Awards and Accolades

Announcing the Reward & Recognition Program Winners for December 2011

The Reward and Recognition Program Winners are recognized for their significant contribution to Pennsylvania Hospital in relation to one or more of the following objectives:

•Management of Resources: Financial or Productivity Improvement
•PEOPLE: Patient satisfaction or the PEOPLE program
•Team Work: Providing a positive & cooperative work environment
•Quality of Care: Continuous improvement in quality

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CPUP Service Excellence Award Winners

Congratulations to our two newest CPUP Service Excellence Award Winners: Alexis Schwartz, Social Worker from Infectious DiseaseThe Team in Suite 2 CardiologyAlexis was nominated for her willingness to step in and temporarily fill a differe...Full story

Elizabeth Gallagher Selected December Laboratory Services Employee of the Month

PAH Laboratory Services selected Elizabeth Gallagher, Blood Bank, as the December Employee of the Month. Each month, PAH Laboratory Services selects one employee who has consistently demonstrated outstanding technical performance and a posi...Full story

NOVEMBER PRESBY STAR WINNERS

Congratulations to the November 2011 Presby STAR winners, who each received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR status. Thomas Miller - Nursing Lamar Crenshaw - Transport Stephen Mee - Nursing Andree Turner - Nursing ...Full story

Dillingham New PMR Chair Timothy R. Dillingham, MD, MS, has been named chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He was formerly chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His research interests...Full story

JoAnne Negron-Ruggiero Appointed Nurse Manager, 6 Cathcart

Congratulations to JoAnne Negron-Ruggiero, BSN, RN, who has been appointed to Nurse Manager of 6 Cathcart, effective January 2012. ...Full story

Scheib Elected HAP Chair

At Penn Medicine, Garry Scheib wears two hats -- one as HUP’s executive director, the other as COO of the Health System. But, outside of work, he now dons a third: chair of the board of the Hospital Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania...Full story

October Presby Stars

Congratulations to the October 2011 Presby STAR winners, who each received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR status. ...Full story

Helping People Winners

Congratulations to July’s winners in the Helping People All the Time raffle. Chandra Alexander-Butler Dulles 4 Stuart Brooks Silverstein 9 Dornita Cliett Founders 14 Robert Curcio Silverstein 9 Ryan Fuller Pharmacy Valeska Gore Ra...Full story

Dang New Director of Abramson Cancer Center

On September 1, the Abramson Cancer Center welcomed a new director: Chi Van Dang, MD, PhD. Dang comes to Penn from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. At John’s Hopkins, Dang’s laboratory contributed to the understanding of th...Full story

Cooke Named A Vice Dean at Perelman School of Medicine

Rebecca Cooke, MBA, has been appointed vice dean for Administration and Finance for the Perelman School of Medicine. She most recently served as chief operating officer of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Cooke’s new ...Full story