Volume 2
WHAT’Snew
Number 9
June 17, 2013
Pennsylvania Hospital
PAH SKILLED CARE CENTER R E C E I V E S S TAT E ’ S 2 n d A N N UA L AWA R D F O R E X C E L L E N C E On May 15, the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Michael Wolf visited PAH to present the second annual “Awards for Excellence in Health Care `` Kathy Magnes, BSN, RN, NHA, SCC Administrator accepts the Award of Excellence in Health Care Compliance from members of the PA Department of Health.
The PAH SCC is the only site in Philadelphia and one of only two out of 711 long-term care facilities regulated by the PA Department of Health, to receive this award. Facilities are required to have no state citations over the last three calendar years based on annual health survey inspections in order to receive this award. “The staff members of the Skilled Care Center are elated that they have once again been awarded the Department of Health’s annual Award for Excellence in Healthcare Compliance,” said SCC Administrator Kathy Magnes, BSN, RN, NHA. “It had only been made possible through the continued
Compliance” to the Pennsylvania Hospital Skilled Care Center (SCC).
dedication and efforts of my skilled care team members to ensure that Pennsylvania Hospital remains ‘the best place for a patient to be a patient.’ We are honored to receive this recognition.” The other site to receive the award is the Schuylkill Center of Genesis HealthCare in Pottsville. Both sites also received the award last year when it was first established. The Department of Health licenses and oversees all long-term care facilities statewide and conducts approximately 5,000 inspections annually, including licensure and certification surveys, follow-up surveys and complaint
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2013 HUBSCHMAN AWARD WINNER / / / Continued on page 4
2013 Hubschman Award Winner continued.........................................2
Your Chance to Rate All Those “Big Ideas”......................................3 What’s Happening..........................4 In Remembrance of PAH Family Member Dwayne McCollum........4
“When we developed this award last year, our goal was to improve our interaction with health care facilities by providing something we were lacking — positive reinforcement,” said secretary of health Michael Wolf. “We are honored to be able to highlight some of our own strengths in the commonwealth as this award demonstrates the commitment and dedication of facilities to deliver safe, top-quality health care to some of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable citizens.”
LaMonica Williams
Good Samaritan Award Recipient........................ 2
The NEW Wellfocused Healthy Rewards Program..........................3
investigations. All department-licensed longterm care facilities are eligible for the Annual Award of Excellence and did not need to apply to be considered.
`` LaMonica is shown here with Mrs. and Mr. Hubschman at the Award Ceremony held in the Great Court May 23.
Congratulations to the 2013 Lynn and Emil Hubschman Award recipient, LaMonica Williams, a unit clerk in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. The Hubschman Award annually recognizes an individual who exemplifies the Pennsylvania Hospital tradition of combining compassion and caring with an outstanding performance of responsibilities.
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Jeffrey L. Keefer
Good Samaritan Award Recipient
`` Shown from L to R: the 2013 Good Samaritan Award recipient, Jeffrey Keefer; Dr. Matthew Stern, director of the PD&MDC at PAH; Michael Buckley, PAH executive director; and Thomas Sharbough, chair of the PAH Board of Managers.
Jeffrey L. Keefer was named the 2013 Good Samaritan Award recipient at a formal reception at PAH on June 13. Since its inception in 1985, the Good Samaritan Award has been given annually to an individual who has provided exemplary volunteer leadership and support with a spirit of generosity and caring for PAH. Mr. Keefer’s relationship with PAH is unique. Last summer, he and his wife Anne donated a gift of one million dollars in support of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Pennsylvania Hospital — where Mr. Keefer is also a patient. Mr. Keefer retired from the DuPont Company in 2010, where he last served as an Executive Vice President responsible for corporate strategy development, the Performance Coatings Business, Information Technology, and overall cost and working capital productivity programs. He also served from June 2006 through 2009, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DuPont. In retirement, Mr. Keefer has gotten heavily involved in supporting research for Parkinson’s Disease. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the
LaMonica Williams
2013 HUBSCHMAN AWARD WINNER / / / Continued from page 1 LaMonica, who has been a vital part of PAH for the past 24 years, was chosen out of 33 nominees. She began her career at PAH in February of 1989, in the Department of Food & Nutrition Services at the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital. After the Institute closed in January 1997, she joined the main Hospital campus as a patient care tech in the Cardiac Care Unit. She joined the PACU team in 1999, as a unit assistant, and was named unit clerk in 2005. A deeply caring member of the Pennsy family, LaMonica has demonstrated continuous kindness, caring and support for both patients and co-workers alike.
