Volume 4
WHAT’Snew
Heroes never seem to go out of style. Even fictional heroes have made the huge leap from comic book pages to the screens of Hollywood blockbusters. However, real heroes don’t need capes or superpowers. Some of them wear scrubs. And… they apparently run in families.
Inside Show Me a Hero (cont’d)................... 2 The Journey to MAGNET: We’re All Magnet Champions!......... 3 Annual “I Am Patient Safety” Poster Contest..................................... 3 Penn’s United Front Against MS...... 3 Papal Visit & World Meeting of Families ............................................ 4 Get Your Commemorative Papal Items Here!............................... 4 FREE Onsite Nutrition Counseling for UPHS Employees........................... 4
September 18, 2015
Pennsylvania Hospital
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`` Wanda Rogers, RN, a PAH nurse on 7 Cathcart and founder of the HERO Project, and Yolanda Stallings, executive chief of strategic planning of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
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In 2012, Wanda Rogers, RN, a nurse on 7 Cathcart, and her daughter, Aliya Rogers, RN, a nurse on 6 Schiedt, were the recipients of a Penn Medicine CAREs grant. They applied for the grant to launch a dream initiative of theirs, HERO, Health Education Referral Outreach Project, a community outreach program based primarily at the New Hope Outreach Center in Germanton. With the help of the grant, Rogers and her daughter Aliya, her daughter, Monique Harp-Prospt, RN, a nurse at Friends Hospital, nursing colleagues Delores Stanford, RN, 5 Cathcart, Darlene Andrews, LPN, Wissahickon Hospice, and Bishop Michelle Cherry-Pugh, a pastor at New Hope Outreach Center in Philadelphia, provide fall prevention seminars for seniors in the surrounding Pennsylvania Hospital community, as well as medical education and screenings via community health fairs tailored to the African-American community of Germantown. Through the HERO Project, Rogers hopes to someday run a weekly clinic at the New Hope Outreach Center to offer
HERO screenings and referrals to members of the community. “The HERO Project helps us to continue our community work,” Rogers said. “Pastor Bishop Cherry-Pughe and I were childhood friends who grew up in this neighborhood. We have the same mindset and ideas about the importance of outreach, giving back, and being a resource to the community for physical, mental and spiritual health.
We hope to continue to grow
so we can offer more and more services to the community to improve their health and quality of life. Rogers and crew held their 4th Annual Health Fair on August 24th, at the Happy Hollow Playground and Recreation Center in Germantown, a historical landmark that has been a part of the community for 103 years. ”The theme of this year’s fair was centered around blood pressure screening and stroke prevention because in this mostly AfroAmerican community, it is our biggest health challenge,” Rogers said. A display on proper hand washing and multiple educational activities were provided to teach school age children how to help prevent the spread of germs and diseases.
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A true community event, Penn Medicine, National Penn Bank, Brown’s Shoprite, Rita’s Water Ice, The Philly Pretzel Factor, Payne Catering, T-Mobile and other local merchants all sponsored the health fair. A particular hit with the children at the fair was the local Fire Department. The kids were able to explore fire truck and fire fighters provided a fire hose demonstration. “The Philadelphia Fire Department has been supporting us every year, and this year the Executive Chief of Strategic Planning, Yolanda Stallings, joined us to give a talk about public safety, which is a perfect example of how we hope to continue to grow so we can offer more and more services to the community to improve their health and quality of life,” Rogers said. “There was a huge turnout at this year’s fair – our best yet. We are excited and looking forward to continuing this initiative.”
The Journey to MAGNET: We’re All Magnet Champions! Pennsylvania Hospital received exciting news from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Magnet Document has been accepted and PAH is progressing to the next phase of the application process — an early site visit. Only 16 percent of Magnet applicants go directly to a site visit after document submission. This news points to the strength of the document, a comprehensive report detailing PAH’s evidence based practice, high quality outcomes and interprofessional collaboration. The Pennsylvania Hospital’s Magnet Document is Live and available for viewing on the PAH Homepage under Pennsylvania Hospital News. “This early site visit is a very positive sign for Pennsylvania Hospital,” said Courtney Cassidy Maloney, MSN, RN, Magnet program director. “We are living the components of the Magnet model in our professional practice every day and we are proud to showcase our work when we host three ANCC Magnet
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appraisers from October 19th through 21st. We look forward to the appraisers visiting each Nursing Unit and Department and talking to the staff to hear about multitude of other examples on of how we work together as a Pennsylvania Hospital team to improve the quality of care to our patients.” Meanwhile, as the countdown to the site visit continues, pride for PAH Magnet milestones is not just limited to the Department of Nursing. “We invite all employees to wear a Magnet Champion badge,” said Mary Del Guidice, MSN, BS, RN, CENP, PAH chief nursing officer. “Each hospital department has contributed in a significant way to the Pennsylvania Hospital journey to Magnet and our entire hospital will soon be recognized for their excellence. Developed by ANCC, the Magnet Recognition Program is the leading source of successful nursing practices and strategies worldwide which recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Consumers also look for Magnet designation to determine high quality nursing. U.S. News & World Report utilizes Magnet designation as a primary competence indicator in its assessment of almost 5,000 hospitals to rank and report the best medical centers.
