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The inpatient team at Penn Medicine Rehabilitation organized the GSPP Summer Olympic Games to celebrate the worldwide occasion. Team members ignited the GSPP Olympics with a torch relay, where participants raced to build a torch to hold a flame egg, followed by a mini relay race. Teams also wore their respective country’s colors, including headbands.

Congratulations to all of our GSPP athletes!

Join our team! Outpatient Patient Service Representative opportunities are available:

🏥Bala Cynwyd
🏥Bryn Mawr
🏥Cherry Hill
🏥Conshohocken
🏥Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
🏥Radnor
🏥University City
🏥Valley Forge

Details: https://bit.ly/3WKAdj7

Patient Services Representative Career Opportunities - Good Shepherd Penn Partners Join Penn Therapy & Fitness as a Patient Services Representative and become part of a team that is committed to making a difference in our patients’ lives.

Jaime Ballen has always faced life boldly — from his career as a professional boxer and navy serviceman in the Philippines to his later ventures in real estate and farming.

After a significant health complication led to the amputation of all four limbs, Jaime's recovery has been marked by steadfast resilience, unwavering familial support and the dedicated care of his team at Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse and Penn Medicine Rehabilitation.

Today, Jaime remains grateful for the opportunity to embrace a new chapter in his life with hope and determination: “Never lose hope. Always stay positive.”

Read the full story: https://pennrehab.org/despite-losing-limbs-jaime-ballen-sees-hope/

Happy Disability Pride Month! Each July, we celebrate to commemorate the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) civil rights law.

How does a vestibular therapist specializing in concussion care treat concussions? Meghan Lass, PT, DPT, and Christopher Exas, PT, DPT, share the details.

https://pennrehab.org/concussion-101-how-can-a-physical-therapist-help/

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, Tammy Stees quickly organized her treatment and turned to the Strength After Breast Cancer Program at Good Shepherd Penn Partners for support.

Her physical therapist not only guided her recovery, but also provided emotional support, helping her navigate this challenging time.

Tammy's advice for others: surround yourself with a caring team that sees you as a whole person, not just a diagnosis.

Tammy's Story: https://pennrehab.org/specialized-program-helps-woman-in-breast-cancer-recovery/

Penn Medicine Rehabilitation is an inpatient rehabilitation unit of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, managed by Good Shepherd Penn Partners (GSPP).

Located at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Campus, 1800 Lombard St., patients and families choose us for the innovative and specialized inpatient rehab care we provide for conditions such as:

🏥 Stroke
♿ Spinal cord injury
🧠 Traumatic brain injury
⚕️ Cancer

From 58 private rooms and at least 15 hours of therapy per week to personalized care plans and around-the-clock Penn Medicine physician coverage, we’re passionate about helping you get back — one step at a time.

💻: https://pennrehab.org/find-a-location/inpatient-rehabilitation/penn-medicine-rehabilitation/

☎️: 215-893-6570

Lymphedema is chronic swelling caused by a poorly functioning lymphatic system. It can cause difficulty in walking or completing daily tasks, and can impact one’s self image.

GSPP’s specialized outpatient therapists can provide rehabilitation services to manage related conditions, including:

☑️ Aching and discomfort
☑️ Heaviness and tightness
☑️ Infections
☑️ Limited mobility
☑️ Swelling

Learn more or request an appointment.

https://pennrehab.org/services-and-programs/outpatient-rehabilitation/lymphedema-therapy/

To all of our patients, colleagues and fellow community members, we hope you have a happy and healthy Independence Day.

Radnor wore a spectrum of colors to show support as part of Pride Month Dress Down Day.

Alongside colleagues from Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, GSPP had the pleasure of attending the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania's 22nd Annual Conference: “Creating Roadmaps for Brain Injury Rehabilitation: The Journey from Initial Treatment to Community Inclusion” on June 24-25.

