Volume 5
WHAT’Snew
Number 12
June 10, 2016
Pennsylvania Hospital
`` Jack Ludmir, MD and staff members from the Ludmir Center for Women’s Health
D r. Ludmir is a passionate physician and a true champion for women’s health. — Deborah Driscoll, MD
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICES RENAMED
T hese qualities: caring, dignity, and respect, in addition to excellence, should continue to be at the core of this center for future generations. — Jack Ludmir, MD
INSIDE Women’s and Children’s Health Services Renamed The Ludmir Center for Women’s Health, con’t.... 2 Bake Sale Raises More Than $1,800 for Brain Tumor Awareness Month .............................. 2 Monique Neault Receives 2016 Hubschman Award.................... 3 Summer Fun!........................................ 4
Last month, colleagues, friends, and family gathered at the newly named Ludmir Center for Women’s Health on the second floor of the Duncan Building to celebrate Jack Ludmir, MD and his dedication to providing high-quality health care for underserved women and families in Philadelphia and around the world. Dr. Ludmir has served as PAH’s chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1998 and as the president of the Board of Directors of Women’s and Children’s Health Services (WCHS) for the past 18 years. During his time at PAH, Dr. Ludmir has helped transform the way the Pennsylvania Hospital community cares for women and families. From introducing Philadelphia’s only laborist practice to improving the safety and quality of our care to encouraging staff and students to take on new challenges in the field of obstetrics and women’s health, Dr. Ludmir has paved an inspiring path for all of us at Pennsylvania Hospital. One of his greatest achievements has been his work at WCHS. For nearly 40 years, WCHS has cared for women and families in need throughout Philadelphia and offered a unique training experience for residents and medical students. Under Ludmir’s leadership, the program has flourished, improving the health outcomes for women in the surrounding PAH community and achieving financial stability. He was also instrumental in securing grant funding to launch the Latina Community Health Services (LCHS). Since 2008, LCHS has operated inside the WCHS office to provide access to effective, culturally competent women’s health services to an underserved immigrant population. “The fascinating thing for me during the early years of WCHS was that despite competition from many other institutions in the area, patients traveled from across the city to come here,” Dr. Ludmir said. / / / Continued on page 2
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`` Jack Ludmir, MD with his wife, Blima Ludmir, and son, Daniel Ludmir
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WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICES RENAMED
“When I asked our patients why they came to WCHS, they told me it was because here we treated them with dignity and respect. These qualities: caring, dignity, and respect, in addition to excellence, should continue to be at the core of this center for future generations.” Dr. Ludmir’s commitment to enhancing the health and well-being of women, infants, and families expands far beyond PAH’s borders. His recent visit to Colombia to improve the care of pregnant women and his involvement at the national level to fight the Zika virus was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is headed back to South America this summer to continue those efforts. Throughout his career, Dr. Ludmir has traveled across the globe to ensure women and families everywhere have access to the care they need to stay healthy. “He always goes the distance, traveling around the world to give women access to the quality health care they need. But no matter where he goes, he’s never forgotten that Philadelphia is his home,” Deborah Driscoll, MD, chair of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn Medicine said. In addition to his work at PAH and WCHS, Dr. Ludmir is the cofounder of Puentes de Salud, a community health clinic dedicated to serving Latino immigrants in Philadelphia.
But more, importantly, with the renaming of WCHS, Dr. Ludmir’s greatest honor is recognition from his colleagues, staff, and family. “I am grateful that the center is named the Ludmir Center for Women’s Health and not the Jack Ludmir Center, because there is another Ludmir that has been behind the scenes for many years, without receiving any payment, interest, or recognition—my wife, Blima,” Dr. Ludmir said. “She truly represents what the Ludmir Center for Women’s Health should be: a place that cares, understands, and supports women regardless of who they are or their ability to pay.” Dr. Ludmir also expressed his gratitude to his dedicated staff, including Practice Manager Nadine Nelson-Smith, Nurse Manager Jacqui Bannerman, and Medical Director Sabrina Sukhan, MD. Congratulations to Dr. Ludmir! The Ludmir Center for Women’s Health will carry on his commitment to advocating for women’s health for many years to come.
