PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM

DETAIL OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER (PPMC OR PENN PRESBYTERIAN) IS A 399-BED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, WHICH IS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM (UPHS). PPMC'S SPECIALTIES INCLUDE ANESTHESIA, DERMATOLOGY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, MEDICAL IMAGING, MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, GYNECOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND CARDIOLOGY. IN KEEPING WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE, UPHS ACCEPTS PATIENTS IN SERIOUS NEED OF MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS. UPHS MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR LEVELS OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT FORGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. UPHS ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEET THE CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, AND CERTAIN AMOUNTS CHARGED FOR SUCH SERVICES ARE DEEMED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. IN FY2023, UPHS PROVIDED $392.8 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE FOR MEDICAID FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE SAME FISCAL YEAR, PENN PRESBYTERIAN ADMITTED 17,314 ADULT PATIENTS, HAD 310,845 OUTPATIENT VISITS, AND 50,059 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. I. COMMUNITY OUTREACH > PENN TRAUMA IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING PENN PRESBYTERIAN. REPRESENTATIVES FROM PENN TRAUMA SEEK TO DECREASE TRAUMA THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES WERE LOGGED FOR FY23. 63 STOP THE BLEED TRAININGS WERE HELD IN THE SURROUNDING REGION WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF TRAININGS HELD IN THE IMMEDIATE SERVICE AREA OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA.1,064 RESIDENTS WERE TRAINED AT THESE EVENTS HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 4 OF THESE TRAININGS WERE SKILLS ONLY. PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS: 7/15/2022: 16TH DISTRICT COMMUNITY DAY, PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH FAIR WITH TABLE-TOP STOP THE BLEED SESSIONS (SKILLS ONLY), AND DISTRIBUTED GUN LOCKS WITH SAFE GUN HANDLING INFORMATION. 7/21/2022 SHOT: WE THE MOTHERS, SAUNDERS PARK, UNVEILED ON 7/21/22 AT SAUNDERS PARK, BEHIND PPMC. PART OF A LARGER MULTIMEDIA PROJECT BRINGING AWARENESS TO GUN VIOLENCE BY SHOWCASING GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS ACROSS THE U.S. THIS EXHIBIT FEATURED MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE. 9/30/2022 UPENN: AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION, EDUCATED UPENN STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY ON ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, STATE AMNESTY LAW PROTECTING UNDERAGE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY NEED TO CALL 911 TO HELP AN INDIVIDUAL WITH ALCOHOL INTOXICATION. 11/12/2022: PENN TRAUMA HEALTH CAREERS DAY, PRESENTED TO YOUTH PATRONS FROM W PHILADELPHIA YMCA ABOUT CAREER OPTIONS IN HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING PERSONAL STORIES OF THEIR NON-TRADITIONAL PATHS TAKEN TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. 1/16/2023: LANCASTER AVE CORRIDOR MLK DAY HEALTH FAIR, PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH FAIR WITH TABLE-TOP STOP THE BLEED SESSIONS (SKILLS ONLY), AND DISTRIBUTED GUN LOCKS WITH SAFE GUN HANDLING INFORMATION. 1/16/2023: 52ND AND MARKET STREETS WITH THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE 18TH DISTRICT, PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH FAIR WITH TABLE-TOP STOP THE BLEED SESSIONS (SKILLS ONLY), AND DISTRIBUTED GUN LOCKS WITH SAFE GUN HANDLING INFORMATION. 3/23/2023: MARCH FOR OUR LIVES: PENNSYLVANIA ADVOCACY DAY, MEMBERS OF OUR TRAUMA TEAM, INCLUDING TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER, INJURY PREVENTION COORDINATOR, AND SURGEONS WENT TO HARRISBURG AS PART OF THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES. WE MET WITH LAWMAKERS ASKING FOR THE CO-SPONSORING OF BILLS THAT WILL SAVE LIVES: 1. LOST AND STOLEN GUN REPORTING; 2. SAFE FIREARM STORAGE; 3. EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS; 4. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. 5/6/2023: PENN MED NURSES WEEK COMMUNITY DAY AT MALCOLM X PARK, DEMONSTRATED STOP THE BLEED TO 130 INDIVIDUALS AND ENCOURAGED PARTICIPATION IN FULL CLASSES. PROVIDED BIKE SAFETY INFORMATION, REFLECTORS, AND HELMETS WITH FITTING TO 26 INDIVIDUALS. 5/18/2023: HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY, HOSTED A CAREER DAY FOR 30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INTRODUCING TO SEVERAL ROLES IN HEALTH CARE, TOURED THE TRAUMA CENTER AND PROVIDED TOURNIQUET TRAINING. PROVIDED EACH STUDENT WITH A TOURNIQUET. 5/25/2023: NATIONAL STOP THE BLEED DAY, TABLED AT BOTH PPMC AND PCAM REACHING 263 INDIVIDUALS WITH BRIEF STB SKILLS AND ENCOURAGED SIGN UP FOR FULL CLASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. 6/17/2023: HOPEPHL MEN'S WELLNESS DAY, PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH FAIR WITH TABLE-TOP STOP THE BLEED SESSIONS (SKILLS ONLY), AND DISTRIBUTED GUN LOCKS WITH SAFE GUN HANDLING INFORMATION. IN TOTAL: PROVIDED 41 INDIVIDUALS WITH WOUND PACKING SKILLS AND REMINDER TOWELS, DISTRIBUTED 21 GUN LOCKS. EVERYONE WHO STOPPED BY WAS PROVIDED INFO ON ATTENDING A FULL STOP THE BLEED CLASS. 6/23/2023: PROMISE ZONE COMMITTEE WIDE MEETING, REACHED 33 COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH BRIEF STB SKILLS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING FOR INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP STB CLASSES. 6/30/2023: JUNETEENTH WELLNESS SUMMIT, MEMBERS OF TRAUMA TEAM JOINED OTHERS FROM PPMC TO TABLE IN SAUNDERS PARK. TOPICS ADDRESSED: YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY, CONCUSSION AND TBI. FINALLY, PENN TRAUMA REMAINS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ACTION GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE DISCUSSION GROUP, BIWEEKLY MEETING COORDINATED BY ANTIVIOLENCE PARTNERSHIP OF PHILADELPHIA: MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PROVIDERS WHO CARE FOR THOSE INJURED BY GUN VIOLENCE, STRATEGIZING ON WAYS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE ON THE CITY LEVEL TO ADDRESS THE GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS. PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE, MONTHLY COLLABORATIVE MEETING WITH HVIPS FROM THE CHOP, TEMPLE, JEFFERSON, EINSTEIN, ST. CHRISTOPHER'S AND THE CHESTER COALITION (DELCO), AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP FROM THE PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF HEALTH TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE WHO HAVE BEEN TREATED AT OUR TRAUMA CENTERS. MOUNT VERNON MANOR CDC, SUPPORTING IN THE EFFORTS THROUGH RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND SUPPORT LETTERS FOR GRANT FUNDING TO DEVELOP A CREDIBLE MESSENGER TEAM, BASED ON THE CEASEFIRE MODEL.