Shaping Our Future

Shaping Our Future: Securing Our Future Interactive Q & A

Learn more about the impact of health care reform and sequestration on Penn Medicine. On the “Securing our Future” Q&A hear directly from Penn Medicine leaders about the actions we are taking to position Penn Medicine for continued success by reinvesting our resources in key priorities that help advance our tripartite missions of research, education and patient care.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

If inpatient admissions are declining, why are we making plans to build an inpatient bed tower on the Penn Tower site?

Kevin B. Mahoney
Vice Dean for Integrative Services; SVP & Chief Administrative Officer;
Exec. Dir., Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; Associate Senior Exec., CCA

Hospitals need to renew their facilities on an ongoing, periodic basis to maintain the quality of patient care, keep pace with modern technology and improve the cost to operate the buildings. The newest inpatient beds at HUP are 20 years old and some date back to 1941. HUP also has a very high percentage (more than 50%) semi-private rooms that do not provide the privacy and comfort as preferred by our patients and their families.

In addition, we need replacement rooms that are single occupancy not only because of patient preference but also contemporary infection control measures require it. A new hospital tower will use considerably less energy and be built to maximize technology to reduce overall operating costs.

Finally, while inpatient admissions have been flat we need to continue to attract more patients to maintain and grow our market share. We believe a new facility will help us accomplish that goal.

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