Volume 8 Issue 24 November 29, 2013

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RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW – PPMC IS BUILDING OUR

Th e PPMC Cornerstone project is well underway as the constructions on both corners of 38th street bordering the campus are building onward and upward. Th ese physical structures that will support the new and expanded services are on track, as is the operational planning among the teams and programs that will be expanding and changing.

Th roughout November conversations have been taking place across the campus explaining in detail the scope of changes to take place in 2014 and 2015 related to the services and programs on the campus. Details of these communications can be found on the health system intranet site under the “SHAPING OUR FUTURE” tab.

ADVANCED CARE HOSPITAL PAVILLION: Construction of the six-story Pavilion is on-time for its scheduled November 2014 completion, with move-in

and patient occupancy slated for early 2015. A celebratory “topping out” of the last piece of structural steel isanantiticicipapatetedd foforr JaJanunuararyy 20201414. Th e PPMC community willbe invited to join in this milestone event, so stay tunedfor more details aft er the holidaysy . In addition to the construction, the operationalplanning for the new space

including equipment andnew services is taking place this

fall for areas such as the emergency department, critical care units, and perioperative services as well as pharmacy, respiratory, lab, therapy and support services. (continued on back)

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Congrattulationsss to thhe Auguust 22013 PreeesbySTARR winnners, wwho eeacchreceivedd $$100 aand acertififi caatee recooggnizinng their Preesby STTAAR effforrts.

Sherdina James –Patient AAcccess

Kenneth Hite - SSICU

Cecile Tan - SNNF

Denean McIntyre - SSodexo

Kimberly Tallarico - ORR

Contact Us: Katie Delach | katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu | http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/presbybulletin/

Name Department Project

John C. Flamma, Jr. Emergency Medicine ED Prescription Drug Assistance Program

Lakeisha Palmer Health Information Management Gathered Dreamz

Congratulations to PPMC’s latest Penn Medicine CAREs grant recipients for the fi rst quarter of FY14.

NEWEST CARES GRANT WINNERS

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW – PPMC IS BUILDING OUR

Pennn Medicinne preesents a uniquee opporttunity forr faculty, staff, students andd patients to participate in a competition showcasing individual ccreative exppression. Thhe exxhibit, which willl open in early 22014, is juried aart exxhibition deddicated to tthe mmemory of Berneett L. Joohnson, JJr., M.D., formeer Chhief Meedical Offi ceer off the Hospital of the University oof Pennsylvania.

This year we aare aasking artists to submitt their proofi le, digital imagess of their work and a diggital application at cfeva.slideroom.com.

After you initiaally rregister with Slidderoomm, you muust check for an acttivation email from Sliderooom. Once you hhave recceived thhis activation liink, yyou can login tto cfeva.slidderooom.com and staart your application. You will noot bee able to start the applicatioon until you havee receivved this aactivation emaail. If you don’t seee the email,, pleaase check your spam fi filter/junk mail.

Thee deadline ffor submissions is December 6, 2013. If you have aany aadditionalqueestions pleaase ccontact Rosemaarie Cray at 215.349.8418 or rosemarie.cray@uphs.upenn.edu.

PENN CENTER FOR SPECIALTY CARE: Th e 13-story Penn Center forSpecialty Care (PCSC), located onthe corner of 38th and Market, willhouse eight fl oors of Presby’s newestspace for ambulatory care and willfeature new clinical practices for the Musculoskeletal Center, Surgery, Neurosciences, Allergy & Immunology, and Otorhinolaryngology, along with a six-OR Ambulatory Surgery Facility andOutpatient Lab & Radiology. Th e PCSC will offi cially open next summer withpatient care for these areas beginning in August 2014. In addition to the patient space, the building will also feature an outpatient pharmacy on the groundfl oor and new patient parking adjacent to the building.

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Don’t forget, there’s still time to apply for your CAREs grant! Applications for the next round of grants are being accepted through December 1. Visit the CAREs - Community Outreach link on the Intranet homepage for more information.