Einstein Honors Long-time Employees at Years of Service DinnerEinstein Healthcare Network held our annual Employee Years of Service Dinner onApril 28th at the Hilton Hotel, City Line Avenue, to recognize staff who have beenpart of the Einstein family for 10 years or more. Over 700 employees attended,and speakers included Einstein Healthcare Network President & CEO BarryFreedman, Network COO Susan Bernini, and Beth Duffy, COO of Einstein MedicalCenter Montgomery.

Bernini, who is retiring this year, called out several employees who are celebrating50 or more years of service in 2016:

� Vivian Chestnut of Nursing Administration at Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia (50 years)

� Kathryn Norris of Food and Nutrition at EMCP (50 years)� Hobson Gross of the EMCP Laboratory (57 years!).

Guests enjoyed the Hawaiian theme of the evening, as well as entertainmentfeaturing an Elvis impersonator. “Elvis” led several line dances, including “Rock aHula” with volunteers from the audience donning hula skirts for their performance.He also invited all of this year’s retirees to line dance to “All Shook Up,” since we are “all shook up” that a number of long-time employees are leaving forretirement this year. Another highlight of the night was the giveaway of 25beautiful door prize baskets with lots of goodies inside. They were a big hit among the attendees.

Thanks to Kelly Yeager and Sally Chmielewski in Human Resources for all their hardwork in making this celebration a huge success. The feedback on Elvis wasfantastic, and the employees had a fun time doing the line dances and takingphotos with him. All in all, it was a great night!

In theWork sJune 14, 2016

News for Einstein Employees

In This Issue

Einstein Pioneers Technology to Aid Breast Cancer Surgery

Nurses Week Celebrated

Team Einstein Makes HUGE Showing at Komen Race

Einstein Doc Serves Doctors Without Borders

Coming June 22nd!Important Surveys

Starting June 22, 2016, Einstein is conducting both an Engagement Survey and a Culture of Safety Survey. These surveys will help us identify Einstein’s strengths and opportunities to improve employee, provider and patient satisfaction as well as staff

and patient safety.The survey will be conducted by The Advisory Board and will be:

• Completely confidential – no one at Einstein will know how an individual responded

• Conducted during work hours or on a secure internet site – the survey takes about 20- 25 minutes to complete, can be accessed through internet access from any phone,

computer, or tablet

• Important to the growth of Einstein – we need your opinions and ideas to help continue our efforts at improvement

• Win great prizes – everyone who participates in the survey will be entered in a raffle to win great prizes including iPads, Fitbits and gift certificates

Although our relationship with The Advisory Board is new, you will find that the survey is similar to the Engagement and Culture of Safety Surveys from previous years.

Stay tuned for more information about where to complete these surveys.

Click these icons to go directly to Einstein’s social media sites!

Important Dates

� June 13 to 17 – ResidencyRecognition Week.

� July 15 – Next American RedCross Blood Drive at EinsteinMedical Center Philadelphia

� August 6 – Actual 150thAnniversary date for EinsteinHealthcare Network.

� September 8 – Great ThinkerSeries II Event at NationalMuseum of American JewishHistory. Look for more detailssoon!

� November 3 to 6 – Einstein’sHarvest Ball CelebrationWeekend.

Published for Einstein Healthcare Networkemployees, In the Works reports network news,with a focus on improvements, programs andevents that are making Einstein a great place to work and a great place for patient care. If you wish to contribute to this newsletter,contact Michele Darnell, Corporate Marketing & Communications, by GroupWise or at 215-456-3922.

MarginProbe® Technology for Breast Cancer Introduced at EMCP

Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia is the first hospital inPhiladelphia to offer the MarginProbe® System, a new FDA-approved device that uses electromagnetic waves to measure the status of the breast tissue margins removed during alumpectomy.

