In a culture of safety, all employees are encouraged to speak up and stop an action that they think could potentially harm a patient. Jean Atwell, RN, clinical nurse III and Michelle Schoch, BSN, RN, OR coordinator, demonstrated this value one day in the operating room.
Full StoryAnnouncing the First Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grant Recipients
Thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grant program – and efforts by John Flamma, MD, and Connie Schuler, clinical resource coordinator –the Medication Assistance Fund for PPMC ED Patients will be able to provide ...Full story
December Presby Stars
Congratulations to the December 2011 Presby STAR winners, who each received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR status.
Nicole Wright - Medical Imaging
Kevin Mitchell - Nursing
Barbara Lynn Stevens - Nursing
Linda Petre...Full story
‘Helping People’ Winners
Congratulations to October’s winners of the Helping People All the Time raffle.
Antoinette Carey Radiology
Anne Crivaro Pathology Lab Medicine
Marlene Emenimadu Materials Management
Baboo George Transport
Alicia Gould Dulles 6
Chri...Full story
Marie Discher Receives PPMC’s Patient Safety Hero Award
The patient was prepped, the instruments were in place, and the entire OR team was ready to begin. Following the script that hangs in every operating room,Marie Discher, the circulating nurse in the OR, started the Time Out, a process compl...Full story
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•P...Full story
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
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Awards and Accolades
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.
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