The two-day conference brings professionals, survivors, family members, caregivers and volunteers together to educate and advocate for services, supports and research that maximize quality of life for people with brain injuries and their families.

Kudos to GSPP clinicians Kelsey Palmer and Abigail Herber for leading a chair yoga session for attendees.

🌷 Did you know more than 400,000 ER visits annually are due to gardening accidents? If you’re exercising your green thumb this summer, be sure to follow these tips to prevent injuries.

Tips for Keeping Hands Safe this Gardening Season | Penn Therapy & Fitness Use these gardening safety tips when thinking about venturing outdoors to garden this spring season. It’s a great way to enjoy the weather, get some physical activity and appreciate nature.

On Wednesday, June 19, Good Shepherd Penn Partners hosted an event to celebrate both Juneteenth and Pride Month. Hosted at the Rittenhouse Pergola, attendees were treated to food, trivia, bingo and special dance performance. Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the event’s success!

It was an inspiring and enlightening Penn Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and GSPP Research Week, which took place June 3-7.

Multiple events occurred throughout the week to celebrate scholarly accomplishments, showcase research and connect GSPP teams with others who have shared interests.

💡 Research Week Gallery of Scholars featured 15 PM&R and GSPP posters submitted for display throughout the first floor of Penn Medicine Rittenhouse. Did you know? This past year, GSPP nurses and therapists provided 48 presentations at 22 national, state and local conferences.

💡 Presentations ranged from outpatient therapy and nursing teams throughout the network, as well as acute care therapy teams at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) and Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH).

💡 Virtual poster slam, where presenters provided a two-minute overview of their projects

💡 Keynote speech delivered by Carla Scanzello, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at Penn Medicine and co-director of Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center at Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center

💡 PM&R resident research presentations

💡 Lunch and learn with tips and tricks for poster development

Thanks to everyone who participates in and leads this important work!

We’re of the Amputee Team at Penn Medicine Rehabilitation, who celebrated Limb Loss Awareness Month in April by raising funds to support the Amputee Coalition, a non-profit organization that works to improve life for amputees through peer support, education and advocacy. Thanks to this dedicated team for supporting our patients and the community!

Today, we honor those who gave their lives in service to our nation.

Each quarter, our GSPP Patient Experience Leadership team recognizes excellent Patient Experience in the areas of Innovation, Service and Teamwork. Award recipients are chosen based on their scores and input from the Patient Experience Leadership Team.

We are pleased to recognize the team at Penn Medicine Rehabilitation at 1800 Lombard Street in Philadelphia with this quarter's award for Teamwork.

Members of our leadership team recently visited colleagues on the 3rd and 4th floors of the inpatient rehabilitation unit to congratulate them on their achievement.

Congratulations!

Last week, GSPP gathered to celebrate and honor the commitment of more than 100 team members at the 2024 Annual Celebration of Employment (ACE) Awards. Honorees at this year’s ACE Awards have served anywhere from five to 35 years, totaling an impressive 1,310 years of combined expertise. We also recognized the achievements, significant accomplishments, and awards earned by numerous colleagues and teams throughout the year. We want to express our gratitude to all the honorees for their dedication and service.

View the full album 📷 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBrjSt.

⚽️ Well done to Rob Wise, PT, DPT, who launched the first kick at the Philadelphia Union's match on May 11. Rob (pictured with Union midfielder Jeremy Rafanello) is the co-director of Penn Medicine’s Running and Endurance Sports Program, a collaboration between Penn Sports Medicine and GSPP. Thanks for representing GSPP, Rob!

The Outpatient team at Penn Therapy & Fitness (Rittenhouse) showed their support of World Lupus Day on May 10 by wearing purple. May is Lupus Awareness Month.

Happy Nursing Week at GSPP! We’ve been celebrating our nursing teams — including those at Penn Medicine Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse — all week with beach and boardwalk-themed events.

