Volume 4
WHAT’Snew
Number 7
April 3, 2015
Pennsylvania Hospital
Doing Both His Families
Proud `` Proud parents, Barbara and Ralph Trovato.
Anyone who works at a hospital, especially one that has been operating in virtually the
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same location for the past almost 264 years, will come to realize two things: Hospitals truly are pillars of the communities in which they’re located and serve, providing medical care, economic support and stable employment opportunities — and they are family affairs. It is not unusual to see multiple generations of relatives working in hospitals, developing deep bonds with their co-workers and creating families away from home.
Inside Doing Both His Families Proud Continued...................................2 Daniel C. Farber, MD, Elected to Board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.........2 Pharmacy News........................3 Celebrate Service: National Volunteer Week..........3 TJC Corner.................................4 Bloodless Medicine & Surgery Spring Symposium...................4 National Healthcare Decisions Day............................4
To illustrate this point, six employees from different departments throughout PAH each contacted What’s New on the same morning with the same message. They were all excited and proud to announce that former Food and Nutrition Services employee, Joshua Trovato — who is also the son of two current hospital employees — earned a spot as a contestant on season 14 of FOX’s popular show, “Hell’s Kitchen” (HK). Anyone who has seen the show — where aspiring chefs compete for a quarter of a million dollars and a coveted gig as the head or executive chef at a premier restaurant — knows this achievement is nothing to shake a ladle at. Contestants are put through a ringer (perhaps in this case, a pasta maker?) of grueling challenges, all while being taught and tortured by the immensely skilled and mercurial chef Gordon Ramsay. (Fun note: FOX actually has a section on the HK’s website titled: “Gordon’s Most Terrifying Tantrums”). However, if
anyone can take the heat in HK, by all accounts, it will be Josh. Josh, 26, who currently resides in Los Angeles and manages the kitchen at the University of Southern California, has overcome and experienced much in life. And he had to fight early on for that life. At two and a half years old he had to undergo surgery for a coarctation of his aortic valve. Then, at 21, when others that age are exploring the joys of legal drinking age, Josh had to have a cardiac angioplasty and balloon stent placed. “I was just born special and needed a little help from amazing people that God put in my life,” said Josh referring to his physicians, family and PAH family. “Joshua always loved to make people laugh and was always such a good-natured kid,” said Ralph Trovato, Josh’s father who has worked in the Department of Security at PAH since 2005. “He is really passionate about what he wants to do in his field and we support him fully.” / / / Continued on page 2
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His parents and Josh agree that he was eight years old when his passion for cooking first manifested itself. “I was watching The Food Network, went into the kitchen and grabbed a knife out of the drawer. I mimicked everything they did. I tried to cut like them, sauté like them,” said Josh.
Service Management. For only working at PAH for about four months, he left quite an impression and built long-term relationships — again, which is reflected by the interest of hospital employees who worked with Josh nearly eight years ago and still keep in touch with and ask about him today.
The thought of an eight year old wielding a knife might make some parents uncomfortable.
“I met so many wonderful people at Pennsylvania Hospital who are still there to help and support me. The hospital has given me and my family so much to be thankful for,” said Josh. “I couldn’t imagine having my parents work in a better establishment. God has a way of bringing people together and I couldn’t be more grateful for the PAH family that I have.”
