Announcements for Pennsylvania Hospital

PAH Celebrates Nurses Week 2012

Nurses: Leading, Advocating and Caring – this was the theme for 2012’s National Nurses Week and PAH nurses provided the living example all week long from May 6-12 in various daily events including evidence-based practice poster sessions and The 2^nd Annual Relationship Based Care Nursing Awards.

On May 9, Linda H. Aiken, PhD, FAAN, RN, The Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, gave the key note presentation. Speaking to a packed house in the Zubrow auditorium, Aiken discussed the effect of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environments.

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Spiritual Care at PAH: A Reflection

Nurses Week 2012 is long gone but thoughts of what I experienced throughout the week lingers. I was given the unique opportunity to “Anoint Hands” at various times during the week. The ritual of anointing is an ancient tradition. Oil is use...Full story

Nursing – Old School

The following is a list provided by carenurse.com which lists the daily tasks, chores and regulations of a nurse in 1887. This old-school job description was created before routine charting was invented and probably won’t have anyone pining...Full story

Marylou Osterman 2012 Hubschman Award Winner

Congratulations to the 2012 Emil and Lynn Hubschman Award recipient, Marylou Osterman, Cancer Program coordinator at PAH’s Joan Karnell Cancer Center. The Hubschman Award annually recognizes an individual who exemplifies the Pennsylvania Ho...Full story

Private Room Initiative and Construction Update

Construction and renovations to accommodate the PAH Private Room Initiative continue to progress. The first fully private room units on 6 and 7 Preston are in their final phases of design and actual construction is slated to begin in the Ne...Full story

What’s Missing?

In case you’ve been wondering if there’s something different about the grounds of the Pine Building lately, you’re correct. Something’s missing. Sadly, PAH had to say good-bye to an old friend – an approximately 120 year-old Horse Chestnut ...Full story

Food and Nutrition Staff Keeping It Cool Under Pressure

Did you know that the hospital’s main walk-in food coolers and have been under construction since February? Since the start of the renovation, theFood and Nutrition Staff have been working from a single refrigerated/freezer tractor trailer ...Full story

PAH Turns 261!

On May 18, all employees, staff and volunteers gathered in the Elm Garden Café to celebrate PAH’s 261st year in continuous operation. May 11, 1751, is the actual “birthday” of the hospital, which was founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin ...Full story

NOTICE: 10th Street Parking Garage Update

Dear Patrons of the 10th parking garage: As it is with any inner-city company, parking can be a major challenge. We at PAH are no stranger to such difficulties as we’re in the midst of upgrading and renovating our own parking facilities to...Full story

Penn Medicine Dominates Philly Mag’s “Top Docs”

Once again, Penn Medicine has the most Top Docs of any hospital or health system in the region with a total of 193 Penn Medicine physicians on the 2012 Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors list. Out of the 193 Penn physicians, 35 are PAH, 38 ...Full story

Skilled Care Center Receives Award for Excellence in Health Care Compliance

To recognize Pennsylvania nursing homes that excel in complying with state regulations, the Department of Health recently awarded four facilities with the state’s new “Award for Excellence in Health Care Compliance.” All nursing homes in Pe...Full story