The Philadelphia Antiques
Show Beneficiary
One of the hallmark features of the Show is that
it annually donates its proceeds to Penn
Medicine. In the more than
four decades of its existence, the Show has raised
over $15 million towards the advancement of patient
care at Penn Medicine.
2009 Beneficiary -- Penn Center for Patient Safety
and Advocacy
The proceeds from
the 2009 Show will be donated to Penn Medicine to create
the Penn Center for Patient Safety and Advocacy at
the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP).
The state-of-the-art center will enhance HUP's already
outstanding track record in providing safe and reliable
health care.
Borrowing lessons learned from industry's best
practices, the Penn Center for Patient Safety and
Advocacy aims to completely eliminate preventable
hospital-acquired infections by training physicians,
nurses and residents on how to improve health care
delivery at the point of care while teaching patients
and their families about the steps they can take
to ensure their safety during hospitalization. The
creation of this regional and national center of
excellence will ensure that Penn Medicine continues
to provide the safest care in the nation.
Recipients from past shows include:
2008 Beneficiary
Penn Lung Center
The Philadelphia Antiques Show, the major fundraiser
for Penn Medicine,
is proud to announce the successful completion of
the 2008 show at its new location, The Navy Yard,
by presenting a donation of $950,000 to the
city's leading healthcare institution. The donation
will benefit the Penn
Lung Center and will be used to purchase
a cutting-edge information and communication system
enabling radiologists to work directly with pulmonary
medicine specialists and thoracic surgeons in a specially
designed consultation room inside the Lung Center
practice suite.
L to R: Joel D. Cooper,
MD, FACS, FRCS (Chief,
Division of Thoracic Surgery, UPHS);
Hank Smith (CIO, Haverford Trust
Company); Karen Drury (Chair,
2008 Show); Leslie A. Litzky, MD (Director,
Section of Medical Pathology, HUP); Warren B. Gefter, MD (Chief, Thoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, HUP); John H. Hansen-Flaschen, MD (Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Division; Medical Director, Penn Lung Center)
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The Penn Lung Center is a multidisciplinary center
which encompasses different departments and centers
at Penn Medicine that
are dedicated to the diagnosis and management of
lung disease. The goal of the new, innovative
information and communication system funded by the
show is to achieve full integration of the four core
specialties that comprise the Penn Lung Center – pulmonary
surgery, radiology and pathology. By working
together, each department can share resources and
talent in order to provide the highest level of patient
care possible.
“The Philadelphia Antiques Show has been proud
to partner with Penn Medicine for the past 46 years,” said
2008 Show Chair Karen Drury. “We are
honored to donate proceeds from our first show at
The Navy Yard to the new information and communication
system within the Penn Lung Center. Together,
we will supply doctors the resources needed to provide
revolutionary treatment,” she said.
The donation presentation took place on Wednesday
evening, October 1, 2008, at the home of Mr. & Mrs.
S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Karen
Drury presented Ralph W. Muller, CEO of Penn Medicine,
and Dr.
John Hansen-Flaschen, Chief of the Pulmonary,
Allergy and Critical Care Division of the Penn Lung
Center of the Department of Medicine at the Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania, with a check representing
the proceeds from the 2008 show.
Dr. Hansen-Flaschen accepted the check on behalf
of the faculty and staff of the Penn Lung Center,
including Dr.
Joel Cooper, Chief of the Thoracic
Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery; Dr.
Warren Gefter, Chief of the Division of Thoracic
Imaging in the Department of Radiology; and Dr.
Leslie Litzky, Director of Lung Pathology in the Department
of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the hospital.
“We are extremely grateful for The Philadelphia
Antiques Show's generous donation and commitment
to Penn Medicine,” Dr.
Hansen-Flaschen said. “The proceeds from
The 2008 Philadelphia Antiques Show will ensure that
Penn Medicine continues
to provide the highest quality of care.”
