Meet Our Members
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Temple Health
Our Mission: To prevail over cancer, marshaling heart and mind in bold scientific discovery, pioneering prevention, and compassionate care.
Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of the Temple University Health System, is committed clinical excellence, research expertise, and community health earned us a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation as one of the first comprehensive cancer centers in the country and one of only 49 in the nation to earn this full designation by the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training.
At Fox Chase, we diagnose and treat every kind of cancer and offer patients state-of-the-art and best practice treatments as well as clinical trials to cure their cancer.
Our researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes, a Kyoto Prize in basic sciences, a Lasker Clinical Research Award, an Albert Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research, American Cancer Society Medals of Honor, memberships in the National Academy of Sciences, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Our physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet status for excellence four consecutive times.
Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach.
Underlying all this exceptional skill is unparalleled compassion. Our mission-driven culture leads each of us—regardless of position, both long-timers and newcomers, those involved directly in patient care and those who support the many other operations of our institution—to claim a personal sense of ownership in prevailing over cancer. The stories of our patients and their loved ones illustrate the high quality of care at Fox Chase and the superior patient experience delivered by our faculty and staff. It is something that extends well beyond medical treatment to include a level of kindness and concern, which is at the core of our mission to prevail over cancer.
ACS NSQIP Team
Matthew Philp, MD
Vice President, PA NSQIP Consortium
Assistant Professor, Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Erin Costello, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Guthrie is a not-for-profit, integrated health care system designed to offer patients a full-spectrum of health services incorporating primary care, complex specialty care, behavioral health services, surgical services, inpatient care, durable medical equipment services, home health, long-term care, palliative care and hospice care. Our integrated approach creates a better experience for our patients and is working to decrease the cost of the delivery of health care.
We serve a large population of people over a wide geographic area. Regardless of how patients enter the Guthrie system, our electronic health record, enables our specialists and primary care physicians to actively collaborate – literally and virtually – to coordinate patient care. Our robust electronic health record enables Guthrie physicians and clinicians to quickly gain a comprehensive understanding of patients’ health needs and our patient portal, eGuthrie, allows patients to access their health information easily on a computer, tablet or smart phone.
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, A 254-bed tertiary care referral center, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa., is the recipient of numerous national awards for the high quality care it provides to patients. The hospital is a Regional Level II Trauma Center, accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, and is served by Guthrie Air, a regional aeromedical helicopter program. Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital offers a full range of diagnostic and medical and surgical services.
ACS NSQIP Team
Amy Kauffman, MD, FACS
Chief of Surgical Quality
General Surgeon
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Nicole Teeter, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Lee Holman, RN, BSN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Opened in 2020: The Pavilion will house 500 private patient rooms and 47 operating rooms in a 1.5 million square foot, 17-story facility across from the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania and adjacent to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is a specialty-oriented tertiary care referral center with annual admissions exceeding 35,000. HUP is committed to the mission of high quality patient care, education and research. Founded in 1874 as the first bedside teaching hospital in the United States, it is the primary teaching hospital for the physically adjacent Perelman School of Medicine. Owned by the University of Pennsylvania, HUP has over 800 beds and is comprised of 16 contiguous buildings which include new operating room suites. Medical care is provided by over 1,100 house staff in and 1,900 members of the Perelman School of Medicine faculty.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Services Offered: Cardiovascular; Colon and Rectal; Endocrine and Oncologic; Gastrointestinal; Pediatric (located at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia); Plastic; Thoracic; Transplant; Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency; Urology; Vascular and Endovascular Therapy.
Mission: PENN SURGERY is dedicated to high quality patient care, education, basic science and clinical research. The surgical faculty is composed of a diverse group of general surgeons, subspecialists and researchers. Their clinical, educational, and scientific activities are devoted to providing the best possible patient care and the generation of new knowledge. Their pursuit of this goal is reflected in their strong commitment to student teaching and housestaff training in the operating room, clinic, and research laboratory, and in their contributions to national and international scientific meetings and journals.
