Volume 3
WHAT’Snew
Number 15
July 25, 2014
Pennsylvania Hospital
PAH Launches ICN Family Advisory Council, Hosts Parents of Preemies Day Pennsylvania Hospital founded a new Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) Family Advisory Council this year as a way for former patient families to work with current patient families and inter-disciplinary hospital staff members to promote patient and family centered care in the unit. The council’s goals are to provide advisement for hospital staff, mentorship and support for patient families, and to inform, educate, and fundraise for the ICN. Several events were held to coincide with the Council’s founding: a newborn and preemie clothing drive and a fundraiser for the ICN were held in the Elm Garden Cafeteria and a Parents of Preemies Day was held in the ICN unit on 2 Cathcart. The Parents Day event was a fun and festive, informal meet-and-greet between over 20 “graduate families” — families of former ICN preemie patients — and those whose babies are currently being cared for in the unit. There are currently up to 15 families actively involved in the steering committee of the ICN Family Advisory Council.
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Penn Medicine hospitals have been ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the nation, and once again named #1 in the Philadelphia area by U.S. News & World Report. With the newly combined results for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Penn Medicine is ranked as the 7th best hospital in the United States in the 2014-2015 annual “Best Hospitals” survey by U.S. News.
gynecology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; pulmonology; and urology.
Pennsylvania Hospital was ranked #6 in the region, ranked nationally in one adult specialty (orthopaedics), and also ranked “high-performing’ in the following nine adult specialties: cardiology and heart surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; gastroenterology and GI surgery; geriatrics;
Penn Medicine hospitals are the only ones in the Philadelphia region to make the 2014-2015 Honor Roll.
Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals analyzed nationwide, Penn Medicine is among only 17 institutions named to the publication’s Honor Roll, a distinction that “signals both rare breadth and rare depth of medical excellence,” according to the magazine’s editors.
In addition to Penn Medicine hospitals being ranked #1 in the Philadelphia area, Chester
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Parents of Preemies Day A photographer was available to take free portraits of families whose babies were currently in the ICN. Refreshments were provided by the ICN Family Advisory Council members and Sending Love and Hope, a local charity for preemies and recovering mothers on prescribed bed rest after giving birth. “It was great to see the graduates and their parents return to give hope to our current patient families,” said Michelle Ferrant, MSN, RNC-NIC, CBC, chair, ICN Bereavement Committee, and co-chair, ICN Family Advisory Council. “As families who have experienced the ICN journey first hand, they have unique insights to share. I was glad to be able to be a part of the Family Advisory Council and bring this event to the unit.” Approximately 40 percent of the infants born at PAH are from high-risk pregnancies and about half of those babies require advanced neonatal care. National data show that PAH consistently ranks among the best centers in the U.S. for outcomes of these preterm infants. The Hospital’s Level III ICN currently houses 45 bassinets, including intensive care and transitional care sections. For more information on the ICN Family Advisory Council, or how to become involved, email Council Co-Chair Michelle Ferrant, RN, at Michelle.Ferrant@ uphs.upenn.edu.
Tour de Elm Garden Winners
The 2014 MS City to Shore Team UPHS/Penn recruitment fundraiser at PAH — the 4th annual Tour de Elm Garden Challenge and Bidding MS Goodbye fundraiser in the Elm Garden Cafeteria — helped raise funds, awareness and 15 riders to support Team UPHS/Penn and help create a world free of MS™. Thank you to all who donated money to the MS Society by bidding on raffle gift basket prizes. Veteran contenders Arley Johnson, Rehabilitation Services, and Ben Palubinsky, The Pavilion, were challenged at this year’s “race in place” in the Elm Garden Cafeteria, by the Tour’s first female contender, Jackie Theodorou, Pharmacy. The competition was fierce. In the end, the power and stamina of newcomer Theodorou, was just too much for seasoned Tour de Elm Garden veterans Johnson and Palubinski.
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After 90 minutes of intense cycling, Jackie took first place with a total of 39.06 miles. She was followed by Ben with 36.5 miles, and then Arley with 31.35 miles.
Congratulations to all Tour de Elm riders and prize raffle winners!
Penn Medicine’s rankings in ten different specialties also rose, with eight areas named to the top 10 programs in the nation, including Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Geriatrics, Gynecology, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pulmonology, and Urology.
• Penn Medicine Bikes MS – John Lee
As best practices and benchmarking data for health care evolve, U.S. News makes changes in the methodology used to rank hospitals’ clinical specialties. This year, for instance, the weight assigned to reputational score within each specialty area was reduced, while weight for each hospital’s patient safety score was increased. Penn Medicine’s improved ranking can be largely attributed to the perfect patient safety scores (five points out of a possible five) it received.
• Me Gusto – Ed Winski
The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in its 25th 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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• PAH by Bev Unger – Sean Bradshaw • Streamlight on MS #1 – Tom Wuenschel • Streamlight on MS #2 – Obi Ubah • Bike to Mike’s – Larry Gatti • Coffee Cart to Shore – Thanh Pham • Jersey Smorgasbord – Maria Makin There are many ways you can make a difference in the fight against MS! Join our team as a cyclist, make a donation, or become a volunteer. Still need to register? Visit here to register as a team member and when prompted, be sure to indicate the UPHS/PENNTeam: http://bit.ly/1r8Ud7i. For more information contact Team Captain, Dan Wilson at dan.wilson@uphs.upenn.edu or Suzanne Brown at suzanne. brown@uphs.upenn.edu.
