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Volume 1 Number 16 November 16, 2012

WHAT’Snew Pennsylvania Hospital

INSIDEPrivate Room Initiative & Construction Update ................2

Farewell to Armenda Mikell ........2

PURPLESTRIDE® Philly to Fight Pancreatic Cancer..........................2

Bike Tour 2012 a Success .............3

What’s Happening .........................4

Saving Hearts & Lives Con’t. .......4

S A V I N G Hearts & Lives

` Patrick Donnelly, RN, MS, CCRN, Resuscitation Services manager, Performance Improvement, and Obi Ubah, Biomed Tech, Clinical Engineering, holding one of PAH’s 8 AEDs.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation — or CPR — is an easy-to-learn technique that can double a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival, but only if administered immediately and effectively. Sadly, less than one third of all aid out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims received CPR from a bystander. Why?

It seems several particular barriers prevent widespread CPR education dissemination to the public: the need for trained CPR-certified instructors to conduct a course and the cost and length of a course itself. In addition, many CPR training activities occur at the workplace or in a school among younger, healthier subjects. However, most sudden cardiac arrests occur in the home with spouses of similarly-aged family members.

To literally help improve the odds of survival for our patients once they leave our Hospital, PAH is participating in the CPR Hospital-Initiated Training Project along with seven other facilities in the region, including HUP and PPMC. ”The goal of the Project is to use the hospital as a unique ‘point of capture’ to empower at-risk families with the life-saving tool of CPR,” said Audrey L. Blewer, MPH, project manager.

Through the Project, CPR training is offered on the cardiology and telemetry wards — including 6 Cathcart at PAH —where nurses and volunteers will in turn work with family members of patients with cardiovascular risk factors to learn the life-saving skill of CPR. Families with at-risk members will be sent home with an American Heart Association “CPR Anytime Kit” — a 25-minute program complete with a personal inflatable manikin and instructional DVDs. “This Anytime Kit overcomes many of the barriers to traditional CPR courses, such as timing and expense,” added Blewer, “and emphasizes hand-on-practice, allowing participants to gain confidence and be willing to share what they’ve learned with others.”

The Project is actually a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and lead by Principal Investigator, Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, of the Center for Resuscitation Science at HUP. In addition to teaching and empowering others within and outside of the hospital environment to save lives with CPR, the study will also follow-up with participants to track instruction retention, all in an effort to better refine training methods.

GSPP Honored by PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The Pennsylvania Department of Health presented Good Shepherd Penn Partners and the Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse (located on the Penn Medicine Rittenhouse campus) with the “Above & Beyond Award for Excellence in Health Care Compliance.” This “first-of-its-kind honor” was presented to GSPP in recognition of the facility’s 2012 state licensure survey where no health citations or major life safety code deficiencies were found. In addition to the Specialty Hospital, GSPP also manages the Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse, provides therapy services at HUP, PAH, PPMC, and PPMC’s three skilled-nursing facilities and operates 11 Penn Therapy and Fitness outpatient rehab locations.

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According to the American Heart Association, cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function caused by the heart’s electrical system malfunctioning. Each year about 295,000 emergency medical services-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. And as many know from the loss of loved ones, cardiac

arrest, is one of our nation’s leading killers.

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What does a construction site, a laboratory and a kitchen all have in common? They’re all a part of the latest progress being make around the PAH campus to improve operations, upgrade our facility and make way for new private patients rooms!

Take a quick jaunt down the block to the southwest corner of 8th and Walnut Streets and you can see that the exterior has been completed at Penn Medicine Washington Square (PMWS) — the future site of PAH’s new outpatient care facility. (See photo.)

“It’s incredible to literally be able to see the progress we’re making at Penn Medicine Washington Square,” said Karla McCaney, vice president of Facilities Management. In recent past weeks, the ‘fit-out contractor,’ J.J. White, Inc., has been mobilized on the site. They are responsible for building the interior walls for the patient exam rooms, offices and other support areas that form clinical practice spaces.

Back at the main hospital buildings of PAH, the future home for Laboratory Services are shaping up in the Cathcart Sub-basement. Walls are finished and freshly painted, the flooring is almost complete and new lab benches are currently being installed.

Meanwhile, in another part of the Hospital, some major changes are also taking place in kitchen. In an effort to continually offer healthy, appealing entrees for our patients, employees and visitors, a whole new kitchen is essentially being created with modern equipment upgrades, one section at a time. The Hospital’s main walk-in food coolers were upgraded and the area remodeled earlier this year (http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/2012/05/food-and-nutrition-staff-keeping-it-cool-under-pressure.html). In October construction began on the installation of a new dish washer/sanitizer. The project should take approximately four weeks.