And for the past decade, he has been consistently recognized by Best Doctors of America, as a Top Doctor by U.S. News and World Report, and as a Top Doc by Philadelphia Magazine.
Bake Sale Raises More Than $1,800 for Brain Tumor Awareness Month To commemorate Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Ashley Stankiewicz of 5 Cathcart organized a hospital-wide bake sale competition to raise awareness about brain tumors and support a nursing colleague in need. With assistance from nurses Barbara Butkiewicz, Ann Coughlan, Pattie Lamoreaux, Trish Maguire, Lynn Mulligan, Lisa Sorino, and Brigid Wright, the group raised $1,884.00 from sales of baked goods, raffle baskets, and general monetary donations. After much deliberation and tasting, judges Kurk Watson and Brian Lynch
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declared Ann Coughlan’s carrot cake the winner. Ann beat out several delicious dishes, including Oreo truffles, red velvet cake, cream puffs, ricotta cheesecake, and chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies. Ann graciously donated her Target gift card prize back to the fundraising efforts. Thank you to all who made a baked good or raffle basket, and to all PAH employees who supported the bake sale on May 4! And a special thank you to Kathleen Eme, CRNP, who donated the Target gift cards, table cloths, plates, and napkins for the event!
`` From Left to Right: Brigid Wright, Barbara Butkiewicz, Lisa Sorino, Ashley Stankiewicz, and Pattie Lamoreaux
RAFFLE BASKET WINNERS Octavia Hawkins, Preadmissions Testing SPA BASKET Laboratory Services WINE BASKET Leigh Kennedy, MD BEACH BASKET Lise Sykes, 5 Cathcart BBQ BASKET Teri McMunn, PACU PASTA BASKET
MONIQUE NEAULT RECEIVES 2016 HUBSCHMAN AWARD On May 25, Pennsylvania Hospital celebrated one of its most treasured traditions —the annual Emil and Lynn Hubschman Award. For 28 years, the Hubschman Award has recognized an individual who exemplifies the Pennsylvania Hospital tradition of combining compassion and caring with an outstanding performance of responsibilities. Mrs. Lynn Hubschman, who served as director of Social Work Services at Pennsylvania Hospital until 1986, attended the event with her husband, Emil. During her time at PAH, Mrs. Hubschman promoted the highest standards of professionalism while fostering and encouraging an exceptional attitude of caring that is the hallmark of Pennsylvania Hospital. And thanks to the Hubschmans’ generosity, the Hubschman Award is able to carry those efforts into the future, ensuring these critical tenets live on at Pennsylvania Hospital.
`` Lynn Hubschman, Monique Neault, Emil Hubschman, and Theresa Larivee
2016 HUBSCHMAN AWARD
N O M I N E E S James Bobyak
Pasquale Lanzilotta
Jason Bofinger
Andy Lefkowitz
Amanda Brock
Sharmaine Lindsay
Charles Brown
Mary Pat Lynch
Megan Cameron
Ellen Meagher
Patricia Chandler
Bryan Mell
Tyrone Cherry
Joann Mulroney
Barbara DeFlavis
Frederick Nunes
William Dorsey
Barry Ogburn
Jennifer Egg
Mary Lou Osterman
Rasheed Elliott
Addis Ouano
In her role as a palliative care nurse practitioner, Monique cares for patients and their families as they deal with some of the most difficult struggles of their lives. She takes a holistic approach to patient care, listening to and working with patients and their families to ensure their unique needs are being met as they progress through the stages of their illness.
Amanda Emge
Louvenia Payne-Davis
Marissa Field
Jason Rafferty
Natalie GambleLamptey
Mindy Roeser
“Monique’s work is offered from the heart and with great humility,” said Monique’s director, Rhoda Sulzbach, MSN. “As nurses and caregivers, we know that every day we will touch a life. I think what Mo would say is that the real reward is how those lives touch ours.”