When a surgeon performs a lumpectomy for breast cancer, a rim ofnormal tissue called the “margin” is removed around the tumor. The new device examines the surface of the biopsied tissue andhelps the surgeon learn the status of the margins before the surgeryis completed.

Having a clear margin is an indication that the cancer has beencompletely removed. Previously, it would typically take about a weekto get results from pathology, and if the pathologist found cancercells at the margin, the patient might need to have another surgicalprocedure. Across the country, this happens in 10 to 50 percent ofwomen.

The MarginProbe® technology examines the surface of the removedbreast tissue to see if it is free of cancer cells. The device uses asterile, single-use sensor attached to a handheld probe that doesnot come into contact with the patient, and detects subtleelectromagnetic differences between breast cancer cells and normalbreast tissue, to see if additional tissue needs to be removed.

In studies, the MarginProbe® has been shown to reduce the rate ofre-operation by more than 50 percent. According to Lisa Jablon,MD, FACS, Director of the Breast Program at Einstein MedicalCenter Philadelphia, “Our hope is that this cutting-edge technologywill help us reduce the need for additional surgery. MarginProbe®

will be used as an adjunct to other standard methods to help ensurethat all the cancer cells have been removed. We want to offer ourpatients as many options as possible to beat the disease, and I’mglad we now have MarginProbe® in our arsenal.”

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The entire Einstein Family is invited to:

PARTY

Gouley Auditorium

Refreshments will be served.

Please join us as we honor A. Susan Bernini, Chief Operating Officer of Einstein Healthcare Network.

RSVP to Sally Chmielewski at chmieles@einstein.edu.

3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

JUNE 14TH

SUSAN’SRETIREMENT

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Annual Benefits Enrollment for FY 2017 is Under WayAnnual Enrollment is here -- that time when we askemployees to review their benefits and make changesto the upcoming plan year, which begins July 1st,2016. The deadline for making these updates is June12th.

Thanks to our plan members who participate inHealthy Steps and use Einstein network services fortheir care, we have been able to keep our healthcarecosts down. As a result, we have great news to share!The amount that our employees contribute towardtheir healthcare insurance coverage will remain thesame for another plan year. This means we areproviding our employees with:

� No increase in their current bi-weekly contribution � The same benefit plans, with no increase in co-

insurance, deductibles, or out-of-pocketmaximums

� No increase to Einstein LiveWell EmployeePharmacy co-pays.

Our plan members have now been paying the samerates for their healthcare coverage since January2015. As always, we encourage you to choose Einsteinproviders and facilities for your healthcare needs andthe lowest out-of-pocket costs.

A Benefits Reference Guide that provides helpfulinformation about your benefits is available in PRISM.This reference guide is also being mailed to yourhome.

If you have any questions, please contact your HumanResources Service Specialist or the BenefitsDepartment at 215-456-3290.

Proper Equipment Use atWillowcrest Leads to ZeroPatient Handling Injuries in ‘15In 2009 alone, Willowcrest tracked 20 differentincidents in which staff were hurt while handlingpatients. That year, they started a Safe PatientHandling Program to prevent such injuries. Theresults? A steady decline since the start of theprogram and, in 2015, Willowcrest tallied exactlyZERO patient handling injuries thanks to theconsistent use of equipment such as a patient lifts andlateral transfer slide sheets. In addition to protectingcaregivers from injuries related to lifting and movingpatients, the system also helps to reduce patient fallsand pressure ulcers.

While staff may have had hesitation at first taking anextra few minutes to get and use equipment, thathesitation is gone and the equipment has becomesecond nature, according to Robyn Silverman,Coordinator of Safe Patient Handling. WhileWillowcrest was first to pilot the program, Elkins Parkand Philadelphia campuses also use the equipmentand have experienced a decline in injuries.

To celebrate the accomplishment, Willowcrest staffhad a special breakfast and dinner on March 18th.

