CEO Column
As you probably know, Congress and President Obama were unable to
come to an agreement that would have avoided the automatic spending cuts known
as sequestration. Unless an agreement is reached soon, this will mean an $85
billion reduc...Full story
Penn Orthopaedics: Expanding services to meet all musculoskeletal needs
“There’s one Penn Medicine. Now, there’s one Penn Orthopaedics.”
That’s how L. Scott Levin, MD, chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, described the changes occurring in orthopaedics throughout the Health System. With the expansion of orthopaedic s...Full story
PPMC Ranks Among 100 Top Hospitals
For the second consecutive year,Penn Presbyterian Medical Centerhas ranked among the nations top 100 hospitals, according to the annual study byTruven Health Analytics, formerly the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters. The study identifi...Full story
Perelman SOM Ranked Among the Top Five Medical Schools in US
For the 16th year in a row, the Perelman School of
Medicine has ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States,
according to an annual survey by U.S.
News World Report. In 2013, the School of Medicine was ranked #4 in
t...Full story
St. Geme Named CHOP Physician-in-Chief & Chair of Pediatrics
Joseph W. St. Geme, III, M.D., has been named
physician-in-chief of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and chair of
Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2013. St. Geme
comes to Philadelphia from Duke ...Full story
Awards and Accolades
Lance Becker, MD, director of the Center for Resuscitation Science, received the American Heart Association’s 2012 Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cardiac Resuscitation Science. Becker has played key roles in the dissemination of automa...Full story
New Features Available in myPennMedicine
Since its debut in 2008, myPennMedicine, the Health System’s online health-management tool, has provided over 100,000 thousand patients with easy and secure access to their personal medical information, including lab and radiology results...Full story
Celebrating Art and Life
This year’s ‘Celebration of Art and Life,’ which opened in February, featured the artistic talents of staff, patients, and faculty from throughout Penn Medicine, chosen from a record of more than 450 submissions! “The exhibition is a bles...Full story
The Envelopes, Please!
Every March, Match Day occurs for thousands of medical students across the country. This annual event is the culmination of a process that began in the fall through the National Residency Matching Program, which helps pair graduating medi...Full story
2012 Quality & Patient Safety Award Winners
Thanks to our collective efforts, we have had another successful year of delivering safe, high- quality health care throughout UPHS. This year, there were 98 project submissions to the annual competition for the UPHS Quality and Patient Saf...Full story