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The best way to describe LaMonica and what she means to PAH is to share some of the comments her colleagues included in their nomination forms: »» LaMonica is always professional and caring. Having worked with Lynn (Hubschman) for many years I am sure LaMonica is the kind of employee she had in mind when she created this award. »» LaMonica works in a very busy department as the unit secretary and takes the position to a whole new level…She supports the nurses in her department by lending an extra smile…or getting a blanket for a patient in need…or by getting
Michael J. Fox Foundation, The Advisory Board of the Institute on Aging at the University of Pennsylvania, and as president of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Parkinson Council. He also serves on the Advisory Board of CVC Capital Partners, New York, the NOVELIS Sustainability Advisory Board in Atlanta, and the Board of Directors of Progressive Waste Solutions in Toronto. The historic basis for the Good Samaritan Award is found in the parable of the Good Samaritan from the Book of Luke in the Bible, 10:25-37: A traveler was attacked by thieves who robbed him and left him injured and dying by the side of the road. Two different holy men passed by, leaving him dying, but then a stranger, a Samaritan, stopped and bound his wounds and took him to a nearby in to recover. The stranger gave the innkeeper some money for the man’s care and told the innkeeper, “Take care of him and I will repay thee.” In 1751, PAH founding fathers Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond chose the lesson of the Good Samaritan as the theme for the seal of our hospital — just one of the iconic images synonymous with PAH.
that necessary form no one else seems to be able to locate. »» LaMonica is truly is a deserving recipient of this award. She embodies the characteristics of compassion, dedication, a lovely sense of humor, and an unfailing commitment to service at Pennsylvania Hospital. And — she demonstrates all of these characteristics daily. »» LaMonica always goes above the line of duty. She helps everyone in her department, as well as everyone in other departments too. She has a quote she recites every day: “Nation’s first and patients First.” She will go out of her way to help anyone that has to do with this Hospital…and as a co-worker, I say, “Hooray!” to her and all her extra efforts as a unit clerk, co-
worker, and assistant. And to all whom cross LaMonica’s path you will see for yourself — and you’d nominate her too! Mrs. Lynn Hubschman, who served as the Director of Social Work Services at PAH for 14 years, promoted high standards of professionalism while fostering and encouraging an exceptional attitude of caring that is the hallmark of PAH. Thanks to continued support from the Hubschman’s, PAH has been able to create and maintain this tradition promoting high standards of compassionate care and professional excellence by recognizing an employee or staff member each year that exemplifies what the award represents.
The NEW Wellfocused Healthy Rewards Program This past open enrollment, UPHS launched a new point’s based Wellfocused Healthy Rewards Program, allowing employees to earn points year round for participating in activities and challenges as well as earn $150 reward by completing a Well-Being Assessment, Knowing Your
Your Chance to Rate All Those
Numbers and taking healthy actions. The $150 reward is
“BIG IDEAS”
available all year long. This program allows you to create a personal profile, set health goals, and participate in fun and engaging challenges, all while improving your health and well being. The challenges and activities in the program focus on all aspects of health and well being and are designed for all employees, regardless of your health or fitness level. You can even create and your own challenges to help you reach your own personal goals — and earn points while doing so. H O W T HE POIN TS SYSTEM W O R KS: For each activity, challenge, or action you complete, you earn points. As you accumulate more points, you move to higher levels of the program (“First Steps” all the way through to “Lead the Way”), and get the opportunity to be entered into raffles to win rewards. F I RST ST E P S : Earn 300 points by taking the Well-Being Assessment and Know Your Numbers. J O G F O RWA R D : Earn up to 1,200 points in this level by having healthy numbers, participating in challenges and activities and setting and tracking your own personal goals. Earn your $150 reward at this level! SPRI N T A H E A D : Reach this level by accumulating 3,000 points by participating in challenges and activities and setting and tracking your own personal goals. You will be entered into quarterly raffles to win prizes. L E A D T H E WAY: Accumulate a total of 6,000 points throughout the program and you are well on your way to leading a healthy life. You will also be entered into a raffle to participate in a leadership event. Every quarter there will be new and exciting challenges in which all employees can participate. For more information, visit the HR and you website www.uphshrandyou.com and log in by clicking on Healthy Rewards. If you have been using the Wellfocused Rewards site and have found success in improving your health and well-being, we would love to hear about it. Please submit your healthy success story to HRSuccessStory@uphs.upenn.edu.