ACS NSQIP Team
Catherine Eaton Sharoky, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
James Rowe, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Mission Statement: We Improve Lives
Abington – Jefferson Health is the organization that encompasses its flagship hospital, Abington Hospital in Abington, PA and Abington – Lansdale Hospital in Hatfield Township, PA, as well as a number of convenient outpatient settings for obtaining expert medical care in Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Together, Abington Hospital and Abington – Lansdale Hospital have 800 licensed beds.
Part of Jefferson Health since 2015, which has also recently merged with the former Aria Health, the combined entity includes nine hospitals and 35 outpatient and Urgent Care Center locations located throughout Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania and Camden and Gloucester counties in New Jersey. Outpatient and community-based services are delivered through a network of owned and affiliated physician practices, satellite medical and surgical centers, outpatient laboratories and radiology centers. Together, Jefferson Health has 102,000 inpatient admissions; 373,000 Emergency Department visits, and 2.2 million outpatient visits annually.
ACS NSQIP Team
Kristin Noonan, MD
Director, Quality and Safety
Associate Director, Surgical Residency Program
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Judith Della Porta, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital (formerly Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia) is a 548-bed tertiary-care teaching hospital located in North Philadelphia. The hospital has an accredited Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center and includes advanced treatment in heart and vascular care, stroke, radiation oncology, breast health, and more. We offer highly regarded residency and fellowship training programs in many areas.
At Jefferson Health, we are reimagining health care through our service-minded and diverse community of providers and specialists. Our mission is to improve lives. We strive to be bold and innovative, while putting your health and safety first. Each day, we are focused on you.
ACS NSQIP Team
Ramsey Dallal, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Surgical Quality Officer
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Susan Kniele RN BSN
Quality Improvement Supervisor
Department of Surgery
Einstein Urban Core
Afshin Parsikia, MD, MPH
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Mission Statement: We Improve Lives.
Vision: Reimagining health,education, and discovery to create unparalleled value.
Values: The behaviors of our employees demonstrate daily to patients and their fellow staff enable Jefferson to continue achieve its mission. Jefferson's values define who we are as an organization, what we stand for, and how we continue the work of helping others that began here nearly two centuries ago.
These values are:
1. Put people First: Service-Minded. Respectful & Embraces Diversity
2. Be Bold & Think Differently: Innovative, Courageous, & Solution-Oriented
3. Do the Right Thing: Safety-Focused, Integrity, & Accountability
Jefferson's Methodist Hospital has a long history of providing the highest level of compassionate care to our neighbors. At Methodist, patients have access to a full range of healthcare services, including:
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Shoulder and Elbow Center, the Jefferson Advanced Spine Center, the team physicians for the Philadelphia Eagles and the experts of The Philadelphia Hand Center
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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson which consists of leading medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, surgeons, gynecologists and geriatricians
ACS NSQIP Team
Francesco Palazzo MD
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Associate Professor
Chief of Surgery, Methodist Hospital
Vice Chair of Surgery, Jefferson Hospital
Associate Program Director, Graduate Education
Kathleen Shindle, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Lancaster General Health
Penn Medicine
Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine (LG Health/Penn Medicine), a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a 631-licensed bed not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (in partnership with Kindred Healthcare). Its membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.
Outpatient services are provided at Downtown and Suburban pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region. Last fiscal year over 30,000 surgeries were performed.
Designated four times as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, LGH has been recognized regionally and nationally for clinical excellence and patient safety; and ranked by U.S. News & World Report as Pennsylvania’s sixth best hospital in 2017-18.
ACS NSQIP Team
Fiona M. Gaunay, MD
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer
NSQIP Program Coordinator
Overlook Medical Center
Mission Statement: Our promise to our communities is that all who enter our system receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. We are committed to creating a Trusted Network of Caring®.
Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals in 2020 by Healthgrades, a 2020 World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report for the tenth consecutive year, Overlook Medical Center is home to the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, which serves as a hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network. Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region’s leader in neuroscience care, offering a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife® program is the largest and most experienced in the state, and we have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year. What’s more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care med medical home (PCMH).
