Volume 11
Issue 10
May 13, 2016
PRESBYbulletin Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
A NOT-SO-TYPICAL DAY AT PPMC How do you know when someone is having a stroke? What are the different parts of my eye called? And how do you make a cast? Answers to these questions –- and hundreds more –- were part of the annual Take Your Child to Work Day at PPMC, when more than 175 kids came to the hospital eager to see and learn from teams of volunteers what it’s like to work in our hospitals and care for our patients. Keeping patients safe is a priority at PPMC and the demonstration in the Emergency Department showed kids how our staff does that, in part by using decontamination showers and hazmat suits when potentially dangerous chemicals or other hazardous materials are present. Thanks to the FAST acronym and staff from our stroke program, every child who participated also now knows the signs of a stroke and when to get help. to the FAST acronym and staff “ Thanks from our stroke program, every child who
participated also now knows the signs of a stroke and when to get help.
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Volunteers staffed a table to teach kids about the importance of organ donation, and a mock operating room allowed the young (continued on back)
All Employee Meetings Be sure to attend an All Employee Meeting to learn more about PMC and the Health System and have your questions answered by hospital leaders. Sessions are held three times a month for one hour and take place in various locations throughout our campus. Please check your email monthly for locations.
June 2016
Wednesday, June 8 11:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 10 2:00 a.m.
July 2016
Wednesday, July 13 11:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 15 2:00 a.m.
August 2016
Wednesday, August 10 11:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Friday, August 12 2:00 a.m.
Coming Soon – The 2016 Spring Housing Fair The 2016 Spring Housing Fair will be on Tuesday, May 24 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, 51 N. 39th Street – W186. Representatives from Penn Home Ownership Services’s lending partners and other exhibitors will be in attendance. To learn more about this popular event, please visit www.upenn.edu/ homeownership.
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visitors -- covered with gowns, gloves, and masks -– to learn the proper way to intubate a patient and make sure their airway is clear. They also learned about the anatomy of our eyes, common eye diseases and how to keep your eyes healthy. Members of the trauma team taught participants about the dangers of alcohol consumption and intoxication, and took our young visitors up to see the new PennSTAR helipad – which, along with learning about (and eating!) healthy snacks with our nutritionists, is always a favorite! Thanks to Kim Elam of Human Resources, who once again led the Take Your Child to Work Day planning, and all of our faculty and staff volunteers. See the Presby Bulletin online for more photos from Take Your Child to Work Day.
The 14th Annual Gary Papa Run
Please join the Penn Urology and Penn Radiation Oncology Team at the 14th Annual Gary Papa Run on Father’s Day, June 19, 2016 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Please register at www.garypaparun.com to join the Penn Urology/ Penn Radiation Oncology Team in the fight against prostate cancer. Any questions with registration or donations please contact Anna Bottoms at 215.615.0408, anna.bottoms@ uphs.upenn.edu. Registration pamphlets will soon be available for pick up at the Radiation Oncology and Urology offices at HUP, Presbyterian, Pennsylvania Hospital and other satellite offices. T-Shirts will be available for all registered members of the team and great giveaways thought out and leading up the event. Please come out and support your family members, friends and patients.
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