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The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: News & Updates

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The Future of Medicine Is Now: Penn Medicine Pavilion Opens to Patients

Marking a historic milestone for Philadelphia and beyond, Penn Medicine officially opened the doors of its 1.5 million-square-foot future-ready Pavilion on Saturday, as clinical staff transported 310 patients from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) into the new facility.

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"That Building Has a Soul": Penn Medicine’s New Pavilion Opens Its Doors

With advanced technology, reimagined care options, and a focus on hospitality and sustainability, the Pavilion is a major expansion for HUP, positioning the entire hospital to represent the next generation of advances in patient care.

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Minimizing Disruption, Maximizing Sleep in the Hospital

If you have ever been to a hospital, either as a patient or a caregiver, you know how hard it can be to get a good night’s sleep. The beeps, chatter, code alarms, and clatter that go along with hospital care can be omnipresent, even after sundown.

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Brain Powered: How Neuroscience Research at Penn Medicine’s Pavilion Will Forge New Discoveries

Advanced treatment for epilepsy can offer a unique look at the human mind from inside. By bringing clinical care and neuroscience research closer together, Penn Medicine’s newest inpatient facility, the Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will help to forge fundamental neuroscience discoveries and new neurotechnologies faster and better than ever.

Additional News Releases & Blogs

  • The patient server can be loaded from the hallway without interruption to patients. Inside the room, nurses can find supplies easily in one place without needing to search.

    More Than Just a Storage Cabinet

    September 01, 2021
    Patient servers are floor-to-ceiling cabinets which hold clinical supplies essential to patient care. This new feature, part of every patient room at the Pavilion, will offer so much more than just storage space, improving both patient care and the patient experience.
  • A photo of the exterior front of the Pavilion is overlaid on a design rendering of people walking bicycles to a bike rack outside of the facility.

    Healing by Nature: How Sustainability is Built into Penn Medicine’s New Pavilion

    September 01, 2021
    In building the new Pavilion at HUP, sustainability efforts have been part of the plan from the beginning, from manufacturing components off-site, to making sure rooms were adaptable for future needs, to incorporating an acre of greenery into the urban property.
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    Building (and Hiring) for the Future at Penn Medicine’s New Pavilion

    August 26, 2021
    With 17 stories, 504 patient rooms, and 47 operating rooms, Penn Medicine’s new 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion is equipped to define the future of medicine. Behind the Pavilion walls, however, a visionary team of employees will drive the treatments of today and the medical advancements of tomorrow.
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    Looking Ahead to a Day in the Pavilion’s Surgery Units

    August 10, 2021
    “In a high-stress environment, the ability to look outside — see the sun, watch a train go by — that can’t be possible to overstate,” says John Keogh, MD, a professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care.
  • A model of a sculpture designed by artist Maya Lin appears like a branching vertical structure across two stories of an indoor space, populated by model people. The image is paired with a sketch version of the same sculpture.

    A Glittering Confluence of Science, Nature & Art

    November 10, 2021
    With its hundreds of glass beads reflecting the sunlight, and its twisting steel arms calling to mind outstretched tree limbs, the structure of DNA, and the branches of the Schuylkill River, a new art installation is set to dazzle patients, visitors, and staff this fall.
  • A member of the PennFIRST construction team wearing a yellow vest and hard hat adds his signature to the final beam before it is placed atop the Pavilion structure.

    Development Matters: The Writing on the (Pavilion) Wall – Make Your Mark!

    August 02, 2021
    Now is the time to make your mark in the Pavilion. When you make a naming gift, your name will be displayed in the space of your choosing according to your support
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    Marriage in Medicine: Working Closer Together at HUP East

    February 12, 2021
    For one of the many talented couples on the Penn Medicine team, preparing to “move in” to the Pavilion—also known as HUP East — is a family affair and an exciting new chapter for professional collaboration. The holiday of hearts and flowers gave us an opportunity to check in with them about what lies ahead for this milestone moment at Penn Medicine.
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    Reinventing the Emergency Department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Pavilion

    June 10, 2021
    The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) has reimagined the ED, making the experience more efficient and seamless, guaranteeing that patients are not only treated quickly, but that they receive the highest level of care possible.
  • The Careboard, a screen located on the wall in all patient rooms in the Pavilion, will focus on information most important to patients.

    Goodbye, Whiteboard! New Room Technology Makes a Unique and Empowered Patient Experience at the Pavilion

    June 01, 2021
    Whiteboards will be a thing of the past in the Pavilion’s patient rooms! Patients will automatically know who’s in their rooms, what their day’s schedule looks like and so much more at a single glance!
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    This Clinical Engineer Is Ensuring that the Pavilion Performs at Its Peak

    May 20, 2021
    There is not a single piece of medical equipment that has not been touched by Martine Kersaint, MBA, and her Clinical Engineering team before it reaches the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s new Pavilion, opening later this year. Rows of ventilators, EKG machines, and patient monitors stretch throughout the rooms on the Mezzanine floor of the new hospital building waiting to be checked in, examined, and tested thoroughly.
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