Einstein Healthcare Network is bending overbackwards to support the fight against breast cancer!On May 15th, more than 2,000 people took part inLiving Beyond Breast Cancer's annual "Reach &Raise" and did yoga on the steps of the PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art. Einstein was proud to be thepresenting sponsor of the event, which raises fundsto provide services and programs for those affectedby breast cancer in the Philadelphia area.

Einstein surgeon Pak Shan Leung, MD, recently returnedfrom a volunteer mission with Doctors Without Borders inSouth Sudan. He worked in the only hospital in an isolatedvillage, lived in a one-room mud hut with no indoorplumbing, endured smothering heat that often soaredabove 110 degrees and was on call around the clock forfive weeks. He treated everything from infections tobroken bones to traumatic wounds in the tumultuous EastAfrican nation beset by civil war. The hardest part for himwas leaving.

“I was happy to come home because I missed my friendsand colleagues,” said Dr. Leung (pictured here in the leftof the photo), “but it was difficult to leave the hospitaland country knowing there’s so much work that has to bedone.”

Leung, 36, associate chair of the Division of Trauma andSurgical Critical Care at Einstein Healthcare Network,chose to go to the Agok region in South Sudan for his firstoverseas mission precisely because the need was so great.

For years, South Sudan has been ruptured by civil war,and millions of people have been displaced. DoctorsWithout Borders, an independent international medicalhumanitarian organization that sends volunteers to crisis-plagued areas around the globe, runs the only hospital inAgok.

“The whole country is so undeveloped,” Dr. Leung said.“There’s no infrastructure, no cities, no medicalinfrastructure, no education. That was one of the mainreasons I wanted to go there, not just to provide care butto provide education for people there and also to set upsome kind of infrastructure.”

Leung helped establish a communication and transfersystem with an outpatient clinic at the battlefield front 40miles away, so that critically ill patients could betransported to his hospital for inpatient care. He trainedthe staff to do triage (classifying patient illnesses andinjuries from the least to most urgent) because “they hadno formal education in how to assess a patient in asystematic or organized manner.”

Some of what Leung witnessed in South Sudan wasfamiliar. As a trauma surgeon, he’s dealt with brokenbones; there were many in Agok as a result of vehicularaccidents on roads made of mud. As a physician in anurban setting, he’s dealt with gunshot wounds. In SouthSudan, they often resulted from raids in which one tribestole hundreds of cattle from another tribe.

Some of what he witnessed was unfamiliar: patients whohad perforated intestines from typhoid fever and, mostpoignantly, children with injuries sustained from

landmines.

The one case that stands out for Dr. Leung epitomizes theinadequacies of the health care facilities and the heroismof staff and volunteers. It involved an 11-year-old boy whohad such a severe brain injury from a landmine that it wasuncertain he’d survive surgery. But it was his only chance.

“We all decided to proceed, knowing the path was goingto be difficult,” Dr. Leung said. The boy didn’t awakenfrom the anesthesia, though. In a modern Americanhospital, he’d be transferred to the intensive care unit andput on a ventilator to breathe for him until things resolvedone way or another. There was no ICU, no ventilator orother life-sustaining devices. So for 15 hours straight, Dr.Leung and two others took turns, “bagging” the boy —manually squeezing air into his lungs with a hand-heldresuscitation device. Finally, the boy awoke. He wasrecovering when Dr. Leung left to come home.

In between Dr. Leung’s arrival in South Sudan on March20th and his departure on April 27th, he handled about350 cases. The first thing he did when he arrived inGeneva, Switzerland, on his way home was to buy twobottles of Diet Coke. “It was the only thing I missed,” hesaid in an amused voice. “People who know me wouldnot be surprised at that.”

Einstein Surgeon Joins Doctors Without Borders to Provide Care in War-Torn South Sudan

– by Jill Porter

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On March 30th, Einstein celebrated National Doctors’Day, hosting our annual series of breakfasts forphysicians across the network. The Einstein Auxiliaryhas sponsored these breakfasts for many years, but in2015, expanded its reach to the various grouppractices in Holmesburg, Center One, andCollegeville, and in 2016 to all 900+ physicians in theNetwork. Thanks go out to the Auxiliary for continuingto support this recognition program.

