After 40 years of dedicated service, Arlene Branch, RN, MHA, BSN, RNC, is retiring from PAH. According to her colleagues in Clinical Resource Management, Arlene is “a Pennsy person through and through.”
Arlene graduated from the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing in 1971 and began working at PAH immediately after her graduation. “Arlene is a caring, compassionate person who has been an integral part of the Pennsylvania Hospital team,” said Anne Arnold, RN, MS, director, Clinical Resource Management. She has been in several supervisor roles in which she was able to share her vast knowledge including Head Nurse from 1972 to 1978 and Nursing Supervisor from 1978 until 1992. Arlene also served as the Infection Control Practitioner from 1992 to 1996 at the Institute and has held her current position of Precertification Case Manager since 1996. “Arlene – the official ‘go to’ person for many of her coworkers over the years, has mentored many coworkers in this role,” added Arnold. “We wish her all the best in her retirement.”
