Volume 11
Issue 17
August 19, 2016
PRESBYbulletin Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Dear PPMC, CPUP and Homecare Teams,
homecare every day.
Thank you and congratulations on a fantastic Joint Commission survey! Once again, our teams performed spectacularly and demonstrated to the Joint Commission the excellence performed across all layers of our hospital, ambulatory sites, and
Survey teams are not new to us. However to put our performance of this visit in perspective, please read the remark shared by our exiting Joint Commission team leader and surveyor Joan Katevia at today’s closing conference… “In the past 4 days, 7 surveyors covered the entire hospital campus, home care enterprise, ambulatory practices, behavioral health and long term care areas. They reviewed over 100 standards which include over 1,000 individual elements of performance. Our formal findings for improvement represent less than 1% of these total elements of performance. This is quite exceptional given the criticality of patients seen through the hospital, in your practices and the home health settings.” Joan went on to share her thanks to our entire team for the genuine engagement, dialogue and interest in continuous improvement and ended her report with a
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I take part in 20 to 30 accreditation visits each year and Penn Presbyterian stands out as one of the best in a few years!
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sincere expression of admiration for our entire team. She noted, “I take part in 20 to 30 accreditation visits each year and Penn Presbyterian stands out as one of the best in a few years!” On behalf of the entire Penn Presbyterian, CPUP, Homecare and Penn Medicine leadership teams… THANK YOU for showing once again to our visitors and patients, what world class care really looks like. Special thanks to Susan Chodoff and the entire regulatory team for your tenacity in preparing and facilitating another fantastic survey. Also to our advance teams, scribes and escorts, you served us very well. Great job to all! Michele Volpe, CEO, PPMC Beth Johnston, Executive Director, CPUP Joan Doyle, RN, MSN, MBA, Executive Director, Home Care and Hospice
NEW PPMC DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE LOCATION We are very pleased to announce the opening of the new Dermatology practice at Penn Medicine University City. We are now located on the 11th floor of Penn Medicine University City at 3737 Market Street. We began treating patients in our new facility on August 8, and would like to thank both PPMC administration for their partnership in developing this space for our program, as well as all of the individuals involved in the design, construction, and occupancy. Douglas Pugliese, MD, MPH Chief of Dermatology, PPMC George Cotsarelis MD, Chair, Department of Dermatology Milton Bixler Hartzell Professor of Dermatology
Penn Medicine Hospitals Named Among Top Ten in Nation and #1 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report
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Penn Medicine hospitals have once again been ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the nation and #1 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report, achieving Honor Roll status and top rankings in 11 clinical specialties. Together, the combined enterprise of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is ranked as the 9th best hospital in the United States for the 20162017 annual survey by U.S. News. Once again, the hospitals are also ranked #1 in the Philadelphia metro area.
The Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation is currently accepting applications for the next class of its Innovation Accelerator, a program designed to support thought leaders from across Penn Medicine in their efforts to develop, test, and implement new approaches to dramatically improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.
According to the magazine’s editors, the Honor Roll distinction “signals both rare breadth and rare depth of medical excellence,” with each hospital performing near the top of the rankings in at least half a dozen specialty areas. Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals analyzed nationwide, Penn Medicine is among only 20 institutions – and the only one in the Philadelphia region – to be named to the publication’s 2016-2017 Honor Roll. The hospitals are also recognized for excellence in 11 specialties, including Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, and Urology. Two other Penn Medicine hospitals also netted honors: Chester County Hospital is ranked #6 in the Philadelphia region and 12th in the state. Lancaster General Health (LGH) is ranked 5th in the state, and nationally ranked in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery and Pulmonology.
Apply to the Innovation Accelerator Program
To apply, submit an online application by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6. Visit the Presby Bulletin online to learn about the eight teams in the 2015 Accelerator class, and watch their presentations from Pitch Day. What do winning teams receive? Mentorship: Teams are matched with an Innovation Advisor and receive training to apply high impact innovation methods Funding: Teams have access to up to $10,000 to test and develop their concepts in phase one Recognition and additional support: At the end of each cycle, teams present their work to health system leadership for the opportunity to receive additional investment to take their ideas to scale For more information or questions, please see the Presby Bulletin online or send an email to innovation@uphs.upenn.edu
The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in its 27th year, recognize hospitals for their exceptional performance, based on outstanding quality, expertise, technology, and experience. Complete rankings as well as the U.S. News & World Report methodology can be found at www.usnews.com/besthospitals.
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