Also since 2014, a fund-raising appeal has been addedto invite donors and grateful patients to honor ourphysicians and the outstanding care they provide. Inthis third year of the program, the Office ofDevelopment received more than 550 gifts and 680total tributes from Einstein patients, honoring 220different physicians. Shared here are some samplecomments from the tributes.

According to Fran Gress, Development Associate,Annual Fund, the 2016 gift total represented a 57½percent increase in fundraising over last year. “Thisshows not only the generosity of our donors andpatients in supporting Einstein’s vital Mission, but theever-exceptional care our physicians continue todeliver,” Gress shared.

“You personify the noblest definition of‘physician.’ You listen, you care, and you takethe responsibility of really looking for ways to help. I cannot thank you enough.”

“Thank you so much...walking better is such a gift! You are a blessing to my life.”

“In the last 20 years, you have taken excellentcare of me and always gave me good advice instaying healthy. I don’t know what I would dowithout you.”

“We feel very comfortable knowing we can

always count on you for our needs.”

“We are so thankful to have such awonderful doctor. Keep saving lives!”

Doctor’s Day Celebrated with Breakfasts and Tributes

Upon Einstein Medical Center Montgomery’s debut inSeptember of 2012, a group of physicians new to EinsteinHealthcare Network united to establish a brand-newneonatology service and enhance the newborn nurseryprogram. The practice is located on the second floor ofEMCM, and it works closely with the Department ofObstetrics in the Labor and Delivery suite and the Mother-Well Baby Unit.

In collaboration with Nursing leadership, the Neonatologyteam delivers attentive and personalized care to all babiesborn at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery 24 hours perday, 7 days per week. The group’s attention to Einstein’sStandards of Behavior provides the foundation for theexceptional and compassionate approach to patient care,and allows us to expand our services to the community. Infact, the Neonatology group, under the supportiveumbrella of the Department of Pediatrics, facilitated theformation of our Level III NICU.

We have formed a cohesive group of practitioners based onEinstein’s Mission, Vision and Code of Conduct. Thepractice currently includes six full-time Board

Certified/Board Eligible neonatologists, a nurse practitionerand two pediatricians. Pictured above are (from left)Neonatologists Drs. Jocelyn Austria, Sandeep Sadashiv,David J. Hoffman (Director) and Pediatrician AstridWoodward-Lee. Not pictured are Neonatologists Drs.Katherine Durrwachter, Celina Migone, and Jody Zisk;neonatal nurse practitioner Felicia Lombardo; andpediatrician Dr. Viviana Smith-Torres.

Practice Profile: The Neonatology Group at EMCM

From May 5th to 12th, Einstein Healthcare Networkobserved National Nurses Week, honoring ourNursing staff with educational opportunities, guestspeakers, a Shared Governance Leadership Summit,awards and recognition, as well as fun activitiessuch as ice cream rounds, the distribution of treatbags, lunches, chair yoga, and hand and footmassage stations for stress reduction.

“A Culture of Safety Starts with You” was the 2016Nurses Week theme, selected by the AmericanNursing Council. According to Einstein Vice President& Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming, EdD, RN,CNOR, NEA-BC, this includes reducing falls and post-operative complications, learning and integrating bestpractices, and forming Comprehensive Unit-BasedSafety Programs (CUSPs). “Safety is not hierarchical…it involves everyone,” Ric said. “At Einstein, we areempowering nurses to reduce errors and save lives inan atmosphere of openness and mutual trust,promoting learning, accountability and education.”

He added that 76 percent of Einstein nurses have aBSN or MSN degree, and leadership, innovation andadvocacy are all part of the important role nurses playwithin our network. This was demonstrated during ahalf-day poster presentation session sharing thescholarly work being done by Einstein nurses.