“He was such a good kid, it was really something for him to have that high a level of interest to recreate what he was seeing on TV at that age. And, he seemed to have a real knack for it — so I let him,” said Barbara Trovato, Josh’s mother who has worked at PAH since 2006. “It seems he’s always loved to cook and really does have a talent for it. I’m not just saying that because he’s my kid,” said Barbara. “Everything he makes really is delicious!” When asked what inspired him to become a chef, Josh credits his family first and foremost, from his mom’s chicken parmesan (“That was one of the things that was comfort food to me. I’m Italian and that’s my heritage.”), to his grandfather’s spaghetti and crabs (“I remember standing in his house in Cape May, NJ, and looking up to him…”), to his father’s shrimp scampi, a popular dish in the Trovato household. “That’s what I love about food. When you think about it, it brings you back to the first time you had it and all those good memories,” said Josh. Josh worked at PAH the summer of 2007 between spring and fall semesters while attending Johnson and Wales University for Culinary Arts and Food
Before heading to New York City to officially start his career, Josh lost a significant amount of weight and got into great shape after tipping the scales at 300 pounds. He built a kitchen for Navajo Native Americans, did missionary work in Peru, and completed internships in Canada, Greece and Australia where he “worked his butt off down under,” he said. Josh worked his first “real job” in the field in NYC at the Tree Bistro in Manhattan, owned by Colm Clancy in the East Village. “I was there for three years really trying to figure things out for myself and he was really there for me, supporting me to fulfill my dreams,” said Josh. He worked his way up at Tree from a self-proclaimed “salad guy” up to chef du cuisine, commuting six hours a day from his parent’s home in Audubon, NJ, for the first few months. He also worked as the assistant general manager of Natsumi in Times Square.
Hard to imagine that a young man already so accomplished in the field of culinary arts was kicked out of home ec in high school. Twice. “I was able speak to the vice principal and get him back in the first time it happened,” said Ralph. “But not the second time. When I got there, the vice principal told me, ‘Mr. Trovato, I have a lot of respect for you but he’s not coming back into this class. Turn around and go home.’ All I could think was geez, Joshua — how are you going to get into culinary school if you got kicked out of home ec?” For the record, Josh wasn’t disrespectful to the teacher. He simply knew a lot about more cooking than most adults and basically told her as much. With that experience under his belt, perhaps Josh is the most perfect contestant to face off with Chef Ramsey. As the new season of HK is currently underway, Josh isn’t permitted to discuss the show (he’s still in the running!) but he says being a part of it was an amazing experience; the best he’s ever had. “You do something like this and it’s a spark,” said Josh. “I got to the point in my own life where I was overwhelmed with wanting something more, and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ was it for me. I’m so grateful for it. I believe it is the beginning of wonderful things to come, and I’m very excited to see it develop.” Tune into FOX on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. to see how things develop! In the meantime, check out Josh Trovato’s contestant profile video at: http://bit.ly/1EaGwih.
Daniel C. Farber, MD,
Elected to Board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Daniel C. Farber, MD, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery at PAH, was elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors at its 2015 Annual Meeting.
Dr. Farber is an assistant professor of clinical Orthopaedic Surgery/ Foot and Ankle Surgery, and the director of the Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program and Foot and Ankle Research at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.
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Dr. Farber was an AAOS Leadership Fellow in 2013 and chairs the AAOS Foot and Ankle Program Committee. He also has been very involved with the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) serving as chair of the Fellowship Match Committee and Fellowship Curriculum task force. Dr. Farber received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed an internship in general surgery and residency in orthopaedic surgery at Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and a fellowship in foot and ankle orthopaedics at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla.
Pharmacy News Pharmacy Services at Pennsylvania Hospital Invites You to the New Outpatient Pharmacy O pen H ouse Thursday, April 9, 4 - 6 p.m. All are welcome and encouraged to walk through the expanded Outpatient Pharmacy in its new location on ground Preston, behind the Zubrow Auditorium, and enjoy some refreshments.
On the Move – New Outpatient Pharmacy Opens April 13
The current PAH Outpatient Pharmacy on Ground Spruce will close on Friday, April 10 at 12 p.m. It will re-open in its new location on Ground Preston, Monday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Regular hours of operation will resume Tuesday, April 14.
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Please join us in celebrating this significant milestone!
The Outpatient Pharmacy is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We need your help!
We are currently in the process of developing and finalizing the over-thecounter items and retail inventory list. However, in order to best serve you and meet your needs, we need your input. Please take a moment to tell us what items you would like to have available for purchase in the new pharmacy by taking a very brief survey available on the PAH Intranet homepage. We appreciate your continued patronage and value your input. Thank you for taking time to complete this short survey.