“As presenting sponsor of the 2008 show, The
Haverford Trust Company is proud to partner with
The Philadelphia Antiques Show in contributing to
Penn Medicine,” said
George W. Connell, Vice Chairman and Founder of Haverford. “It
is an honor to help advance Penn Medicine's already accomplished reputation
as one of the nation's leading healthcare providers.”
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2007 Beneficiary
Department of Anesthesiology
and Critical Care
The Philadelphia Antiques Show, the major fundraiser
for Penn Medicine,
is proud to announce the successful completion of
the 2007 Show by donating $967,962 to the
city's
leading healthcare institution. The donation
will benefit the Department
of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and will fully fund the department's
proposal to expand and renovate the waiting areas
of the state-of-the-art Surgical Intensive Care Unit
(SICU).
L to R: Ralph W.
Muller (CEO,
UPHS); Robin Williams (Chair,
2007 Show);
Karen Drury (Co-Chair,
2007 Show); C. William Hanson,
MD (Director, Surgical Intensive
Care Unit, HUP)
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The Surgical Intensive Care Unit is a 56-bed, high-tech,
nationally recognized unit, consisting of three separate
nursing staffs and three intensive care services. The
unit's 7,000 yearly admissions include emergency
transfers, critically ill post-operative patients
and critically ill patients. The population
consists of general surgical, vascular, trauma, transplant,
cardiac and neurological patients, and includes a
mix of scheduled and emergency admissions as well
as short stay and chronic patients.
The donation presentation will take place on Tuesday
evening, November 13, 2007, at the home of Mr. & Mrs.
S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Robin
Williams, Chair of the 2007 Philadelphia Antiques
Show, will present Ralph W. Muller, CEO of Penn Medicine, and Dr.
C. William Hanson, Director of the SICU, with a check representing
the proceeds from the 2007 Show.
“The Philadelphia Antiques Show has been proud
to partner with Penn Medicine for the past 45 years,” Williams said. “This
year, we are honored to provide new waiting spaces
that have been specially designed to reduce stress,
enhance the presentation of patient information,
educate and support visitors.”
The renovated space will include a consultation
area for meetings between physicians and families,
enhanced information sharing and comfortable seating
areas suitable for both short stay visitors, late-night
waiting and families whose loved ones are in the
SICU for extended periods.
“We are extremely grateful for The Philadelphia
Antiques Show's generous donation and commitment
to Penn Medicine,” Dr.
Hanson said. “The proceeds from the 2007
Philadelphia Antiques show will ensure that Penn Medicine remains a leader in
patient care.”
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2006
Beneficiary
Division of
Cardiovascular
Surgery
October 23, 2006 – The Philadelphia Antiques Show, the major fundraiser for Penn Medicine, celebrated the successful completion of the 2006 Show by announcing proceeds totaling $736,777. This year's donation will benefit the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Department of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and will fully fund its Heart Transplantation & Mechanical Assist proposal.
L to R: Garry
Scheib (COO, UPHS); Robin
Williams (Co-Chair,
2006 Show); Christine
Smith (Chair, 2006 Show);
Michael Acker,
MD (Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery); Rohinton
Morris, MD (Surgical Dir.,
Heart Transplant & Mechanical
Assist Programs)
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“The committee of the 2006 Philadelphia Antiques Show is proud to continue the tradition of providing meaningful contributions to Penn Medicine since 1962,” said Christine Smith, Chair of the 2006 Philadelphia Antiques Show. “We have helped many departments upgrade their equipment and provide enhancements for their patients over the years. The 2006 funds will allow the nationally renowned Cardiothoracic Surgery program to continue to maintain its standard of excellent patient care.”
Proceeds from the 2006 Philadelphia Antiques Show will fund the purchase of cutting-edge and innovative technologies, including total artificial heart pumps and supporting consoles. A significant number of patients require support of the entire heart. This unique total heart pump will provide superior support to patients with damage to the entire heart muscle and who are among the sickest patients awaiting a heart transplant. The addition of this device will allow the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to provide the fullest range of services and support to patients within the region and maintain national leadership in the field of mechanical assist technology of the failing heart.