Highlights of Nurses’ Week included presentationsat both Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia andEinstein Medical Center Montgomery by TerryFoster, RN, MSN, CCNS, CPEN, CEN, FAEN, CCRN,a nationally known Clinical Nurse Specialist seen onThe Learning Channel’s “Untold Stories of the ER”(and a part-time standup comic). During the

presentations, Foster regaled the audience withreflections on, “How Can You Laugh at That? A CloserLook at the Use of Humor in Nursing.” Sharingamusing true stories and patient malapropisms fromhis experiences at St. Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood, Ky., Foster observed that one shouldproceed with caution when using medical humor.“Outside of the Nursing circle, other people may begrossed out,” he commented. “All of us haveprobably said, we could write a book….You can’tmake this stuff up!” On a more serious note, Fostersuggested that laughter really is the best medicine –that is, a sense of humor is helpful to cope with somuch of what nurses see, know and take home withthem. “We laugh together, and we cry alone,” he said.“We’re taking care of those whom others may notwant to deal with….We can honestly say we’re doingthe work of the Lord.” He also cited nurses’ criticalthinking, intuition and listening as other skills theyshould take pride in.

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery held an eventto recognize its nurses who went through trainingto become Geriatric Resource Nurses as part of itsNICHE (Nurses Improving Care for HealthsystemElders) Program.Monica Nash, BSN, RN, Director ofNursing, and Kim Mikula, MSN, RN, Clinical Educatorand NDNQI Coordinator, spent the last yearcompleting leadership education and a gap analysis,developing action plans and submitting a formalrequest for NICHE designation. Staff from throughoutEMCM are now getting specific education and will bedesignated as Geriatric Resource Nurses (GRN) whocan be used as a resource for other staff in the facility.

Einstein Celebrates Nurses Week with Full Schedule of Events

Terry Foster meets Einstein nurses after hispresentation.

EMCM recognized nurses who went through special training to become GeriatricResource Nurses as part of the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for HealthsystemElders) Program.

Nurses Week

Rehab ClusterHegel Leon, CNAAmy Thalheimer, CNA Francesca Abrams, RN, CRRNKaryn Kling, BSN, RN, CRRNLisa Rivera, BSN, RN

Heart ClusterCarol Kull, BSN, RN, CCRNJudith Gill, BSN, RNFrank Walsh, BSN, RNMeghan McNeil, PCAAthena Dennis, BSN, RN – Jokline Joseph CaringSpirit Award

Critical Care ClusterKate Grant, BSN, RNPatricia Rudd, BSN, RN, Levy 4 WestBinsy Alex, BSN, RNLisa Taylor, HUCSarah Palacios, BSN, RN – Thomas Campbell CaringSpirit Award

Subacute/LTC ClusterLouise Wright, BSN, RN Lia Ramos, BSN, RN Shay Glenn, LPN Patricia Hill-Brou, LPNLeelumma Binumon, CNA

Women and Children’s ClusterApril Stenson, BSN, RNTricia Wilson, BSN, RNRandi Boucher, BSN, RN, CBC

Medical Surgical ClusterColleen Carlson, BSN, RN, Tower 4Ellen Zane, BSN, RN, Tower 8Eunice Salazar, BSN, RN, Levy 7Thomas Capella, BSN, RN, Tower 4Tower 6 Discharge Process - Caring Team Award Team Members: Allison Conners, BSN, RN; DebraCattolico, MSN, RNC; Mary Beth James, BSN, RN;Patti O’Hagan, BSN, RN; Betsy Thomas, MSN, RN,ACNS-BC; Kiwan Dacosta, Care Manager; MichaelBarone, BSN, RN; Regan Kunzig, BSN, RN; TurenaReeves, RN, OCN, VA-BC; Steve Jagiela and SherryPallath

