Volume 11
Issue 23
November 11, 2016
PRESBYbulletin Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
PPMC REMAINS A MAGNET FOR EXCELLENCE! For the second consecutive term, Penn Presbyterian has earned Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a designation that puts them in the top tier of healthcare facilities around the world.
Donate New Winter Gear at PPMC Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is once again teaming up with Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown for the 16th Annual Warmth In Winter Drive. The drive will run from Nov. 1 until Dec. 5 and drop boxes are located in the Cupp and Wright-Saunders lobbies. Please donate new hats, scarves, mittens and gloves for Philadelphia’s Homeless and Low Income Children. Thank you for your participation and for giving back to your community!
The news was announced Oct. 18 during a conference call to a standing-roomonly auditorium in Presby’s Philadelphia Heart Institute. On the phone was Donna Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Commission Chair for ANCC. She announced that the commission had voted unanimously that Penn Presbyterian Medical Center had earned Magnet status for the second time in a row. With the announcement, the audience burst into lengthy applause with high fives and hugs all around. Havens offered her own congratulations and walked the crowd through areas in which Presby was found to excel, including high marks in nurse satisfaction and working to prevent blood clots. Immediately following the call (Havens had to get off the line to call the Hospital of
PPMC Welcomes Delegation from Chongqing, China Penn Presbyterian Medical Center played host recently to a delegation of Chinese health professionals interesting in learning more about how Presby provides superior care to patients every day. The six-member group hailed from the Chongqing municipality in southwest China and was led by Fang Mingjin, the deputy director of the Chongqing Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission. Bob Russell, associate executive director of Operations at Penn Presbyterian, met with the group and mapped out various aspects of daily life at PPMC, from the hospital’s different service lines, to organization of leadership and management structure, how critical care patients arrive via helipad, staffing ratios and models and much more. Following the discussion, Russell took our guests on a tour of the hospital, including the Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care Unit in the new Pavilion for Advanced Care, and answered questions from the Chongqing officials. “It was an honor and a pleasure to host Mr. Fang and his team,” Russell said. “We’re proud of what we do here at Presby and I’m happy to offer our cooperation.” The visit ended with a round of handshakes in the Cupp lobby and a promise to keep in touch.
Get Your Flu Shot: Now through Nov. 23 Flu season is upon us and Penn Presbyterian is offering the flu vaccine for all employees. The inactivated influenza vaccine (injectable) will be administered to PPMC employees now through Nov. 23. Penn Medicine requires that all staff have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved qualified exception. If vaccinated outside of Penn, a proof of immunization must be provided to receive credit for the vaccination.
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the University of Pennsylvania with their own Magnet good news!), Michele Volpe, CEO of PPMC, addressed the crowd: “Congratulations! You’ve done a fabulous, fabulous job. You make us proud.” Then Jim Ballinghoff, MSN, MBA, RN, NEABC, chief nursing officer and associate executive director, took to the dais and gave an effusive thank-you and congratulations to everyone who made the success possible. “I want to congratulate all the people who made this happen. You continually exceed expectations,” he said. “Throughout all of our unprecedented change, you always put our patients, their families, and our community first. That is why we are a Magnet organization.” Magnet designation is issued by the ANCC to hospitals which go above and beyond to provide the best possible patient care and facilitate close collaboration among staff. Magnet status is among the highest professional achievements in nursing a hospital can achieve. The Magnet recognition process include an online application, written documentation, and an on-site visit every four years to ensure qualitative and quantitative outcomes demonstrating success in nursing practice and research. Penn Presbyterian is one of just 28 hospitals in Pennsylvania – which includes all five Penn Medicine hospitals – and 444 hospitals across the globe with Magnet designation. Congratulations to the exceptional team at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center!
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