Gath er Your Te am ! PAH Supports Baby-Friendly Designation and World Breastfeeding Week 2014 PAH is working toward Baby-Friendly Designation — a designation that shows that we help mothers make informed choices about infant feeding and do all we can to help families meet their goals. Whether you work in Environmental Services, Engineering, Nursing, Social Work, or Food and Nutrition, everyone can play a role in helping breastfeeding co-workers and patients feel comfortable and supported. In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2014 (August 1-7) and to increase awareness about our Baby-Friendly designation, we invite employees to get teams together and participate in a modern day scavenger hunt. Teams that successfully complete the hunt will win an Oreos and milk snack party.
Show your team support!
1) Every staff member has the opportunity to support breastfeeding for patients or co-workers. Name your department, unit, or role and list at least one way you can support breastfeeding here at PAH. 2) Y our co-worker is coming back from maternity leave and is asking you where she can express milk for her baby. Take a photo of two of our Employee Lactation Rooms. 3) If you or a patient has a breastfeeding question, they can call our telephone support breastfeeding warmline for help. What is the phone number? 4) Baby-Friendly designation is based on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. These Ten Steps are on posters in several areas and even on the floor of a hospital unit as footsteps! Find one area where they are posted or sealed to the floor and capture with a photo.
8) Solutions for Women is a “unique boutique” at PAH. Help spread the word about this wonderful place; take a photo from inside the store. 9) PAH employees and patients have the expert support of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. Take a photo of at least one member of your team with one of our expert consultants. 10) Name at least five reasons that breastfeeding is important for children, mothers, and the planet.
Did you know?
The Office of Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, features Pennsylvania Hospital on its website as a successful “Employer Solution” for supporting nursing moms at work.
> The PAH page states: Despite significant space constraints in 5) B reastfeeding patients can be found the nation’s oldest hospital, Pennsylvania throughout the hospital — in the ED, Hospital has accommodated the needs surgical areas, critical care, and on med/ of over 1,000 female employees of surg units as well as in women’s services. childbearing age. An official workplace Where can you find information about lactation program was created and caring for breastfeeding patients on nonfive lactation rooms established. These Send your completed team entry to Debra maternity floors, including information about multi-user rooms are in use regularly. A Ferrarello, RN, MD, IBCLC, director of medications? Include a screenshot. boutique on campus allows employees Family Education at Debi.Ferrarello@uphs. 6) When mothers come back to work, they need to purchase nursing items at a discount. upenn.edu, by midnight on August 7. time to express milk for their babies. What A telephone support warmline staffed does our policy state about the time? How by lactation consultants is available for can you help? lactation support. For the scavenger hunt you will need access to a computer and a cell phone with a camera. Gather teammates from your unit or division to play. Teams may consist of two to ten people. Next, create a document that includes each of the ten items below.
Calling All PAH Employees
7) New moms and babies need privacy. What can hospital personnel do to help?
To see the full listing, including photos, visit here: http://1.usa.gov/1pGRAIU.
The Pennsylvania Hospital Management Council Wants You! We’re seeking four PAH employees to star in a new patient welcome video to be shown to all inpatients. Who better to great our patients but our own amazing staff who care for them 24-7?
OPEN AUDITIONS!
Wednesday, August 13 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. Zubrow Auditorium Sign up, stop by, and tell us — on camera in 30 seconds or less — why you think Pennsylvania Hospital is the best place for a patient to be a patient.
For more information and to sign-up, please contact Olivia.Fermano@uphs. upenn.edu in Communications. Scheduled auditions appreciated, but not mandatory — walk-ins welcome!
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WHAT’S H a p p ening
Y our resource for events and happenings throughout PA H and P enn M edicine
For complete events listing, please visit What’s New on the Inside Penn Medicine web site at: http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside
July> > > Summer 2014
July 29
PAH Employee Discount Amusement Park & Events Tickets
PAH Nursing Budget Conference
August 10
Summer 2014
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with the Phillies
Penn Program for Mindfulness & Special Events
August 12-17
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
September 21
Penn’s 3rd Annual 5K for the IOA & Memory Mile Walk
September 27–28 Do I have a plan for my growth at Penn Medicine? Could I be a fulltime employee and student at the same time?
34th Bike MS City to Shore Ride – 4th Annual Team UPHS/Penn
October 11-12
Ride to Conquer Cancer©
November 8
Can I afford school and make it work in my busy life?
2014 American Heart Association Heart Walk
WHAT’Snew Penn Medicine Academy If you’ve considered any these questions, the On-Site Degree and Certificate Programs offered through Penn Medicine Academy are here to help! Research has shown that having a degree is linked to higher pay and earning potential and is directly related to job satisfaction and stability. On Tuesday, July 29, Penn Medicine Academy is hosting a College Fair at PAH where all interested employees can stop by to speak with representatives from various Penn Medicine school partners who provide on-site and online degree and certificate programs.
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Tu es day, July 29
at PAH Penn Medicine partners with colleges and universities that offer high-quality faculty, degree programs geared toward health care professional and affordable tuition. Whether you’re interested in the traditional classroom experience or prefer the flexibility of online courses, there are college programs available to meet the needs of all adult learners. For more information contact Kerry Nihill at 267-414-2838 or Kerry.hihill@uphs.upenn.edu. Visit here – http://bit.ly/1rBImCs – to learn more about our college and university partners!
McClelland Conference Room 2 Pine Building West • 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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