Surgical Services ClusterJoanne Matulewicz, BSN, RNPatricia Brown, BSN, RNManju Joseph, BSN, RNDonna Horton, PCAKaren Holmes, OR Coordinator

Emergency ClusterBeth Hurwitz, BSN, RN Joan Weymouth, BSN, RNMichael Bujniewicz, Tech Carolyn Wheeler, RN Alicia Caltagirone, BSN, RNCassie Renfroe, BSN, RN Tabrina Gales, BSN, RN – Marianne Smith-Catanzaro Caring Spirit Award

PsychiatryElaine Johnson, BSN, RNRuth Detwiler, BSN, RNMeghan Szczerba, BSN, RN

2016 Shared Governance Leadership AwardFlo Gunn Gallagher, BSN, RN, CRRN

2016 Nursing PRISM AwardOrganization and Staff Development Department

2016 Nurses Week Caring Spirit Awards

Nursing Excellence Awards: MossRehab/Elkins Park

Beth Hurwitz, BSN, RN: Caring Spirit Award, Emergency Cluster Joanne Matulewicz, BSN, RN: Caring Spirit Award, Surgical Services Cluster

Amy Thalheimer, CNA: Caring Spirit Award, Rehab ClusterFrancesca Abrams, RN, CRRN: Caring Spirit Award, Rehab Cluster

Karyn Kling, BSN, RN, CRRN: Caring Spirit Award, Rehab ClusterPictured with their awards are Karyn Kling, BSN, RN, CRRN;Francesca Abrams, RN, CRRN; Amy Thalheimer, CNA

Lisa Taylor, HUC: Caring Spirit Award, Critical Care Cluster Tricia Wilson, BSN, RN: Caring Spirit Award, Women andChildren’s Cluster

Patricia Rudd, BSN, RN, Levy 4 West: Caring Spirit Award, CriticalCare Cluster

Tabrina Gales, BSN, RN: Marianne Smith-Catanzaro Caring SpiritAward

Flo Gunn Gallagher, BSN, RN, CRRN; Recipient of the 2016Shared Governance Leadership Award

Sarah Palacios, BSN, RN, Critical Care Cluster: Recipient of theThomas Campbell Caring Spirit Award

Nursing Excellence Awards: Philadelphia

From left with plaques are: Shay Glenn, LPN; Lia Ramos, BSN,RN; Louise Wright, BSN, RN; and Patricia Hill-Brou, LPN: CaringSpirit Awards, Subacute/LTC Cluster. Also pictured are MariammaIndichandy and Angie Ortega.

The Tower 5 Nursing team congratulates its colleagues honoredwith the Caring Spirit Awards. From left with their plaques are:Meghan McNeil, PCA, Athena Dennis, BSN, RN who receivedthe 1st annual Jokline Joseph Caring Spirit Award, and FrankWalsh, BSN, RN.

Michael Bujniewicz, Tech: Caring Spirit Award, Emergency Cluster Tower 6 Discharge Process: Team Caring Spirit Award

Eunice Salazar, BSN, RN, Levy 7: Caring Spirit Award, MedicalSurgical Cluster

Ellen Zane, BSN, RN, Tower 8: Caring Spirit Award, MedicalSurgical Cluster

Nursing Excellence Awards: Philadelphia

Nursing Magazine Names Cluster Council at EMCP as 2016 Winner for Best Outreach

Einstein recently had about 30 employees and physicians who were nominated for the Pennsylvania Patient SafetyAuthority’s annual I Am Patient Safety contest. Thisstatewide contest recognizes individuals and groups withinPennsylvania’s healthcarefacilities who havedemonstrated a personalcommitment to patient safety.

Nominations can be made byanyone working within a healthcare facility andnominees can serve in eitherclinical or non-clinical care roles.Nominations are judged basedon:

� How the nominee’s workimproved patient safety,

� The influence it had on the culture of safety within theorganization,

� How it enhanced the quality of care, and � How the efforts demonstrated a personal commitment

to patient safety.

