Volume 11
Issue 4
February 19, 2016
PRESBYbulletin Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Distinguished Nurse Clinicians Academy Nurses provide over 90 percent of frontline patient care, so it’s no surprise that the higher the quality of a facility’s nursing staff, the better its patient outcomes and the higher the patient satisfaction rates. Penn Medicine has long encouraged and supported nursing excellence. Indeed, all five of its hospitals have received Magnet status, the highest level of recognition nursing services can receive. Now, a new program — the Distinguished Nurse Clinician Academy — will help spread this level of clinical excellence throughout the Health System as well as into the practices of future nurses. Academy members will have exceptional clinical knowledge and interprofessional skills as well as a passion for their work. As Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN, corporate director of Nursing Professional Development and Innovation for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, noted, “It’s that nurse on the unit who everyone knows, the best of the best. The person who can negotiate and work with the team, gets things done, and loves working at bedside with patients.” The Distinguished Nurse Clinician Academy is based in part on Penn Medicine’s Academy of Master Clinicians, which John Glick, MD, president of the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute and VP of the Health System, helped create in 2013. The call for nominations brought in 32 submissions from across Penn Medicine, including three from Penn Presbyterian. Nomination letters were filled with examples of these nurses’ dedication to patient care. “The persons nominated epitomize the call to nursing,” Glick said. “They are people you’d want to take care of you or a member of your family.” Congratulations to our Presby nominees: Adam Boroughs, BSN, RN, Danielle LaFlam, BSN, RN, and Linda Petrella, MSN, RN!
HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, PPMC TRAUMA CENTER! To PPMC physicians and staff, On February 4, 2015, Penn Medicine’s trauma center transitioned from HUP to PPMC. As we look back on the past year, we’d like to express our congratulations and thanks for making the trauma transition an unqualified success. Despite a higher volume of injured patients compared to our last year at HUP, our patient outcomes have remained impressive. It’s a testament to our state of the art facility and – more importantly – your commitment to excellence in patient care 24/7. Thank you for the care you provide and for your support of the trauma program! Patrick Kim, MD Trauma Program Medical Director John Gallagher, MSN, RN Trauma Program Manager