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As colleagues noted in Monique’s nomination, one of her most valuable skills is her ability to listen so that she can see beyond the obvious and find a way to meet a patient’s deeper needs, easing not only their physical suffering but their spiritual suffering as well.
Rosemary Kearney
“The Hubschman Award honors an employee who represents the all-around ‘best of the best’ of our hospital. But what makes this award extraordinarily special is that nominees are selected by their peers,” Chief Executive Officer Theresa Larivee said at the award ceremony. The winner of the 2016 Hubschman Award is Monique Neault, MSN. Since joining PAH three and a half years ago, Monique has helped transform palliative care at Pennsylvania Hospital. She played a key role in developing PAH’s Conversation Ready project, a program that provides interdisciplinary team members with the skills necessary to converse with patients and their families when facing a life-limiting illness.
M onique has a folder of thank you notes that could likely cover the
Nancy Hallowell Joseph Immordino Beverly Jennings Mary Kelley
Debra Runyan Theresa Ryan Mary Schroeder Joanne Seip Monique Streeter Andrea Taylor
`` Rhoda Sulzbach presents Monique Neault with the 2016 Hubschman Award
front lawn of the Pine Building. — Rhoda Sulzbach, MSN “She has a depth of character, and a breadth of interpersonal skills, that gives her an uncommon ability to impact people in a positive way. She truly exemplifies and brings to life the attributes that the Hubschman award recognizes,” Sulzbach said. This year, more than 40 PAH employees were nominated for this great honor. Congratulations to Monique and to all of the other nominees!
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DISCOUNTED MOVIE AND THEME PARK TICKETS AVAILABLE Get a jump start on family fun this summer with discounted movie, zoo, and theme park tickets! Starting Friday, June 17, discounted movie and zoo tickets will be on sale and available to all PAH staff from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on 1 Cathcart in the cashier’s office, adjacent to the cafeteria exit. Discounted movie tickets are for AMC, Cinemark, and Regal theaters. Please note that new restrictions do apply to the AMC Green Tickets, which will no longer be valid for admission to any movie distributed by The Walt Disney Corporation. Theme park e-tickets are also available online to all Penn Medicine employees to Clementon Park & Splash World, Dorney Park, Hershey Park, Morey’s Piers, the PA Renaissance Faire, and Six Flag Great Adventure. Please visit the Employee Enrichment Committee page, uphsxnet.uphs.upenn.edu/ pahhome/committees/employenrich/index.htm, via the PAH Intranet home page, uphsxnet.uphs.upenn.edu/pahhome/, for both discounted movie and theme park tickets. Off-shift employees can make arrangements to purchase the discounted movie and zoo tickets by emailing both Maryanne Longshore, Maryanne.Longshore@uphs.upenn.edu, and Barbara DeFlavis, deflavib@pahosp.com.
PENN MUSEUM’S SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES KICKS OFF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 From Bluegrass to Creole, from Afro-Cuban to Mexican Mariachi — with a little ‘80s pop in the mix — Penn Museum’s popular Summer Nights Concert Series offers a little something for everyone. Now in its seventh year, the Wednesday night series runs from June 15 through September 7, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Museum’s outdoor Stoner Courtyard garden. The Pepper Mill Café offers a garden bar, with beer, wine, and cocktails as well as nonalcoholic beverages, and regionally-themed happy hour fare available for purchase. Guests can opt to sit at outdoor tables, stage-front seating, or lawn seating to enjoy the performances. Galleries remain open, and guests may choose to take a short docent-led gallery tour at intermission, or enjoy Museum galleries on their own, until 8 p.m. Concerts take place rain or shine, moving inside in inclement weather. General admission, which includes admission to the Museum’s galleries, is just $10; $5 for PennCard holders and Penn Medicine and CHOP employees with ID; free for Penn Museum members. To view this summer’s full schedule visit www.penn.museum.
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