Measures that Matter

Earth Week Celebrations

Eco-reps Angela Roach and Lise Bauman

Thank you to everyone who participated in Presby’s Earth Week events!

Twenty of Presby’s workplaces are now signed up to start earning ECO-STAR recognition. Additionally, thanks to your donations a huge box of scrubs has been collected to be sent to the medical relief organization, Global Links.

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Making a Greener PPMC, One Linen at a Time

CCU Eco-reps Lise Bauman and Patty Potero recently collaborated with the Nursing Stewardship Council’s Linen Conservation Committee and the Environmental Services linen department to develop a pilot program aimed at reducing unnecessary lin...Full story

Sharps Injury Prevention Getting a Shot in the Arm

Health-care workers are continually at risk for injury by sharps, items which can readily puncture or cut the skin upon contact. Indeed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 385,000 sharps-related injuries are report...Full story

COMING SOON. . .

Penn Medicine will soon bring on board a new event management reporting and tracking system to replace PORTS. Penn Medicine Safety Netis an improved program that is flexible and web-based, and encourages event reporting. ...Full story

Physical Therapists Celebrate National PT Month

October is National Physical Therapy Month, and a great time to celebrate the Physical Therapy Teams here at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) and at Penn Center for Rehabilitation and Care (PCRC). We recently welcomed Lisa Crescenti...Full story

Case Managers Help Keep Patients on Track

Presbyterian’s Clinical Resources Management Social Work Department celebrated National Case Management Week from October 9-15. This year’s theme, “Case Management-The GPS for Quality Health Care,” accurately depicts how our team of nur...Full story

First Patient Safety Hero Announced

It’s just another day in the busy ED at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. A patient stops ED nurse Matt Gillespie in the corridor and says the door to the rest room is locked and no one is answering. Matt could just redirect the person in ...Full story

Materials Management Recognized for Integral Role in Patient Care

Join us as we celebrate the nationally recognized Materials Management Week October 2-8, 2011. This year’s theme is “Improving Patient Care Through Integrated Supply Chain. The Materials Management team celebrated with special activities i...Full story

Save the Date: October 18 KBC/APM Congratulations and Thank You Event

Penn Presbyterian staff members: please join us in the cafeteria on Tuesday, October 18th from 4 pm until 7 pm as we celebrate the hard work and accomplishments weve made with the recent Knowledge-Based Coordinated Care (KBC) and EPIC Ambul...Full story

Congratulations, August Presby STARS

Congratulations to the August 2011 Presby STAR winners, who received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR efforts.Jamar Eaton- PACU NursingKim Stebbins - ACE NursingAlice Mary Devenny - Clinical Resource ManagementNick Cala...Full story

Measures that Matter: Eco-reps Bring Can and Bottle Recycling Pilot to PPMC

In late July, a handful of individuals on units scattered across the Penn Presbyterian campus started a new project: recycling cans and bottles on the units. Currently, can and bottle recycling is available in the cafeteria. To expand acce...Full story