Volume 5
WHAT’Snew
Number 13
June 24, 2016
Pennsylvania Hospital
`` Saundra Thomas, medical technologist II, Sarah Alexander, PRN, LPN, and Pasquale Lanzilotta, associate director of Engineering are recognized for 45 years of service by CEO Theresa Larivee. Photo Credit: William Dorsey
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Employee Service Awards
I’m proud to come to work here every day, but, more importantly, I am so proud of all of Pennsylvania
Hospital’s employees. Each person has a vital role to play at every stage in the delivery of effective health care. —Theresa Larivee, CEO, Pennsylvania Hospital
INSIDE Care & Commitment: The 2016 Employee Service Awards cont’d.....2 More PAH Awards and Accolades..................................... 2 Paws for Pennsy Returns June 29.................................................. 4 PAH Mourns the Loss of Morris Cheston, Jr............................... 4 Cafeteria Renovation Update............ 4
Spirits were high on June 8 as Pennsylvania Hospital honored the care and commitment of its staff at the 53rd Annual Employee Service Awards! This year, we recognized 377 employees whose careers at the hospital have spanned from 5 years to as many as 45 years of service. “It is because of all you here tonight, and your friends and family, that Pennsylvania Hospital has been a special place to work since our doors first opened 265 years ago,” CEO Theresa Larivee said. There was much to celebrate at the event, which took place at VIE on Broad Street. In the past year alone, we’ve accomplished many great things at PAH: Opened a Hybrid Operating Room
Admitted nearly 20,000 patients
Activated our single-patient room initiative
Provided 812,000 patients with outpatient care
Achieved Magnet Status
Welcomed more than 5,000 babies into the world
And those employees who were honored on June 8 have seen many more changes and breakthroughs during their time at Pennsylvania Hospital. Here are just a few examples:
>> 5 YEARS AGO: Penn Medicine Washington Square didn’t exist. >> 15 YEARS AGO: there was no Penn Neurological Institute, no PETU Unit, and no Gamma Knife or Cyberknife Centers at Pennsylvania Hospital
>> 20 YEARS AGO: Pennsylvania Hospital’s cancer center didn’t exist >> 45 YEARS AGO: the historic Pine Building restoration was still 5 years away from completion / / / Continued on page 2
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THE 2016 Employee Service Awards
`` Employees celebrate at the 53rd annual Pennsylvania Hospital Employee Service Awards. Photo Credit: William Dorsey
“While we have seen so much change and innovation at Pennsylvania Hospital over the years, one thing remains the same: without the dedication, commitment, and downright hard work of our employees, Pennsylvania Hospital could not continue to thrive,” Larivee said. Congratulations to everyone who was honored at the Employee Service Awards and thank you for everything you do to ensure that PAH continues to put patients first at the nation’s first!
More PAH Awards and Accolades!
Springtime is also celebration time! Read on to share in the successes of Pennsylvania Hospital!
PAH Wins Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Award! Pennsylvania Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus. The award recognizes Pennsylvania Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. This recognition puts PAH among an elite group of hospitals recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. All five Penn Medicine Hospitals received stroke quality achievement awards this year. Hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures to receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke strikes nearly 800,000 Americans each year and is the fifth cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the United States suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and someone dies of a stroke every four minutes.
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Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia Receives American College of Cardiology Platinum Practice Center of Excellence Award Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia (CCP) is one of only 36 practices nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology’s PINNACLE Registry Platinum Practice Center of Excellence Award for the first quarter of 2015. CCP practices are an integral part of the heart and vascular care provided at Penn Medicine. Penn Cardiology CCP offices are located throughout the Philadelphia region, including its office in Penn Medicine Washington Square on the PAH campus. The award recognizes CCP’s commitment to and success in implementing a higher standard of care for patients with atrial fibrillation who are at an increased risk of stroke. Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to higher standard levels of care. Atrial fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia, affects more than 2.5 million Americans and is responsible for 15 to 20 percent of all strokes. Failure to adhere to clinical practice guideline recommendations for atrial fibrillation can result in preventable strokes.
