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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Penn Presbyterian Medical Center rather than just read about it. In short: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, sometimes called Presby, is a hospital located in the University City section of West Philadelphia. It was founded by Reverend Ephraim D.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, sometimes called Presby, is a hospital located in the University City section of West Philadelphia. It was founded by Reverend Ephraim D. Saunders in 1871 and formally joined the University of Pennsylvania Health System in 1995. Penn Presbyterian is spread out on a campus bounded by Market Street, Powelton Avenue, 38th Street, and Sloan Street.

History Presbyterian was founded in 1871 by the Alliance of Philadelphia Presbyteries as a 45-bed facility on 2.5 acres (1.0 ha). The Reverend Dr. Ephraim D. Saunders, a Presbyterian minister, dedicated the land in memory of his son Courtland, who was shot and killed in service on September 21, 1862, in a battle during the Civil War. Reverend Saunders said at the dedication, "A few days before the battle of Antietam... he [Courtland] passed with me from his tent in the forest... In view of the perils of war... he recommended that in the case of his death... the property should all be donated to some prominent... charity." The incorporators declared the purpose was "to provide medical and surgical aid and nursing for the sick and disabled..." Care and nursing was granted to the indigent of Philadelphia, funded by donations from individuals and Presbyterian churches, to fulfill its Christian mission. This commitment was renewed in 1952, when the trustees of the Hospital voted against moving to the more affluent suburbs, choosing to remain in West Philadelphia. The original name was "Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia." It has since grown into a 300-bed institution on 16.5 acres (6.7 ha) with various nationally recognized medical institutes, specialty centers and research programs. Presbyterian's School of Nursing, founded in 1887, has a long history of emphasizing the importance of nursing in patient care at the medical center . As a result, nurses at Presbyterian are recognized by the medical center for improving the quality of care it strives to provide. The Hospital remained independent but formally affiliated with Penn in 1965, changing its name to Presbyterian–University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. It was renamed the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia in 1989. By the mid-1990s, senior management at Presbyterian Hospital realized due to increasing costs and shrinking revenues, an independent hospital the size of Presbyterian might not survive. In 1995, Presbyterian Medical Center, as it was then known, joined the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS). This has provided them access to and benefits from the resources of the health system, as well as the university's School of Medicine. The name was changed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Specialties

Pulmonary care

The Philadelphia Heart Institute was the region's first outpatient pulmonary care facility. The Scheie Eye Institute (ranked #17 in ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report) has received national attention for expertise and service. Presbyterian is also the primary location of Penn Orthopaedics (ranked #13 by U.S. News & World Report). It is the designated Level 1 trauma center for Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, which was located at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania until 2014.

Ophthalmology The Scheie Eye Institute is the department of ophthalmology of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. It is located within the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and is a leading center for research and treatment of disorders of the eye. In 2007, Scheie was the leading recipient of funding from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the NIH. In 2006, Scheie was the NEI's #2 recipient. The institute is named after Harold G. Scheie, M.D., the medical school's first resident in ophthalmology who later became the head of the department. As department head he pioneered many new treatments and contributed significantly to the literature. After years of fundraising by Scheie, a new 72 bed, 6 story facility was opened in 1972.

Musculoskeletal care Penn Medicine University City, located on the hospital's campus at 3737 Market Street, is an affiliated outpatient facility and advanced treatment center specializing in musculoskeletal care.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Penn Presbyterian Medical Center claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Penn Presbyterian Medical Center ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

In research: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Hospitals in Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Penn Presbyterian Medical Center outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in simple terms?

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, sometimes called Presby, is a hospital located in the University City section of West Philadelphia. It was founded by Reverend Ephraim D.

Why does Penn Presbyterian Medical Center matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Penn Presbyterian Medical Center?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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