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.

Six pieces of art, from paintings to poetry, displayed on a table at the Pennsylvania Hospital art show

Inaugural Arts Gallery Showcases Pennsy Artists

Pennsylvania Hospital’s Great Court recently became a hub for the arts, featuring colorful paintings, handcrafted textiles, and captivating photographs, all created by PAH staff and students.

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  • MLK

    MLK Day 2020: An Afternoon of Celebration and Contemplation

    March 03, 2020
    Every year, communities across the country honor the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a day of remembrance and action.
  • Kudos

    Kudos Corner

    January 30, 2020
    Congratulations to these exceptional Pennsy staff on their recent achievements! John Y.K. Lee, MD, MSCE, earned the AACR Early Cancer Investigator Award, Caitlin Smith was named CPUP Manager of the Year, and Barry Ogburn retired after 39 years.
  • Remembering Roe

    Remembering Roe Hall Mercers Hero

    January 27, 2020
    During a memorial dedication ceremony in December, Pennsylvania Hospital commemorated the life of Rosemary Del Conte, the beloved Business Services manager at Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center who passed away last spring.
  • Holiday Spirit

    Spreading the Holiday Spirit through Pennsy and Beyond

    January 27, 2020
    Another successful holiday season has come and gone at Pennsylvania Hospital. Units were decorated, meals were shared, and staff shared their season’s greetings with the community — and much more.
  • Vantage Point

    Vantage Point Theresa Larivee, Chief Executive Officer

    January 27, 2020
    Pennsylvania Hospital saw significant innovative progress in 2019. We constructed our state-of-the-art Spine Center and opened the health system’s first downtown Cardiac Rehab.
  • Standard

    PAH Achieves the “Gold Standard” in Maternal Care

    January 27, 2020
    Pennsylvania Hospital’s Women’s Health division has been recertified in Perinatal Care by The Joint Commission (TJC), making PAH the only hospital in Philadelphia and one of fewer than 100 institutions nationwide that has earned this honor.
  • flag

    Proudly Saluting Pennsy’s Veterans and Service Members

    December 03, 2019
    Pennsylvania Hospital — which has been involved in every war in which our country has participated — is proud to be home to so many employees who are veterans or currently active in the armed forces. Here are some of their stories.
  • Vantage Point

    Vantage Point: Theresa Larivee, Chief Executive Officer

    December 03, 2019
    Meetings held throughout Pennsylvania Hospital over the past year have opened with stories of near misses, good catches, and great practices learned from other locations.
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    Hats Off to Pat — A Learner, Leader, and Legend

    December 03, 2019
    Last month, PAH said a bittersweet farewell to Pat Lanzilotta, associate director for Engineering Services, after 49 years of dedicated service. Lanzilotta, who started his career at only 19 years old, witnessed decades of changes, challenges, and construction, and played an integral role in Pennsy’s continued growth.
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    PAH Walkers Fundraise with All Their Heart

    December 03, 2019
    This year, nearly 300 walkers from PAH joined more than 2,000 other Penn Medicine staff and supporters at Citizens Bank Park to promote the American Heart Association (AHA)’s mission to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans nationwide by 20 percent by 2020.