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A Special Martin Luther King Day Celebration

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Last month’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provided  employees with a personal touch. The Rev. Dr. Albert Paul Brinson, a close friend of the King family, offered an emotional and motivational message that reminded those gathered in Medical Alumni Hall that all of us “are affected by the life, work and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

 

(Ralph Ciampa, STM, director, pastoral care, (left) and Al Black, MBA, chief operating officer, (right) present Rev. Dr. Albert Paul Brinson with a plaque honoring Brinson's dedication to following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream)

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Magnet Fair: Fun and Educational!

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HUP’s Magnet Fair proved that learning can, indeed, be fun. Five stations educated employees on what to expect during the Magnet site visit, what it means to be a Magnet organization, the role of various disciplines on the patient unit, the...Full story

Making HUP More Heart Safe

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New portable AEDs now available throughout public areas Sudden cardiac arrest is the most time-sensitive of all diseases; for every minute without treatment, a person’s chance of survival decreases by 10 percent. It kills over 300,000 Am...Full story

Come to the Magnet Fair!

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HUP received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2007, which put it among the top hospitals in this country. Now we’re on a journey to redesignation and we’re celebrating! Kathleen Moyer, MSN, RNC-NIC...Full story

Help Shape Our Future!

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Join Penn’s MyHeartMap Challenge

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Snapping photos can save lives! We know automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) can save lives; the challenge is finding one when you need it. In cardiac arrest, a person will die within minutes without CPR and defibrillation. Now, thank...Full story

The Positive Impact of Exercise

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Benefits of early mobilization in the MICU Over the years, the benefits of exercise for patients has gained momentum. Forty years ago, studies showed that getting heart attack patients out of bed as soon as possible led to a faster recover...Full story

What’s Your Big Idea?

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Do you have an idea that could help our patients and their families have a better experience at Penn Medicine? Submit it in Penn Medicine’s upcoming Innovation Tournament and you might see it put into action! ...Full story

Women’s Committee: A Final Contribution

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After more than 50 years of service to its members and UPHS patients, the Women’s Committee of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Faculty (WCUPMF ), formerly the Doctors’ Wives Committee, was dissolved last summer. Formed in 1954, the g...Full story

Be Heart Smart. One Family's Campaign to Raise Awareness

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On November 12, 1,200 Penn Medicine employees, families, and friends walked in the American Heart Association’s 13th annual Philadelphia Heart Walk to raise awareness and funds to fight cardiovascular disease and stroke. These are the No. 1...Full story

Speaking with HUP’s Leaders

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Since the opening of HUP’s Nursing Renewal Center in November, “it has become an unbelievable success,” said Victoria Rich, PhD, chief nurse executive, UPMC, at last month’s Meal with An Administrator. “We needed to do something for self-ca...Full story

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