Since so many great patient safety stories were collected,Einstein will be sharing these with the rest of theorganization in coming months through In the Works andother newsletters, e-Net and in other ways.

AnnMarie Papa, DNP, RN, CEN, NE-BC, FAEN,FAAN, is Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer atEinstein Medical Center Montgomery. She was a nomineefor this year’s I Am Patient Safety contest.

Why She was Recognized: Recognizing the importantrole communication plays in patient safety, AnnMarieimplemented a daily patient safety call at EMCM. Shedeveloped a process that provided Nursing leadership withthe opportunity to report out on key patient safety-relatedissues that occurred over the last 24 hours, or that weregoing to occur over the next 24 hours. Each Nursing leaderwould report out for their unit on key metrics, includingcensus, staffing, rapid response team calls, codes,infections, and other concerns. The calls, which take placeeach day at a set time, enable leaders from throughout theorganization to share information, and increase awarenessand understanding of what is happening on the front line.Since the calls were initiated, other members of theleadership team have been added to include all supportservices departments and non-nursing clinical departments.Ann Marie’s leadership in suggesting, developing andimplementing the Daily Patient Safety Call shows herpersonal commitment to patient safety and has beenbeneficial to our patients.

Nominated By: EMCM Chief Operating Officer Beth Duffy

I Am Patient Safety Spotlight: AnnMarie Papa, Chief Nursing Officer at EMCM

In the May issue of Advance for Nurses magazine, the Women’s and Infants’ Cluster Council at EinsteinMedical Center Philadelphia was recognized for itsefforts to support victims of domestic violence. Inaddition to winning for 2016 Best Outreach program,the Einstein team was also a runner-up for 2016 BestNursing Team. Congratulations!

The team created a division-wide community outreachproject in conjunction with a local domestic violencecenter to donate supplies to meet the basic needs of

mothers and infants, as well as items to make momsfeel better about themselves. Currently, the programinvolves the donation of 50 gift bags filled with itemstwice a year, at Christmas and Mother’s Day. To date,the team has provided more than 300 donation bagsto one of the most vulnerable populations in ourcommunity. The Einstein nomination was submitted tothe magazine by Marybeth Lahey, MSN, RN, NE-BC,Nursing Clinical Director, Women’s and Infants’Services.

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Medical Laboratory Professionals Week took place at the end of April. We want to say thank you to Einstein’s entire Laboratory staff for your expertise and the vital role that you play in helping to care for our patients.

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Einstein at Center One Pharmacy Achieves URAC CertificationThe Einstein at Center One Pharmacy was awarded fullURAC Accreditation for Specialty Pharmacy Services.URAC (formerly Utilization Review AccreditationCommission) is an independent, non-profit healthcareaccreditation organization dedicated to promotinghealthcare quality through accreditation, education andmeasurement. Einstein is now the only health system inPennsylvania with a URAC-certified specialty pharmacy.Congratulations to Amanda Dietzek, PharmD, PharmacistManager, and the entire Einstein at Center One Pharmacystaff on this impressive accomplishment!

The specialty pharmacy market, with $150 billion ofannual spend, is experiencing rapid growth, with specialtydrugs representing more than one-third of the overallpharmaceutical marketplace. The URAC SpecialtyPharmacy accreditation standards cover a broad range ofservices that include drug handling, operations, andpatient management. The four primary elements ofspecialty drug accreditation, each of which contains itsown standards for quality, are:

� Customer Service, Communications, and Disclosure� Specialty Drug Management� Pharmacy Operations� Patient Management.

