Princeton Health Innovations Grants

Pharmacy Department
Naloxone Rescue Kits

Patients with high-risk opioid use disorders, who seek treatment at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center Emergency Department, will receive free naloxone, a prescription medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Upon discharge, patients will receive the kit, which contains intranasal naloxone, educational materials, usage instructions, and prescription labels with dosing information.

Acute Rehabilitation
Virtual Rehabilitation System

This grant will help fund equipment and staff training for a new virtual reality-based system that will enable patients recovering from stroke to practice activities of daily living and help ensure they can be safely discharged home. The system is designed to present users with cognitive and physical challenges related to everyday tasks.

Department of Sustainability
Expanding Recycling/Reprocessing

We will hire a technician to coordinate Princeton Health’s efforts to repurpose food waste, recycle plastic and sterilization wrap, and reuse or recycle wood pallets. Removing these items from Princeton Health’s waste stream is projected to save more than $100,000 per year. Local markets exist for these materials. For example, a facility in the Trenton area converts food waste into biofuel.

Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Patient Education Project

This grant will fund the purchase and installation of smart TVs and computers in the department’s exercise room, as well as a subscription to a streaming service that provides education on a variety of crucial health topics. The equipment will allow patients to view educational slide shows and videos while riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill, helping to reinforce patient education.

Human Resources
Project Thrive

This project will fund the cost of fresh produce and a driver for a mobile farmers’ market, which will alternate between Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center and Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health inpatient campus. The market will be open to all employees. In addition, the initiative includes a partnership with our Food & Nutrition Department offering meals-to-go that will feed a family of four. Our employees are our most vital asset and ensuring their well-being directly impacts the health of our community.

Department of Nursing Education
Video Production Lab for Staff and Patient Education

Grant funds will cover the cost of video and audio equipment, video editing software, and training for the staff members who will use the software. The purchases will enable educators to create high-quality video tutorials that are easily and instantly accessible to clinical staff members and, when necessary, patients or their caregivers.

Princeton House Behavioral Health
Wellness Wardrobe

This grant continues an initiative that was supported in 2021 to provide essential clothing, undergarments, footwear, and accessories for inpatients in need. Patients who feel better about themselves are more receptive to therapy. The program is intended to help patients focus on their mental, emotional, and behavioral needs.

Princeton Health Innovations is funded solely by philanthropy. If you are interested in supporting this grants program, please email PMPH-Innovations@pennmedicine.upenn.edu, or call 609.252.8710.

Article as seen in Foundation News Fall 2022.