ACS NSQIP Team
Muhammad Feteiha, MD, FACS
President of the Medical Staff
Chairman of Department of Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Lauren Krause, BSN, MBA, RN
NSQIP Program Manager
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer
Kimberlee Gerardis, BSN, MBA, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Medicine
The Penn Presbyterian Medical Center has an outstanding track record of medical accomplishments — such as creating one of the first coronary care units in the country — and it continues to provide leading-edge care as part of Penn Medicine. In recent years, Penn Presbyterian has become a regional leader in performing minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery.
Penn Presbyterian includes the Pavilion for Advanced Care (PAC), a 178,000 square-foot, acute care building, and Penn Medicine's Level 1 Trauma Center.
Penn Medicine University City (PMUC), also part of the Penn Presbyterian campus, is located at 3737 Market Street. PMUC provides seamless, integrated care to patients by offering advanced treatment options and bringing a multitude of specialties together, all under one roof for outpatient care. PMUC is also the home to the Penn Musculoskeletal Center — the first of its kind in Philadelphia.
Mission and History
At Penn Medicine, we are dedicated to discoveries that advance science, to outstanding patient care throughout the world, and to the education of physicians and scientists who carry on our legacy of excellence.
We are a world-renowned academic medical center and strive to improve the health and well-being of people through research, education, clinical care and community service. We are proud of our commitment to service and strive to use discovery and rigorous research to benefit our neighborhoods, our city and our world. We embrace the opportunity to teach others, to learn from our partners, and to care for patients with skill and dignity.
ACS NSQIP Team
Patrick Kim, MD, FACS
Vice-Chief of the Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery
Professor of Clinical Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Mary Kathleen Wood, MSN, RN
Clinical Data Analyst RN
NSQIP Certified Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, CEQI
Penn State Health
Hershey Medical Center
Hershey Medical Center opened in 1970 and has since become one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. It all started in 1963 when Samuel L. Hinkle, president and chairman of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation, called Penn State president Dr. Eric E. Walker to discuss establishing a medical school and teaching hospital in Hershey. The M. S. Hershey Foundation gave a $50 million gift to The Pennsylvania State University for the project. With this grant and $21.3 million from the U.S. Public Health Service, the University built Penn State College of Medicine and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Hershey Medical Center has a long history of developing new artificial heart technology, dating back to the 1970s when researchers led by Dr. William Pierce created the Penn State heart-assist pump, used as a bridge to cardiac transplantation.
In partnership with Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center faculty and staff continue to create innovative medical advances through research and clinical trials. Projects range from the development of artificial organs and advanced diagnostics to groundbreaking cancer treatments and understanding the fundamental causes of disease.
In 2014, the Penn State Board of Trustees formed Penn State Health, a multi-facility health system that today serves 29 counties in central Pennsylvania and employs 17,500 people.
Mission, Vision and Values
All patients receive world-class care based on our mission, vision and values:
Mission
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Continually improve the health and well-being of people in Pennsylvania
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Provide excellent, compassionate, culturally responsive and equitable care
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Educate and train health care professionals
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Advance evidence-based medical innovation through research and discovery
Vision
Our vision is to be Pennsylvania’s most trusted health care organization.
Values
Penn State Health recognizes its employees for fulfilling the RITE values of the organization:
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Respect
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Integrity
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Teamwork
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Excellence
ACS NSQIP Team
Vamsi Alli, MD
General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery & Bariatric
Assistant Professor of Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Pam Huggins, BSN, RN, CCM
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Medicine
Mission Statement:
Pennsylvania Hospital provides compassionate care to patients and families on their healthcare journey. We achieve this through a commitment to:
· Excellence in patient care, education, innovation, and new knowledge,
· Patient and family centered care,
· Stewardship and creativity in the management of all resources, and
· A community of engaged caregivers
Pennsylvania Hospital — the nation's first hospital founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Since its founding, Pennsylvania Hospital has been at the forefront of innovative, high quality patient care and continues to build on its many centers of excellence. The nation's first hospital has been a leader in patient care, treatment techniques and medical research for over 260 years.
