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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.

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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Fans Help Eagles Fly!

March 29, 2018

Throughout Penn Medicine, staff were showing their support for the Eagles! Celebrations were held across the health system, including watch parties for patients and their families, decorated patient care units, and other in-house displays of spirit.
Mahoney Receives Heart of Philadelphia Award from AHA

March 29, 2018

Kevin Mahoney, EVP and chief administrative officer for the health system, received the Heart of Philadelphia Award from the American Heart Association. The award recognizes members of the community who perform philanthropic duties which results in significant change in society.
Ready for Anything

March 29, 2018

Using tarps for a burrito-like “hypowrap” to insulate a hypothermic patient and transport him safely is one of the many emergency skills students at the Perelman School of Medicine learn during a two-week wilderness and disaster medicine training course.
PennMedicine@Work

March 29, 2018

We know spring is just around the corner because we’re coming up on Open Enrollment and Health Fair season at UPHS! This is the time to learn more about the valuable benefits you receive as a UPHS employee and take positive steps for you and your family’s optimal well-being.
Just One Spark of Light: Helping the Homeless

February 23, 2018

Jamel Harvey, enrollment coordinator in Medical Affairs, has been reaching out for years to help the homeless, giving food and money to help sustain them. But he knew that giving money alone is a Band-Aid, not a solution. “I wanted to put them back in society again, make them feel their self-worth, contributing,” he said.
PAH’s New Clinical Library: Space to Read and Relax

February 23, 2018

Pennsylvania Hospital’s newly renovated clinical library aims to serve as both an educational center and relaxing retreat where staff can pop in for a moment to breathe.
Spreading Hope One Page at a Time

February 23, 2018

Many patients who spend time recovering in medical intensive care units experience a range of physical, cognitive, and psychological difficulties. To combat these challenges, PPMC’s MICU team has recently introduced healing journals in an effort to ‘bring meaning and life back to survivors of critical illness.’
PennMedicine@Work

February 23, 2018

Did you know that Penn Medicine offers a wealth of “discounts and deals” as an added bonus to being a health system employee? From entertainment to fitness – we want to help make your life easier to manage and more enjoyable – and make working at Penn Medicine even better.
Unraveling the Mysteries of Nicotine Addiction

February 23, 2018

The Surgeon General’s landmark report directly linked cigarette smoking to lung cancer 50 years ago but, yet, nearly 40 million adults in the U.S. still smoke cigarettes, and new ones start every day. What is drawing them in, and why can’t they stop? That’s what Penn’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction multidisciplinary team is examining.
CEO’s Corner

February 23, 2018

For 16 years, nurses have topped Gallup polls as the most honest and ethical American professionals. Throughout Penn Medicine – where each of our six hospitals has earned the prestigious Magnet designation for nursing excellence – there is no aspect of patient care that nurses don’t have an imprint on.