Volume 8 Issue 24 November 29, 2013 PRESBYbulletin Penn Presby terian Medical Center RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW – PPMC IS BUILDING OUR e PPMC Cornerstone project is well underway as the constructions on both corners of 38th street bordering the campus are building onward and upward. 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. 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 is an anti tici cipa pate ted d fo for r Ja Janu nuar ary y 20 2014 14. e PPMC community will be invited to join in this milestone event, so stay tuned for more details aſter the holidays . In addition to the construction, the operational planning for the new space including equipment and new 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) W We are proud of th he me embers of the e Penn M Med dicine com mmun nity wh ho wish to o h help s supp port relief effor rts for r the deva asta ation le eft behind by y T yph hoon H Haiyan in the e P Pac ific islands s of t he Ph ilippines. As s m man ny as 10 m million n peop ple have b bee en a affe ected, with h as m many a as 600,00 00 p people d disp placed from m the eir hom mes. We s sug ggest t hat t anyone se eekin ng to m make don nati ions t o a aid in the re elief work do so thr oug gh the A Ame erican Red d Cros ss, wh hich has m mob bilized t o le end people e, exp pertise e and equ uipm ment t o th his massiv ve glo obal re elief effor rt. P Please v visit www.redcross.org for mor re g in nfo ormation ab bout ways to donate e. PRESBY PRESBY S ST T A AR RS S Congrat tulations s s to th he Augu ust 2 2013 Pre e esby ST AR R winn ners, w who e eac ch received d $ $100 a and a certifi fica ate e reco og gnizin ng their Pre esby ST TA AR ef ffor rts. Sherdina James – Patient A Ac ccess Kenneth Hite - S SICU Cecile Tan - SN NF Denean McIntyre - S Sodexo Kimberly Tallarico - OR R