PAH Celebrates Nurses Week and the Relationship-Based Care Awards!
`` RBC Award Winners and Nurses Week Celebrations at PAH
PAH pulled out all the stops for National Nurses Week 2016, which took place May 9-13. The week kicked off with a special breakfast hosted by Dan Feinberg, MD, chief medical officer and Mary Del Guidice, MSN, BS, RN, CENP, chief nursing officer, to recognize PAH nurses and physicians. Nurses also listened to a special lecture from Linda Aiken, PhD, FANN, FRCN, RN a professor nursing and sociology in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Aiken discussed the significant impact nurses have on the quality and value of patient care. This lecture was especially timely given PAH’s recent Magnet designation. PAH nurses were also treated to other special events throughout the week, including ice cream socials sponsored by NEB and unit-based celebrations. The 2016 Relationship-Based Care (RBC) Awards were another highlight of the week. The RBC awards were created in 2011 with the following purposes in mind: stablish a mechanism whereby members of the inter-professional team could be recognized E as role models for demonstrating care which reflects the tenets of relationship-based care. S erve as a venue to support the transformation required to achieve a nursing culture of patient centeredness, shared vision and recognition. Serve as a mechanism to enculturate Relationship Based-Care Winners were selected by the clinical nurse members of the “CNO Partner-ship with the Leaders @ the Bedside” team along with representation from nursing leadership and nursing education. And they were chosen based on their achievements in the tenets of relationship-based care: Leadership: Leaders create caring and healing cultures – leaders exist at all levels. Teamwork: Collaborative interdisciplinary teams learn together and create the energy and interdependence required for well-coordinated, high-quality patient care and outcomes. rofessional Nursing Practice: Through clinical knowledge and proficiency nurses P provide compassionate care. atient Care Delivery: Provides the structure to support the professional role of the care P provider to promote collegial relationships among all member of the team, organize work, and effectively utilize resources. esource Driven Practice: Resources are managed judiciously and authoritatively by R the managers and clinical staff responsible for that care and is based on the therapeutic relationship with the patient. Outcomes Measurement: Outcomes data needs to be meaningful and motivating in order for leaders and practitioners to change the way they work.
Join us congratulating the following 2016 recipients: »» Inter-professional Team Member Ross Weisberg
»» Procedural/PACU/DSU Clinical Nurse Theresa McMunn, BSN, RN
»» Critical Care/ICCU/ED Clinical Nurse Maria Chiger, BSN, BS, RN
»» Physician Amira Bass, MD
»» Ambulatory/Physician Office/Infusion Center/IST Clinical Nurse Christine Usher, BSN, RN
»» Nurse Leader Stacey Price, MSN, RN, CPAN
»» APRN Monique Neault, MSN, RN, CRNP »» Clinical Support (CNES/Performance Advisor/PPIC) Ann Schwoebel, MSN, RNC-NIC, CRNP
»» Women’s Health Clinical Nurse: Rebecca DeGraff, BSN, RNC-NIC, CEIM »» Psychiatry/Hall Mercer Clinical Nurse: Jeneane Johnson, MSN, RN-BC
»» Ancillary Team Member Horace Thomas
»» OR/Surgery Center Clinical Nurse: Matthew Young, BSN, RN, CNOR
»» Nursing Team Magnet Writing Team
»» Med Surg/Resource Pool Clinical Nurse: Ashley Stankiewicz, BSN, RN,WCC
»» Victoria Rich Transformational Leader Courtney Maloney, MSN, RN »» Transformational Leader Lisa Verseput, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC »» Partnership in Leadership Garry Scheib
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PAWS FOR PENNSY Returns June 29! Back by popular demand, Paws for Pennsy will return on Wednesday, June 29 from 3 p.m.to 6 p.m. at the President’s House and Courtyard of Pennsylvania Hospital. The first 100 guests will receive a “doggy bag” with self-care and wellness goodies. Summer refreshments will be provided for all who attend. PAH’s Care 4 the Care Providers is partnering with Morris Animal Refuge, the nation’s first animal refuge, to give employees the chance to reduce stress by spending time with animals up for adoption in our community. Adoption forms will be available on-site and a special adoption discount will be given to PAH employees. If you think you might be interested in adopting a pet, we encourage you to visit Morris Animal Refuge’s website (http://www.morrisanimalrefuge.org) to learn more before the event. `` Lary Campbell adopted his dogs, Mo and Curly, at the first Paws for Pennsy on March 9.
