Skip to main content Skip to navigation
Menu
Access myPennMedicine

System News

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.

RSS Feed

  • 7

    Providing a Voice to Domestic Violence

    January 04, 2019
    In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health featured a traveling Silent Witness Exhibit during the month of October at Suburban Pavilion, in Lancaster.
  • Ralph

    Muller Named “Most Admired CEO”

    January 04, 2019
    CEO Ralph Muller has received the 2018 Most Admired CEO Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal.
  • Calendar

    PM@Work

    January 04, 2019
    In the New Year, we typically set fitness, nutrition or financial goals, but how often do our peers and loved ones hold us accountable? Entering 2019, not only will the Wellfocused team help hold you accountable, but we will be offering programs with the resources you need to maintain a healthier lifestyle as we help “Build A Better You”:
  • 3

    Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

    November 29, 2018
    For the past two years, Penn Medicine’s opioid task force – a multidisciplinary team from throughout the Health System – has been putting strategies in place to fight the opioid epidemic on many fronts.
  • 5

    LG Health Helps Students Keep a Pulse on Their Health

    November 28, 2018
    In November 2013, Peyton Walker, a Central Pennsylvania college student died from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) caused by a rare genetic heart condition. In her memory, family and friends established the Peyton Walker Foundation to increase awareness and improve survival rates for SCA incidents by working with local health care organizations to provide free heart screening clinics, AED and CPR training and donate AEDs.
  • 55

    First Responder Treatment Services at Princeton House

    November 28, 2018
    In past years, PTSD and other behavioral health issues among first responders frequently went undiagnosed and untreated. But First Responder Treatment Services, a first-of-its-kind inpatient offering by Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, is helping to change that.
  • 4

    A Literal Take on the “Penn Medicine Family”

    November 28, 2018
    As Craig Loundas, PhD, associate vice president of the Penn Medicine Experience, watched an Ortho/Trauma nurse accept his Patient Advocacy Award at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) he felt some serious deja vu. Hadn’t he just watched the same exact nurse win the same exact award only the day before, but at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)?
  • 7

    PAH Spreads the Warmth This Winter

    November 28, 2018
    As the temperature drops, individuals struggling with poverty or homelessness often struggle with staying warm. But thanks to a clothing drive organized by the Pennsylvania Hospital’s Cultural and Community Awareness Council (CCAC) and Hall-Mercer Community Behavioral Health Center, underserved members of our community don’t have to worry about warmth fitting into their budget.
  • 55

    Awards and Accolades

    November 28, 2018
    From appointments to prestigious journals to awards in clinical science, Penn Medicine clinicians have a lot to be proud of. Congratulations to our most recent high-achievers!
  • Holidays

    Holiday Outreach!

    November 28, 2018
    We’d love to highlight some of the great holiday outreach taking place throughout Penn Medicine in System News.
Share This Page:
Post Tweet Share