ACS NSQIP Team
Nicole M Saur, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Stephanie Diem, MSMI, RN-BC, CAHIMS
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
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Steven Cannady, MD
Surgeon Champion Otolaryngology
Associate Professor
Jillian M. Blackwell, BSN, RN, CORLN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Temple University Hospital
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide access to the highest quality of health care in both the community and academic settings.
Temple University Hospital (TUH) is one of the region's most respected academic medical centers. The 732-bed Philadelphia hospital is also the chief clinical training site for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
The world-class specialists and surgeons at TUH offer advanced treatments — including access to the latest research innovations — that help many patients with serious disease achieve outcomes once thought impossible.
As the acute care cornerstone of Temple Health, TUH is committed to excellence in all its patient care, research, and training.
Level 1 Trauma Center
ACS NSQIP Team
Matthew Philp, MD
Vice President, PA NSQIP ConsortiumAssistant Professor, Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Erin Costello, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Jeanes Hospital
Temple Health
MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of Jeanes Hospital is to maintain and enhance the quality of life for individuals in the communities we serve. We emphasize the Quaker belief that in each person there resides a spirit that creates a common bond among us all. Our health care services include maintenance and enhancement of health, which quickens the spirit and enhances the vitality of our lives.
In addition to the traditional medical services you would expect to find at a strong community hospital, you will also find the advanced surgical and diagnostic services associated with an academic medical center, as well as a modern, state-of-the-art emergency department. As a member hospital of the Temple University Health System, we provide complex, high quality care in a community setting.
Jeanes Hospital is a regional health care provider, offering advanced services in open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and laparoscopic weight-loss surgery. We are also a certified Primary Stroke Center. These advanced services, and many more, are available close to your home in Northeast Philadelphia, eastern Montgomery County and lower Bucks County.
ACS NSQIP Team
Matthew Philp, MD
Vice President, PA NSQIP ConsortiumAssistant Professor, Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Erin Costello, RN
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Mission Statement: We Improve Lives.
Jefferson University Hospitals and Thomas Jefferson University are partners in providing excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the Philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care.
As an academic medical center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals believe in the importance of an excellent clinical setting for our patients and as a foundation for the learning experience of Jefferson students and residents. It is within our various clinical settings that scientists, residents and attending physicians, medical students, nursing and allied health students, and technologists learn their profession and learn to work together as a team and help define the future of clinical care.
Jefferson University Hospitals continue to take pride in the quality and variety of healthcare services provided to citizens of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. The Hospital is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals has 951 licensed acute care beds, with major programs in a wide range of clinical specialties.
ACS NSQIP Team
Harish Lavu MD, FACS
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Quality
Christine Schleider RN, MSN, CNOR
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Kathleen Shindle RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
WellSpan York Hospital
Mission Statement: Working as one to improve health through exceptional care for all, lifelong wellness and healthy communities.
WellSpan York Hospital is a community teaching hospital that serves the greater York County area. A regional referral center for advanced specialty care, the hospital offers diagnostic and interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and open-heart surgery. Other services include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, OB/GYN and pediatrics. WellSpan York Hospital offers emergency, trauma and critical care services with its Regional Resource/Level 1 Trauma Center, which is the only accredited Level 1 trauma center in Adams, Franklin, York, Lancaster and Lebanon counties. The hospital completed a $50 million Emergency Department renovation project in April 2017. It also provides neonatal intensive care in its Level III NICU. WellSpan York Hospital offers allied health education programs and is a nationally recognized teaching hospital with seven residency programs, five allied health schools and other training programs. The hospital was established in 1880
ACS NSQIP Team
Richard Damewood, MD, FACS
Program Director, General Surgery Program Chairman, Department of Surgery
ACS NSQIP Surgeon Champion
Kelly Gemmill
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Pamela Emig
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Debra Sigel
ACS NSQIP Surgical Clinical Reviewer