she will take on new responsibilities developing communications strategies and initiatives to showcase key institutional priorities.
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