Weekly Quick Hits — Friday, Jan. 31, 2020
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PEOPLE
St. Joseph Medical Center Names Interim Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Fallon has been named interim chief financial officer (CFO) at St. Joseph Medical Center. Fallon most recently served as interim CFO for Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H. He will oversee the local finance team, support leadership in advancing the financial components of existing and new clinical services and continue to leverage and integrate shared services for optimal support.
Berini Shares Good News and ‘Selfie Video’ Series
Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini emailed Hershey Medical Center employees on Tuesday. “I am happy to share that together we are achieving our budget for this year,” she wrote, “and making good progress on the financial tactics within the operating plan.” She also tries her hand at a new “selfie video” series, kicking it off with a conversation with operating room nurse Courtney Bowers. Read the full email.
American Psychiatric Association Recognizes Hameed
Dr. Ahmad Hameed of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health was named a winner of the 2020 Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents from the American Psychiatric Association. The annual award is given to association members who have made outstanding and sustaining contribution to resident education in psychiatry.
EVENTS
Community Health Worker Training Feb. 4 and 6
The Langan Allied Health Academy will host Community Health Worker Training information sessions at St. Joseph Medical Center, Tuesday, Feb. 4, and Thursday, Feb. 6, 10 to 11 a.m. The training, which is free for qualified students, will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 25 to May 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For details, contact Laura Welliver at 610-378-2474, or Kim Zientek at 484-651-2368.
Lecture: ‘Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back’
Candis Watts Smith, associate professor of political science and African American studies at Penn State, will give a lecture entitled, “Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back? The Countervailing Forces of Racial Progress” on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. at the College of Medicine, Lecture Room A. For more information, email Lori Ricard or visit the Department of the Humanities website.
Grigson to Present Inaugural Lecture on Addiction
Dr. Patricia Sue Grigson, professor of the Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Penn State Addiction Center for Translation, will give her inaugural lecture, “Addiction: Liking, Wanting and Needing” on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 5 p.m. at the College of Medicine, Junker Auditorium.
Penn State Health St. Joseph – Spring Ridge Grand Opening
The grand opening of the new upper level at Penn State Health St. Joseph – Spring Ridge, 2605 Keiser Blvd., Wyomissing, will be Thursday, Feb. 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP by Sunday, Feb. 2, to Julia Nickey.
Valentine’s Day Balloon and Candy Benefit
The Pediatric Research Resource Office will present a Valentine’s Day Balloon and Candy sale on Friday, Feb. 14, from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tree House Café performance area in the Children’s Hospital. Red heart balloons are $2 each or three for $5. Employees may pre-order red heart balloons by email until Friday, Feb. 7. All proceeds benefit Children’s Miracle Network.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Department of Psychiatry Name Change
The College of Medicine and Hershey Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry has a new name: the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Penn State Health made the change to more accurately reflect the department’s breadth of scope.
Donors Support Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors
The Hershey Medical Center-based Military Veteran Affinity Resource Network Group hosted a Greenlight a Vet campaign in November 2019 to raise awareness and support for veterans. The group distributed green light bulbs and asked recipients to change one light to green in a visible location in their home or office as a show of support. Donors also gave $565.77, which the Veteran Affinity Group presented to Jack Peck of the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors.
Medical Minute: ‘Impossible’ Meat Too Good to be True?
Dietitians at Penn State Health say meat substitutes like those found in new, plant-based burgers like Burger King’s Impossible Whopper can be a great transition food for someone looking to eat a more plant-based diet. Read this week’s Medical Minute.
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