Employees can also register to win a gift basket. Raffle tickets will be sold starting Friday, June 24 on a roaming cart that will travel across units. Raffle tickets will also be available from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on June 24 in the cafeteria courtyard.
Research has shown that there are many health benefits to Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT), including:
Employees are also encouraged to donate items such as cat and dog food, cat litter, towels, blankets, toys, and leashes. Employees will receive one free raffle ticket for every item donated!
»» Decreased stress and anxiety »» Enhanced quality of life »» Reduced blood pressure and heart rate »» Reduced need for medication »» Increased self-esteem »» Increased empathy and nurturing skills
Thanks to all PAH staff who participated in our first Paws for Pennsy event on March 9.The team raised more than $700 and all the animals that attended have since been adopted! We hope you can join us on June 29 to help more pets find good homes while also improving the health and well-being of our staff!
FOR QU E ST I O N S O R T O PRO VI D E A D O N AT I O N , contact Amanda Emge at Amanda.Emge@uphs.upenn.edu.
PAH Mourns the Loss of Morris Cheston, Jr. Pennsylvania Hospital mourns the loss of Morris Cheston, Jr., former Chairman of Pennsylvania Hospital’s Board of Directors. Mr. Cheston served as Chairman of the PAH Board of Directors from 1997 until 2013. During that time, he played a key role in implementing the merger of Pennsylvania Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania Health System into Penn Medicine—uniting and strengthening the rich histories of two institutions founded by Benjamin Franklin.
He was a mainstay at PAH leadership meetings, devoting countless hours to attracting new friends to Pennsylvania Hospital to support our mission to care for all those in our community in need. Mr. Cheston’s longtime commitment to Pennsylvania Hospital carried on a remarkable family legacy of service that is woven deeply into the history of Pennsylvania Hospital and the city of Philadelphia. His father, Morris Cheston, Sr., served on the Board of Managers of Pennsylvania Hospital for 40 years. And one of Morris’ forebears, Anthony Morris, served as
mayor of Philadelphia in the early 18th century, the same era when Benjamin Franklin founded Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn. In 2014 as a token of appreciation for Mr. Cheston’s years of service, we unveiled a portrait of him, now located in the Switt Gallery. Mr. Cheston’s compassion and his dedication to providing quality care for our community will inspire our staff and supporters for many generations to come.
WHAT’Snew EDITORIAL STAFF Johanna Harvey Editor
PENN MEDICINE’S FIFTH ANNUAL
5K FOR THE IOA AND MEMORY MILE WALK Mark your calendars for Penn Medicine’s Fifth Annual 5K for the IOA and Memory Mile Walk (Dogs are welcome to join us for the walk) on Sunday, September 25, 2016. The event will be held on Penn’s campus, starting at Shoemaker Green between the Palestra and Franklin Field, and running through Penn Park, with its skyline views of Center City Philadelphia. The 5K Run will begin on September 25 at 8 a.m. and the Memory Mile Walk/dog walk will begin at 8:15 a.m.
Proceeds will help further innovative research by Penn’s Institute on Aging through the Pilot Grant Program, to fill funding gaps and foster exploration of new directions in research for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Please visit PennMedicine.org/5kIOA to sign up for run or walk, to volunteer or donate today! For information, contact: Elizabeth H. Yannes (215-573-4961 or elyannes@upenn.edu)
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