Penn Therapy & Fitness locations spent the week celebrating the patient experience as part of AIDET Week (April 29 – May 3). Activities included games, treats and peer-to-peer recognition.

AIDET is an approach that emphasizes communicating consistently every time we interact with patients. It stands for:

Acknowledge
Introduce
Duration
Explanation
Thank you

Thank you to our teams for being AIDET stars!

May is Stroke Awareness Month and Good Shepherd Penn Partners would like to emphasize the importance that rehabilitation has for stroke recovery. People who participate in a stroke rehabilitation program have better outcomes than those who do not.

🔗 https://pennrehab.org/rehabilitation-plays-an-important-role-in-stroke-recovery/

GSPP Physical Therapist Rob Wise, PT, DPT, is featured in a new Penn Medicine video about the Running and Endurance Sports Program. Rob serves as co-director for the program, which is a collaboration between Penn Sports Medicine and GSPP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoQcTRYQaMc

Running and Endurance Sports Program: https://pennrehab.org/services-and-programs/outpatient-rehabilitation/running-endurance-sports-program/

Penn Running and Endurance Sports Program The Penn Running and Endurance Sports Program is a collaboration between Penn Sports Medicine and Penn Therapy & Fitness that provides specialized care to ru...

to a great showing by GSPP clinicians at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation’s 2024 Innovation Summit earlier this month. GSPP team members across disciplines and locations participated in poster presentations, poster jam session pitches, a fun-filled prototyping workshop and more. We’re looking forward to next year’s conference on April 5, 2025.

Our occupational therapy team at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania recently shared their pride around their profession with this great photo. April is Occupational Therapy Month, a time to recognize the difference that occupational therapy makes in patients' lives.

We’re of this talented group who represented GSPP at the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) 2024 Combined Sections Meeting in Boston earlier this year:

📝 Nicole Notardonato PT, DPT (Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee: A Case Study)

📝 Jeffrey O’Neill, PT, DPT, OCS (The Outpatient Physical Therapy Schedule Default: A Viable Value-Based Delivery Model)

📝 Joy Cohn PT, CLT-LANA (A Pilot Feasibility Study of Photobiomodulation Therapy in Head and Neck Lymphedema)

📝 Joseph R. Kearns, PT, DPT, and Brian Leggin, PT, DPT, (Glenohumeral Joint Arthritis Post-Operative Rehabilitative Considerations)

🏆 Shana Harrington, PT, PhD, Jeannette Lee, PT, PhD, Daniel Malone, PT, MPT, PhD, and Mary Fisher, PT, MSPT, PhD, who received The Stephen Gudas Award for Outstanding Publication in Rehabilitation Oncology

Congratulations!

GSPP’s Radnor occupational therapy team shared their OT pride recently as part of Occupational Therapy Month.

Outpatient Therapy
Outpatients can have two healthy (i.e. no fever or other signs of illness) support persons.

Health Screenings
When entering Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse or a Good Shepherd Penn Partners outpatient facility, all patients and visitors must complete a health screening. This screening can be performed electronically via smartphone, tablet or computer prior to visiting via this link: https://pennmedicine.org/prescreen. If using a computer, print the “green pass” and bring it with you. You will receive screening information prior to or upon your visit.

Face Coverings
To help maintain a healthy environment, all patients and visitors/caregivers must wear a surgical facemask throughout their visit. A surgical facemask can be provided onsite if need.

Visitors/caregivers must also practice social distancing, restricting movement in the facility as much as possible. Visitors will not be permitted in the gym unless invited by therapist for family training.

For Patients on COVID Precautions:
To ensure your safety, the clinical team will schedule your visit 24 hours in advance. For your visit, you will receive information about risk of infection and will be asked to put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (gown, gloves, medical mask, eye protection/face shield). Unit staff will show you how to put on/remove PPE to ensure your safety and reduce the risk of viral spread to others.

* If you are unable or unwilling to wear PPE, staff can provide alternative visit m**h