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Inside Penn Medicine Archive for March 2011

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March 31, 2011

Open Enrollment … and More!

Open Enrollment for benefits begins Monday, April 18, and runs through Sunday, May 1. This is your opportunity to think about your benefits needs and decide which plans are best for you. Look for changes in medical plan designs, the prescr...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 10:13 AM in Announcements, HUPdate, Penn Medicine @ Work, PresbyBulletin, What's New | Permalink

March 30, 2011

System News Print Edition - March 2011

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In this Issue: Penn’s Response and Recovery Center Helps Children Cope with Violence CEO’s Corner: A Network of Advanced Care across the Delaware Valley Raising Awareness Reduces Falls Perelman Center’s Roof Goes ‘Green’ Perelman C...Full story

Posted by Rachel Ewing at 4:58 PM in Print Edition - System News, Print Editions | Permalink

March 28, 2011

Penn’s Response and Recovery Center Helps Children Cope with Violence

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Children who come to the Penn Center for Youth and Family Trauma Response and Recovery carry heavy emotional loads from the dark pain of neglect, assault, or abuse. They have been hurt, outside and in. Their childhood innocence is in dange...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 3:04 PM in Featured News, System News | Permalink

CEO’s Corner: A Network of Advanced Care across the Delaware Valley

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When it comes to providing the most advanced patient care throughout the Delaware Valley, Penn Medicine represents the best of both worlds.We are fortunate to have three world-class hospitals -- the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvan...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:56 PM in Announcements, Patient Care, System News | Permalink

Raising Awareness Reduces Falls

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Inpatient falls can account for up to 70 percent of accidents among hospitalized patients. It remains a significant patient safety issue that can affect outcomes, extend length of hospitalization, and increase costs. Penn Medicines three h...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:51 PM in Featured News, Quality and Patient Safety, System News | Permalink

Perelman Center’s Roof Goes ‘Green’

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Come spring, patients, visitors and staff will notice some colorful vegetation additions to the roof of the Perelman Center. Yes, the roof. In an effort to further boost the green environment, a layer of living plants has been added to th...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:42 PM in Measures that Matter, System News | Permalink

Perelman Center Achieves Silver LEED Certification

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When the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine was in the design stage -- before any demolition or groundbreaking had yet occurred -- one of its goals was firmly in place: attaining LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silv...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:39 PM in Awards and Accolades, Measures that Matter, System News | Permalink

Local Residents Receive a Haircut. . . And a Lifesaving Tip

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Hypertension affects African-American men at a much higher rate than the rest of the population. Now, health-care workers have found an unexpected ally in reducing this disparity: the barbershop.Last year, the Penn chapter of the Student N...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:19 PM in Featured News, Penn Medicine CAREs, System News | Permalink

SOM Again Ranked #2 in Nation

For the second consecutive year, Penn’s School of Medicine ranks #2 among research-oriented medical schools in the United States, according to U.S. News World Report’s annual survey. ...Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:18 PM in Awards and Accolades, System News | Permalink

Creativity Flows At Penn Med Art Show

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The 2011 Penn Med Art Show featured works of art, performances, and literary pieces by more than 80 members of Penn’s biomedical and health-care community. At left, an acrylic on canvas by Maureen O’Neill of HUP....Full story

Posted by Greg Richter at 2:16 PM in System News | Permalink

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