Volume 8 Issue 15 July 26, 2013

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PPMC RECOGNIZED AMONG PA’S TOP HOSPITALS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORTAll three Penn Medicine hospitals have once again been ranked as top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

The publication’s annual ranking of hospitals in America lists HUP as one of only 18 hospitals in the nation to be recognized as an “Honor Roll” hospital for its exceptional performance. This year, HUP is ranked 11th on the list of top hospitals, which is culled from nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide.

In the publication’s rating of regional hospitals, all three hospitals were among the top 10 in Philadelphia – HUP topped the list at #1, while Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Pennsylvania Hospital ranked 4th and 6th,

respectively. In the state of Pennsylvania, HUP was ranked second, with Penn Presbyterian and Pennsylvania Hospital ranked 8th and 9th, respectively.

Penn Presbyterian was also among 147 facilities (including HUP and Pennsylvania Hospital) to be ranked in even one of the 16 specialties. Presby earned national recognition for 2 specialties (Geriatrics and Ear, Nose & Throat), and was deemed High-Performing in 8 specialties (Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, and Urology).

“ ”Presby earned national recognition for 2 specialties… and was deemed High-Performing in 8 specialties.

A Serving of CultureEarlier this month, the Cultural Diversity Committee hosted an International Food Tasting potluck, inviting PPMC faculty and staff to come together and share their favorite cultural fare with colleagues.

Attendees enjoyed a smorgasbord of ethnic foods from a variety of cultures, including: chicken and rice (a traditional meal from the Dominican Republic), Filipino cassava cake, deviled eggs, traditional Boston baked beans, Eastern European pierogi, the internationally-popular bread pudding, and more!

May Presby Stars

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Are you involved in community outreach activities? If so, don’t forget that you can apply for a grant from the Penn Medicine CAREs Grant program to help fund your outreach projects. The deadline for the next round of applications is September 1, 2013.

Please also remember to report your volunteer actions on the Penn Medicine CAREs site. For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.pennmedicine.org/community/.

Involved in Community Outreach? Be Sure to Report it On the Penn Medicine CAREs Site!

2012 Bach Fund Grant Recipients

Each year, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is fortunate to bestow upon select faculty members grants from the Bach Fund, a trust created through the Estate of Jeanette Bach Tashjian. Grants, available for use by members of PPMC staff, are allocated to support as many worthwhile projects as possible, up to $40,000 annually. In 2012, the Bach Fund awarded five grants. Earlier this month four of the five awardees presented posters on projects that were supported by those grants. Congratulations to all of the recipients! Projects represented at the presentation were:

Program/Project Award Recipient Amount Awarded

Integrating Diabetes and Depression Management at Penn Family Care

Hillary Bogner, MD, MSCE $15,903.70

Rapid Initiation of Prenatal Care in Women Presenting to the PPMC ED

with no Source of Care

Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH $10,000.00

How to Have a Successful Emergency Room Experience John Flamma, MD $8,000.00

A Patient Navigation Program for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates of Residents of

West Philadelphia

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MS, FACP

Michael L. Kochman, MD, FACP

Timothy C. Hoops, MD

$7,945.00

Congratulations to the April 2013 Presby STAR winners, who each received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR status.

Kent Randall, Environmental Services

Lynn Moore-Hale, Cardiology Business Office Admin

Katie Stonelake, MICU

Ji Kwon-Murphy, PACU

Dominique Baker, Security

Representatives from projects receiving 2012 Bach Fund Grants (L to R): John Flamma, MD; Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH; Hillary Bogner, MD, MSCE; Briana Thompson; Alicia Lamanna

Richard Neill, MD, chair of this year’s Bach Fund Advisory Committee (left), discusses the colorectal cancer GI outreach initiative with Briana Thompson, junior at Wharton and program assistant, and Alicia Lamanna (right), the program’s patient navigator