Celebrate Service: National Volunteer Week, April 12–18 National Volunteer Week demonstrates the enduring importance of recognizing our country’s volunteers for their vital contributions. Held this year from April 12-18, National Volunteer Week is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities and demonstrate that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals. President Richard Nixon established National Volunteer Week with an executive order in 1974, as a way to recognize `` Shown on the left in red are Prep Charter Student Ambassadors and above from L: to R: Elizabeth Yezdimir, Telly’s Gift Shop and ACC PAH Volunteer; Lou Criden and Koda (the Vizsla), Pet Therapy Program volunteers; and JoAnne Press, Pastoral Care volunteer.
and celebrate the efforts of volunteers who take action and to encourage individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change. “National Volunteer Week is a time for us to recognize and honor all of our wonderful volunteers — from our 200-plus student volunteers to our four-legged pet therapy volunteers — who selflessly give their time and of themselves to help us with our mission to be the best place for a patient to be a patient,” said Eileen Murphy, director of Volunteer Services at PAH.
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TJC Corner Staying in a State of Perpetual Preparedness The Joint Commissions (TJC), the independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the U.S., is due to inspect PAH any day now until April 20. Keep on the lookout! TJC’s visit with us will be announced at 7:30 a.m. the morning of their arrival. Surveyors will be here for five (5) days beginning at approximately 7:45 a.m. each day. Staff will receive a notice of TJC’s arrival through the Emergency Notification System and via email through the “Site PAH All Members” group. All about the Advance Directives As we prepare to maintain survey readiness for TJC, it’s important for staff to: …Follow-up on documentation for all patient advance directives. …Know how an advanced directive is initiated. …Know how to retrieve an existing advance directive if a patient has one. …Understand the different between advanced directives and level of care treatment papers. Don’t know the answer? Please contact Marian Lord-Gartner, MSN, RN, at marian.lord-gartner@ uphs.upenn.edu, x7722 or 215-300-6761. Remember to… …Keep a keen eye out for hallway clutter, dirty and dusty surfaces, and proper O2 tank storage and transport.
Saturday, April 18 • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • Zubrow Auditorium Featuring:
Cancer Treatment and the Bloodless Patient Patricia A. Ford, MD Director, Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery
Cell Salvage in Cardiac Surgery Satoshi Furukawa, MD Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, PAH
Be Your Own Bloodless Health Care Advocate The Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery Coordinators
This event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited so registration is required. Light refreshments will be served and free self-parking is available in the Delancey Garage. For more information and to register, please call 800-789-PENN or email BloodlessMedicine@uphs.upenn.edu.
National Healthcare Decisions Day — April 16 National Healthcare Decisions Day is a day dedicated to educating patients, staff, and families about the importance of advance care planning. In support of the goal of this nationwide awareness event it to encourage individuals to take action, at PAH we are encouraging patients and employees to consider what their health care choices would be if they were unable to speak for themselves.
…Look for the following button on the PAH Intranet page to access the Somas electronic system to report work orders to Engineering Services:
The National Institutes of Health defines advance care planning — or advanced directives — as legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. Advance directives provide a sound means to inform family, friends and health care providers of your wishes to avoid confusion and conflict and to ensure that your wishes are carried out. They typically include a health care power of attorney or someone who is appointed to make decisions your behalf if you are unable to do so. They often also include a living will which outlines what types of medical treatment you would or would not want at the end of life.
Is your unit performing a daily “Ten Minute Sweep” for survey prep? This 34 point check off list literally takes no more than ten minutes to complete and is being adopted as a “best practice” to continue after TJC survey. The list is found under the Survey Prep Tools section of TJC page on PAH’s Intranet.
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Please join the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at PAH for its annual Spring Symposium.
…Contact Environmental Services for routine requests (trash removal, spill, rugs, curtains, exterminator) at x3235 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. During off hours, call the EVS 24 Hour Hotline at x3930.
…Sweep!
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PAH representatives will be available in the Elm Garden Café and in the Farm Journal Building lobby on Thursday, April 16, to provide information, handouts, and answer questions.
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