The Philadelphia Antiques
Show Beneficiary
One of the hallmark features of the Show is that
it annually donates its proceeds to the University
of Pennsylvania Health System. In the more than
four decades of its existence, the Show has raised
over $15 million towards the advancement of patient
care at UPHS.
2008 Beneficiary -- Penn Lung Center
The
Penn Lung Center will be the recipient of proceeds
from the 2008 Philadelphia Antiques Show. The funds
will be used to purchase a state-of-the-art information
and communication system enabling chest radiologists
to work directly with pulmonary medicine specialists
and thoracic surgeons in a specially designed consultation
room inside the Lung Center practice suite. The Penn
Lung Center will be located in the Perelman
Center for Advanced Medicine, scheduled to open in the fall
of 2008.
The consultation room will be conveniently located
down the hall from the outpatient examination rooms,
where chest radiologists will read and review radiographic
images with the pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons and
the patients. When appropriate, lung pathologists will
join these consultations by teleconference from offices
in the hospital. The goal of this innovative facility
is to achieve full integration of the four core specialties
that comprise the Penn Lung Center in order to provide
a level of medical care that is unavailable anywhere
else.
Recipients from past shows include:
2007 Beneficiary
Department of Anesthesiology
and Critical Care
The Philadelphia Antiques Show, the major fundraiser
for the University of Pennsylvania Health System,
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 the University
of Pennsylvania Health System, 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 the University of Pennsylvania Health
System 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 the University of Pennsylvania Health System,” Dr.
Hanson said. “The proceeds from the 2007
Philadelphia Antiques show will ensure that the University
of Pennsylvania Health System 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 the University of Pennsylvania Health System, 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 the University of Pennsylvania Health System 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 the University of Pennsylvania
Health System, 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 the University
of Pennsylvania Health System.
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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 the University of Pennsylvania
Health System (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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