Annual “I Am Patient Safety” Poster Contest Do you know someone or a team who deserves recognition for their commitment to patient safety? Recognize their commitment to PAH and improving patient safety by nominating them in the annual Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PSA) “I Am Patient Safety” poster contest! Winners will be recognized statewide with their patient safety efforts and photos on a poster for distribution in PAH as well as for inclusion in the PSA’s Annual Report.
To apply, send a completed Nomination Form to Patty Harris, director of Patient Safety and Process, before September 19th. Visit the “Pennsylvania Hospitals News” section of the PAH Intranet homepage for a nomination form. PAH’s own Marybeth Lahey, FSN, RN, nurse manager of the Well Mother and Baby Unit, and Sue Meyers, MSN, RNC, CPNP-PC, clinical nurse education specialist, were winners of last year’s post contest for their work with new moms and infants post-partum.
Penn’s United Front against MS Every fall, 300-plus Penn Medicine employees, family members and friends take to their bikes to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the fight against MS. On October 3rd and 4th, hundreds of UPHS employees will come together once again to ride as the largest team on the 35th anniversary of the Bike MS City to Shore Ride and 18th anniversary of the UPHS Bike Team. The system-wide goal set this year is to recruit 325 team members and raise $175,000. “MS is a devastating disease, marked by fatigue, numbness and often visual impairment caused by lesions, or areas of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord,” said Clyde Markowitz, MD, an associate professor of Neurology and director of Penn’s Multiple Sclerosis Center and the chair of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National MS Society. A disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body, MS strips away the myelin or protective coating around the nerves. This causes the nerves to be susceptible to MS “attacks” — varied and unpredictable symptoms depending upon where in the body they occur — and the development of lesions, or scar tissue — in areas of myelin damage. Prior to 1993, physicians had no defense against the disease. Since then science has developed 13 medications that can prevent attacks, slow the growth of lesions and inhibit neurological dysfunction. However, despite these advances, the cause of MS is still unknown and there is no cure. Patients will continue to worsen over time. Markowitz and colleagues are national leaders in the diagnosis and management of MS, and have been involved with national and international clinical trials of new and combination MS therapies. The Penn MS Center currently has 15 different clinical trials underway using strategies from immunotherapy to the introduction of myelin into the bloodstream to try to alter the disease’s activity. “We have gotten much better at controlling the disease,” Markowitz said. “But, we still don’t yet understand what is driving the disease’s initial development and subsequent progression. Once we have this figured out we can begin to develop treatments and medications designed to hit a defined target. Until then, we need the research dollars provided by the MS-150, and other sources, to help get us there.”
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Papal Visit & World Meeting of Families
Update
The World Meeting of Families and the Pope’s visit are almost upon us! Papal planning teams at each Penn Medicine entity have been meeting regularly to assess site-specific issues that may arise, including ensuring necessary staffing levels and adequate supply delivery. Each entity is providing more detailed guidance to staff as required. General information, useful external web links, and detailed FAQ’s, which address many questions from staff — including HR policies for Emergency Preparedness and the ability to submit questions — can be found on the PAH Intranet homepage. As a reminder, all elective procedures and outpatient appointments in any downtown facility on Friday, September 25th, and Monday, September 28th, have been rescheduled. To ensure the continuum of excellent care, a special information page explaining health system adjustments and updates for our patients and visitors during Pope Francis’ visit is now available on the PennMedicine.org homepage. Be sure to also visit “Papal Visit & World Meeting of Families Updates” for the 2015 Philadelphia Papal Visit Guide + Map and Papal Visit Planning Update: September 2015 presentation. The Papal Visit Playbook is available via the World Meeting of Families website (www.worldmeeting2015.org/papal-visit-playbook-homepage).An in-depth guide about what to expect during the Papal Visit, the Playbook provides a comprehensive list of do’s and don’ts for visitors, a transportation plan overview and pedestrian maps and walking routes to special dining and event offerings. On behalf of the entire Papal Planning Team, all PAH Colleagues working during the Papal visit were invited to participate in an Employee Briefing which provided detailed information about the event, support being provided and other important information. “The entire planning team has contributed hundreds of hours to this effort to assure our employees have everything they need to provide the best quality care and most positive experience for our patients,” said Mary Del Guidice, MSN, BS, RN, CENP, PAH chief nursing officer. One of the Employee Briefings was recorded and will be shown in Zubrow Auditorium to accommodate staff who was unable to attend one of last week’s live sessions. Please see your manager/director for viewing dates and times.
Get Your Commemorative Papal Items Here! There’s only one week to go before the Pope Francis arrives in Philly. Time to officially get your pope on! Visit Telly’s Gift shop today to stock up on papal novelty items to commemorate this once in a lifetime opportunity including: plush/stuffed popes, solar popes, T-shirts, bookmarks, pins, bracelets, rosary beads and Vatican flags.
Telly’s Gift Shop Hours: »» Monday & Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. »» Wednesday — Friday, 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. »» Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
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FREE Onsite Nutrition Counseling for UPHS Employees Onsite nutrition counseling is coming to nine locations across UPHS starting in September. Any employee covered under the Penn Care PPO medical plan is eligible for six free visits with a Registered Dietitian per year. Dietitians will be on site at the nine Penn Medicine locations each month, including at Pennsylvania Hospital from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on: »» Tuesday, October 13th »» Monday, November 16th »» Thursday, December 17th
More time slots will be added throughout the month on an “as needed” basis. To find out more information or schedule an appointment with an onsite Registered Dietitian, call 800.203.8657 or visit www.familyfoodllc.com and click “Book Now.”
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