Lankenau Medical Center

Happy holidays from all of us at Main Line Health!

A very Happy Hanukkah to our patients and community. May this season of beauty and light fill your heart and home with happiness.

Happy Thanksgiving! On behalf of all of us at Main Line Health, we wish you a safe, happy and healthy holiday. And to all of those who are working on Thanksgiving to care for our patients and their loved ones, we thank you.

Don’t miss reading the latest article about the Treatment of Vascular Calcification in Peripheral Artery Disease co-authored by Dr. William Gray, Chief Cardiovascular Disease at Main Line Health, that appeared in the September issue of Endovascular Today! https://evtoday.com//challenges-and-opportunities-in-the-t

Please join us in supporting Lankenau Medical Center’s mission of preserving life and ministering to the sick through the Women’s Board Tree of Life annual fundraising event. The stars on this tree represent a gift given to Lankenau in honor of a loved one, friend or colleague, or to commemorate a special occasion. A large evergreen tree on the hospital lawn is also decorated with lights representing the gifts. Donors and honorees are listed in the Tree of Life Book which i...s displayed throughout the hospital during the month of December. The Tree of Life Virtual Lighting Ceremony will take place on Monday, November 29, 2021. https://bit.ly/2Ze2DXx

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. It isn’t often that we recognize the magnitude of historical moments as they happen, but September 11, 2001 was a rare exception. My hope for our Main Line Health family is that we all take a moment this weekend to quietly honor the thousands of lives lost and the millions more affected by this tragic event, both at ...home and abroad. In a special way, please join me in remembering our veterans, military families and first respondersnot only did they show great courage in the face of the unknown, but we know well that the emotional trauma of emergency response can linger for many years. As always, we thank them for their service and sacrifice. Twenty years later, we still remember and we will never forget. President & CEO Jack Lynch, FACHE

Check out this month's Main Line Today to hear from a member of the Lankenau family--OB/GYN Emily Sabato, DO, who welcomed her daughter in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wishing you and your family a Happy Hanukkah!

We are proud to be the first in the state to offer a new treatment option for abdominal aortic aneurysm. The ALTO has a superior design that makes it a preferable option for providers but its most important feature is that it offers improved outcomes and allows us to improve the quality of life and survival rate for more patients than ever before, says vascular surgeon Robert Meisner, MD, FACS.

We know you have many options for how to give back to your community this #GivingTuesday. At Main Line Health, we hope you'll consider a donation to support the important #COVID19 research being done at our research institute, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. Our research team is doing amazing work to understand COVID and its effect on our communities. We appreciate your consideration and thank you, as always, for your partnership and support of our hospital.

TONIGHT: Join us for our Tree of Life lighting ceremony...virtually! You can watch our annual celebration beginning at 5:30 this evening on local cable stations, including MLTV Main Line Network, Verizon/Comcast 21 (Radnor), and Verizon 34 (Lower Merion, Narberth). This event supports our patients and programs at Lankenau, and we are so grateful for your generosity.

L'shanah tovah to all of those in our community celebrating #RoshHashanah. We wish you a peaceful and joyous New Year!

Dr. Marisa Weiss, director of breast health outreach and founder of Breastcancer.org, is conducting a study to determine if CBD could offer a treatment for patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Today and always, we will never forget.

While this Labor Day feels very different, the spirit of the holiday is more meaningful than ever. Thank you to our entire Main Line Health team for your unmatched levels of resilience, teamwork, and compassion throughout #COVID19.

Lankenau has been recognized as an LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Across Main Line Health, we're committed to delivering an inclusive, equitable and respectful environment to all who come to us for care.

If you have a little time this weekend and you want to learn more about pulmonary hypertension or hear from our awesome cardiologists and cardiology fellowship team, tune in to the latest CardioNerds podcast.

Lankenau Medical Center is a proud recipient of the Mission: Lifeline Receiving Center Recognition Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). These awards are presented to hospitals for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the AHA for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

Once again, Lankenau Medical Center was ranked among the best by U.S. News and World Report! In addition to being named among the top five hospitals in Philadelphia and top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania, Lankenau also earned designation as a high-performing hospital in several specialty clinical areas including aortic valve surgery, colon cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Thank you to every member of the Lankenau team for continually raising the standards for patient care, and for your unwavering focus on excellence.

We know how many of you love and have recommended Main Line Health Women's Emotional Wellness Center to your friends, family and neighbors. Now, we invite you to join us in our NEW Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/32fRPHI

As we celebrate Fourth of July, we reflect on the significance of this holiday. As President & CEO Jack Lynch wrote in a letter to employees this week: In the midst of calls for equity and justice, we have the potential to redefine the American dream and create a better future for all Americans. Wishing our community a safe, happy and healthy Fourth!

We've taken several measures to responsibly resume regular care without compromising the safety and well-being of our patients, visitors and staff. Learn more about what to expect during your next visit.

We had the honor to observe Eritrean Martyrs’ Day with members of our Eritrean community, who visited us last week to offer their thanks to our health care team with a magnolia tree to be planted on our campus. We are so grateful for this gift, which will surely be a sign of hope and healing for years to come. Thank you for such a generous and thoughtful gesture!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads in our community! To all of our Main Line Health dads working on Father's Day: Thank you for sharing your talent, care and compassion with others today.