PUENTES DE SALUD: A New Bridge to Health on South Street Puentes de Salud, or “Bridges of Health,” a volunteer organization served by many Penn Medicine students and faculty members, provides greatly needed medical services to Philadelphia’s growing Latino immigrant population. Puentes de Salud has been able to fulfill its mission despite extremely limited financial resources, very basic office space, a single full-
The current view (inset) of the southwest corner of 17th and South Streets, and a rendering of the structure renovated as Puentes de Salud.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Academy of Master Clinicians Celebration Tuesday, February 11, 5:30 p.m. Location TBD Dermatology Reception Saturday, March 1 Hyatt Regency Denver Denver Penn Medicine in Palm Beach 2014 Monday, March 3, 2:00 p.m. Norton Museum Palm Beach, Fla. OBGYN Reception Saturday, April 26 Chicago Medical Alumni Weekend May 16-18, 2014
time employee, and unfavorable geography: its medical, dental, educational, and afterschool services are distributed across the City of Philadelphia. A new dedicated community health and wellness center will allow Puentes de Salud to overcome all of those challenges, as well as expand its health clinic hours, vital medical services, and new educational programs. Located at 1700 South Street — the former IT headquarters for Graduate Hospital — the 6,600-squarefoot center will feature: • A patient waiting area designed especially for families • Clinical spaces, exam rooms, and private consultation rooms • ADA-accessible restrooms • Dedicated lab and dental areas • Combined procedure room and ophthalmological area • Single-level education and computer room • Conference room • Kitchen and staff lounge
SELECTED RECENT MAJOR GIFTS The Abramson Family Foundation continues its distinguished tradition of philanthropy to Penn Medicine with a recent gift of $4.26 million to benefit cancer research at the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute. Four Law brothers, Dennis, C ’69, M.D. ’73, Ronald, C ’71, M.D. ’75, Christopher, C ’78, M.D. ’82, and Jeremy, M.D. ’86, Par ’14, have pledged $3 million to name the Joseph and Loretta Law Auditorium in honor of their parents. The Law Auditorium will be a prominent feature in the Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center. Mr. John J. Rooney pledged $1 million to establish the Rooney Family Bipolar Disorder Research Fund and the Fight HIV Stigma Research Fund. These funds will provide financial support to bipolar disorder research and to the development and implementation of a focused comprehensive conceptual framework addressing HIV stigma, with the ultimate goal of implementing interventions that will improve clinical outcomes, mental health, and overall wellness and quality of life. Mr. Hansjörg Wyss pledged $3.25 million to establish the Hansjörg Wyss Fund for Orthopaedic Genomics and Immunology. This gift will provide financial support for projects that emphasize the role of genomics and immunology in orthopaedic surgery, ensuring opportunities to revolutionize orthopaedic trauma surgery and limb reconstruction. 2013/FALL ■ 43