PRIVATE ROOM INITIATIVE & CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

` The exterior of Penn Medicine Washington Square, is now complete.

On Saturday, November 3, representatives from the Joan Karnell Cancer Center at PAH, Pennsylvania Oncology and Hematology Associates, the Department of Surgery and Radiation Oncology participated Purple Stride Philadelphia 2012 to help raise awareness and funds in the fight against pancreatic cancer. Sponsored by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network® and held in Fairmount Park, the 5K walk and timed run raised over $500,000.

Also in attendance was Lisa Niemi Swayze, chief Ambassador of Hope of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Swayze joined the Network as its first celebrity spokesperson in honor of her late husband, Patrick Swayze, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2009 — after a nearly two-year battle with the disease.

Fare wel l to a B e loved PA H Me mb e r

�Armenda�Mikell Retires AFTER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE

Congratulations and best wishes to Armenda Mikell, Patient Access representative, who has retired after 42 years of service. Armenda’s last day at PAH was October 31.

Armenda started her career at PAH in December 1969, as a Unit Clerk in the Department of Emergency Medicine. From there she worked in the Hospital’s Special Care Unit and then the Department of Radiology. She jointed Patient Access in 1998, where she worked in the PETU registration area.

Armenda will truly be missed!

MORE TO COME…

Construction will begin on Preston 6 and 7 for the first of the private, patient rooms in February 2013. “While we’re excited about the prospect of being able to offer our patients private rooms throughout the Hospital, we have to acknowledge that there may be some disruptions as the result of continued construction and renovations,” said McCaney. A hospital-wide Construction Noise Initiative has been launched to help minimize disruptions and discomfort for patients. Representatives from departments throughout the Hospital – from Nursing and Engineering to Patient Access and Community Relations — are all working together to create and execute an effective communications plan to keep patients, visitors and staff well informed of all the changes that will occur and when. “We are working very hard to create the calmest, healthiest environment possible for our patients,” added McCaney. “It’s important for them to know we are doing everything possible to mitigate any inconvenience they may experience during construction.”

The Philadelphia affiliate of the Pancreatic Action Network holds monthly support meetings. If you would like to volunteer, please visit www.pancan.org/philadelphia. If you or someone you know is newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the Patient and Liaison Services (PALS) program provides comprehensive, free information and support for pancreatic cancer patients, their families and health professionals. Contact PALS at: 877.272.6226 or [email protected].

` Chief Ambassador of Hope, Lisa Niemi Swayze (shown speaking) joined the Philly event on honor of her late husband, Patrick Swayze, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2009.

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M S C I T Y T O S H O R E Bike Tour 2012 a Success

Team UPHS/PENN had another exciting and successful ride this year at the MS Society’s City to Shore Bike Tour. “We had perfect weather conditions and a massive turnout as our team recruited 318 riders and continues to be the largest team on the tour,” reported Dan Wilson, MBA, BSN, RN, FABC, vice president, Allied Health and Ambulatory Services. “Our team membership grew by 12 percent and raised $156,460, which is an amazing 27.5 percent increase over 2011.”

This annual event is a fun and prime example of how Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania give back to the community. The funding is extremely important as it provides direct care support for multiple sclerosis patients living in the Delaware Valley. The Tour also raises research dollars toward developing new and improved treatments and hopefully someday — a cure.

“So many people helped with this year’s Tour everyone’s efforts. Large or small,

every little bit helps and is appreciated.” said Wilson. “I want to especially thank the following folks who supported and assisted our team in 2012: Garry Scheib, UPHS chief operation officer; Katherine Lowe, director, Professional Development and Recruitment, Development and Alumni Relations, UPenn; Bob Russell, MS, FACHE, NHA, associate executive director, Operations, PPMC; Rick Bryson, RPh, director, Ancillary Clinical Applications, UPHS; Suzanne Brown, MS, RPh, director, Pharmacy, PAH; Kert Emperado, RN, BSN, ONC; Med/Surg Perioperative Nursing, PPMC; Regina Shockley, Ambulatory Care Administration, PAH; Mary McCann, MSLIS, MBA, RN, director, Informatics, Library and Privacy, PAH; Donna Quinn, Intranet coordinator, PAH; Jennifer O’Mara, Development, UPenn; Eileen Coyne, Development, UPenn; Laura Thornton, Development, UPenn; Stephanie Mahan, UPenn; Sherry M. Jamison, Alumni Records, UPenn; Linda Blowney, Professional Development and Recruitment, UPenn; and Steven Blowney.”