Organizations that achieve URAC accreditation mustdemonstrate to consumers, regulators, payers and otherstakeholders that their operations are in line with the toptier of the industry. Payers have embraced URACaccreditation as a requirement for pharmacies to gainaccess into the specialty pharmacy market, because itemphasizes continuous quality improvement and highpractice standards. There are approximately a dozenhealth systems in the U.S. with a URAC-certified specialtypharmacy, out of a total of 170 specialty pharmaciesnationwide with URAC accreditation. (For moreinformation, visit www.urac.org.)

Einstein at Center One Pharmacy originally opened as acancer center infusion pharmacy in 2008, and thenexpanded in 2010 to include a retail specialty pharmacy.The primary clinical focus for this specialty pharmacy isproviding comprehensive pharmaceutical care and patientmanagement for oncology and hepatology patients.

Einstein Offers Free Vein ScreeningDo you have varicose or spider veins? Leg pain? Leg swelling? If you do, the vascular specialists atEinstein are specially trained and can help you decidewhich treatments are right for you. Free veinscreenings are being offered:

� June 18th, 9 to 11 a.m.� June 23rd, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Screenings will be at the Plymouth Meeting Office ofthe Center for Wound Healing, 633 W. GermantownPike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. Toregister or for more information, call 215-456-6178.

Optician Services for Employees Nowat EMCP, EMCEP and EMCM Campuses

Whitaker Eye Works is an eye care provider affiliated withEinstein that has been offering services at the Philadelphiaand Elkins Park campuses for several years. It has justexpanded its services to include Einstein Medical CenterMontgomery. This service makes it easy to get quotes andto have prescriptions filled for customized eyeglasses andsunglasses.

On scheduled days (listed below), Steve Whitaker or StaceyDansicker are available to answer your vision and eyewearquestions and will even provide tuneups and minor repairsto your existing glasses at no charge if you aren’t ready fora new pair. To provide a quote on new glasses, all that isneeded is a current eye prescription. Stop by to see achanging selection of approximately 150 frames.

Frame lines include current styles, including basic- to high-end designer styles and “no-frame” eyewear. Transitionand polarized lenses are available. For a complete list ofeyewear collections available through Whitaker, check thislink: http://www.whitakereyeworks.com/eyewear.html.

Once you place your order, Whitaker will, in most cases,have your prescription ready for you the next week. If youneed an eye exam, arrangements will be made for you tosee an Einstein eye care professional at one of severallocations.

Whitaker accepts the Vision Benefits of America (VBA) eyecare plan. Payroll deduction can be arranged for ordersover $100.

� EMCP: Klein Building, Suite 205

Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

� EMCEP: Multi-Specialty Suite, Ground Floor

Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. to noonThursdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

� EMCM: You can now be seen on an on-demand basisthrough Whitaker’s MobilEyes service, which can delivereyewear and contact lenses quickly. Call 215-456-8810to schedule an appointment or to place an order.

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Members of Team Einstein were among the thousandsof walkers and runners who came out to raise money,honor those who have faced breast cancer and cele-brate at the 26th annual Susan G. Komen Race for theCure. We don’t have a final tally on how much wasraised as donations are still coming in (See the full par-ticipant list and donate to support Team Einstein andto defeat breast cancer through this link).What we doknow is that Einstein Healthcare Network DID win the“Ultimate Hospital Showdown” for the sixth year in arow! This annual competition pits area hospitals againstone another to register the largest team for the event,which is always held on Mother’s Day at the Philadel-phia Museum of Art. Einstein once again signed upthe most participants of any healthcare system in theregion. Team Einstein has won the “Showdown” everyyear since it was created.

The funds raised by Einstein employees, friends andfamily members are used to support breast cancerresearch and education, and will impact Einsteinpatients and others in the greater Philadelphia region.

This year, Einstein gave away pink wristbands to raceparticipants, which were a big hit! Thanks to TeamEinstein co-captains Jacquie Bell and RochelleMillhouse, the organizing committee and everyone whosupported this year’s effort!

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Einstein Wins Komen “Ultimate Hospital Showdown” for 6th Year