This spring, Penn Medicine embarked on the “Your Big Idea Challenge.” This cost-saving challenge program focuses on finding opportunities to be more efficient while continuing to excel in patient care, teaching and research. All ideas are being reviewed and validated for their implementation potential.
More than 1,000 of our Penn Medicine colleagues submitted an idea to the Your Big Idea Challenge and now it’s time for us all to weigh in and say what we think of those ideas! The whole Penn Medicine community is invited to rate ideas — on a scale of one to five — posted on the website from Tuesday, June 18, to Friday, June 21. The results will be communicated via email the week of June 24. To review and rate ideas please visit; http://bigidea. med.upenn.edu/rate-ideas. Ideas are randomly presented to visitors of the site to help ensure every idea gets a fair shake.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: www.pennmedicine.org/YourBigIdea.
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WHAT’S H a p p ening
YOUR RESOURCE FOR EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS T H R O U G H O U T PA H A N D P E N N M E D I C I N E
JUNE / / / June 18-30
JKCC Cancer Survivorship Calendar of Events PennMedicine.org/Karnell
June 18
2013 Ehrenzeller Award Ceremony and Reception
June 21
Your Big Idea – Penn Medicine’s Cost-Saving Challenge – Deadline to Rate Ideas
June 27
IN REMEMBRANCE OF PA H FA M I LY M E M B E R
Dwayne McCollum AH mourns the untimely passing of a beloved P employee last month, Dwayne McCollum from SPD. Dwayne came to PAH in October of 2006, as a Transport Associate. He was promoted to a Lead Transport Associate in 2010.
PAH “Tour de Elm Garden” Finals for the UPHS/Penn 2013 MS City to Shore Ride
June-August 2013
Penn Program for Mindfulness Summer 2013 Course Offerings
September 22
Penn’s Second Annual 5K for the IOA and Memory Mile
The following fond comments and memories are from some of Dwayne’s closest co-workers to celebrate and honor his memory: Dwayne will truly be missed. He always gave me a hug and a smile whenever he saw me. Then, after the hug he would do a little dance for me and we would enjoy a laugh together. I will miss him and his warm and funny greetings. They made my day. —Pat Eikerenkoetter I knew Dwayne since he started at Pennsylvania Hospital back in 2006. He always had a smile and a kind word to offer everyone he met. I never saw him unhappy or not smiling. He will be greatly missed by the Transport staff. —Kevin Pinder One thing I will always remember about Dwayne that makes me smile was his “need for clarity.” It was sort of an inside joke between us. Whenever I would discuss something with him that needed to be done, Dwayne was always very concerned about making sure he got it right. So he’d always say, ‘Come on Dennis, I need some clarity. Give me some clarity!” —Dennis Gibson, Jr. Dwayne was one of the friendliest most out spoken people you could ever meet. He was the type of person that made you enjoy coming to work even on the toughest days. I’m going miss all his stories, advice and corny jokes. But most of all, I’m going to miss being able to call him or come to work and get his advice on something. Thanks for always being there for me Dwayne…for always being fair to everybody and helping out when our work load was heavy. It was a pleasure to work with him I will never forget the three and a half years I got to work with him and all the things he taught me. I know I’m speaking for all of us when I say, “We are all going to miss you.” We will never be the same without Dwayne. We didn’t just lose a co-worker. We lost a good friend. —Malik Turner
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