As Team UPHS/PENN has completed another year riding and raising donations for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, we would like to especially recognize one dedicated team member

who travelled a great distance to participate and support our team. Amanda Smith, daughter of Gene Smith, PAH Cytology supervisor, is a freshman majoring in elementary education at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Amanda left school and flew into Philadelphia the Friday before the ride, completed the City to Shore bike tour and flew back to Florida from the Atlantic City airport the very next day. Amanda has been participating in the MS City to Shore Bike Tour since she was 15 years old and is a shining example of our dedicated staff, family and friends. Great job and thank you Amanda!

For many, the first time they heard about pancreatic cancer may have been when, Patrick Swayze or Apple CEO, Steve Jobs was diagnosed. But it is not as rare as you may think. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

The pancreas is an organ that is located behind the stomach, it plays an essential role in converting the food we eat into energy for the body’s cells. The pancreas actually has two main functions; the first function is to secrete enzymes to aid in the digestion of protein, fat and carbohydrates and the second function is to create and release insulin, a hormone responsible for lowering blood sugar and glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar.

Sadly, because of the pancreas’ hidden location in the body, pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed late state, making in one of the deadliest forms of cancer. This year, an estimated 43,920 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and approximately 37,390 will die from the disease.

RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING PANCREATIC CANCER INCLUDE: » Family history of pancreatic cancer » Age » Chronic or hereditary pancreatitis » Recent-onset of diabetes » Smoking » Being over-weight, especially in the abdomen.

The American Institute for Cancer Research estimates that being lean can prevent 19 percent of the pancreatic cases that occur in the United States each year. Pancreatic cancer is easily concealed; it may cause only vague symptoms that could be mistaken for many different conditions within the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, there are no detection tools to diagnose the disease in its early stages when it the tumor can be surgically removed, this is one of the main reasons pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer death.

2012 MS Bike Tour Featured Rider

` Amanda Smith – 2012 Team UPHS/PENN MS Bike Tour Featured Rider

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WHAT’SnewEDITORIAL STAFF Sally Sapega Director of Internal Communications

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WHAT’S Happening Y O U R R E S O U R C E F O R E V E N T S A N D H A P P E N I N G S T H R O U G H O U T PA H A N D P E N N M E D I C I N E

For complete events listing, please visit What’s New on the Inside Penn Medicine web site at: http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside

December 10Employee Flu Vaccine Campaign

December 13Annual PAH Holiday Meal

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December 17Next Magnet Monday

Until September 1, 2013Mental Health During the Civil War: Thomas Story Kirkbride and the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane Exhibit

> More Ways to Save

This past October, three new, additional Zoll AED-Pro Defibrillators were placed into service at PAH, bringing the campus total up to eight. The new locations include:

» Elm Garden Cafeteria, in the far left-hand corner by the telephone and glass-encased hanging quilt.

» Hall Mercer Lobby, along the hallway immediately past the Security Officer’s desk and across from elevators;

» Spruce Building Lobby, inside the Spruce Street entrance on the left before the Outpatient Pharmacy.

There are five other automated external defibrillators ready for use in and around PAH:

» 1 Pine West, Administration

» Preston Lobby, across from the Welcome Desk

» Harte Memorial (Human Resources) Lobby

» Cathcart Building Sub-Basement outside of the Locker Rooms

» The eighth unit is located off campus in the Department of Neurosurgery at 8th and Locust Streets.

A triangular sign posted above the cabinet marks each AED location. Each AED device is stored in an alarmed metal cabinet which will

automatically sound when you open the door. When the AED is needed, “responders” are

to simply remove the AED from the cabinet and close the door to disarm the alarm.

“The hospital has Code and Rapid Response Teams who are equipped with additional information regarding the operation of the Hospital AEDs and special features they can utilize,” said, Patrick J. Donnelly, RN, MS, CCRN, Resuscitation Services manager. “Yet anyone who has undergone basic CPR training can operate an AED device and possibly save a life. The most important thing any responder should do first is call for help – either extension 5050 within the hospital or 911 – then remove the device from the cabinet, close the door and return to the victim. Once back at the victim’s side, unzip the nylon case, power up the device using the green ‘On/Off’ button and follow the audio prompts,” explains Donnelly.

Still not confident you can save a life? For more information about how to use an AED, contact Patrick Donnelly in Resuscitation Services at 215.829.5815 or [email protected]. To be trained in AED use, contact your local American

Heart Association http://www.heart.org/.

` Just look for one of these signs in and around the PAH campus to find a life saving defibrillator.

> Learn more...The MyHeartMap Challenge Penn Medicine Contest Maps 1,400 Lifesaving AEDs Via Crowdsourcing Contest Fueled by Smart Phones Despite Increased Availability of Devices, Questions Remain on Locations, Accessibility of AEDs and Willingness of Public to Use Them

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2012/11/aed/

S A V I N G Hearts & Lives

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