“The Philadelphia Antiques Show's generous
donation is imperative to the future of cardiothoracic
surgery and the funds will go a long way in buying
state of the art technologies,” said Dr.
Michael Acker, Chief of Division of Cardiothoracic
Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System. “With
the purchase of total artificial heart pumps, we
will have an even greater ability to save lives.”
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2005 Beneficiary
Department
of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
October 24, 2005 – The Philadelphia Antiques
Show, a fundraiser for Penn Medicine, will donate more than $866,000 in proceeds from the 2005 Show.
This year's donation will benefit the Department of Medicine - Division
of Gastroenterology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
L to R: Anil Rustgi,
MD (Chief, Gastroenterology); Gregory
Ginsberg, MD (Director of Endoscopy,
Gastroenterology); Mary
Ipri (Clinical Division Administrator,
Gastroenterology); Anne
Rubin (Chair, 2005 Show); Andrew
Schafer, MD (Chairman, Department
of Medicine); Garry
L. Scheib (COO, UPHS)
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Proceeds from the 2005 Show will be used to purchase
a digital X-ray system allowing for real-time patient
evaluation and treatment, an updated travel endoscopy
cart to perform procedures for patients in medical
and surgical intensive care units, and a magnification
colonoscope to assist in polyp identification.
These
technological enhancements will immensely benefit
patients while allowing the nationally renowned Gastroenterology
Division to continue to work diligently to maintain
its standard of excellent patient care. Since 1962,
Show proceeds have contributed more then $15 million
for the advancement of patient care at Penn Medicine.
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2004 Beneficiary
Department
of Radiology, Ultrasound Section
November 12, 2004 – For the third year in
a row, the Philadelphia Antiques Show has passed
the $700,000 mark, raising more than $735,000. Karen
Helm, chair of the 2004 Show, called the show's volunteer
committee "absolutely tops" and praised
Glenmede Trust for its six years as the show's presenting
sponsor.
 The
recipient of this year's proceeds is the Ultrasound
Section of the Department
of Radiology at the Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania. The money
will be used to purchase three state-of-the-art ultrasound
scanners. "You will never have a more grateful
recipient than yours truly!" exclaimed Beverly
Coleman, MD, chief of Ultrasound. "You have
thoroughly changed my life as well as the lives of
my staff and millions of patients."
Ralph Muller, CEO of Penn Medicine (UPHS), also thanked the many people
involved in making the show such a success. "We
thank you over and over again. We look forward to
many more years of working together."
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2003 Beneficiary
Apheresis,
Infusion, and Blood Donation Center
October 21, 2003 – The Philadelphia Antiques
Show Committee today donated $768,415 to the Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania, the Show's beneficiary.
Karyn A. Mullen, chairperson of the 2003 Philadelphia
Antiques Show presented a check to Dr. Mark Tykocinski,
Chairman of the Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine and Dr. Don Siegel, Vice Chair, Division
of Transfusion Medicine. The proposed project for
the Department was fully funded and excess funds
will be awarded at a later date to additional programs
at HUP.
The Apheresis/Infusion Unit at HUP comprises the
therapeutic arm of the Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine
section in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine. Currently the unit performs nearly 4000
procedures a year on outpatients and inpatients who
suffer from a variety of hematologic, immunologic,
oncologic, and genetic disorders. The proceeds of
the Show will be used to expand the scope of clinical
services and to create a “state-of-the-art” blood
platelet donor center.
“The support we have received this year from
individuals, foundations, organizations, and corporations
has been exciting and gratifying”, stated Karyn
Mullen. “To all of you, we give our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation in the name of the many patients
that will benefit from your generosity and community
spirit."
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