Highland Receives Reaccreditation for Geriatric Emergency Care

Highland has been accredited for a second time by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program, which is part of an effort to improve and standardize emergency care for the nation’s older patients and promotes the goals of providing quality care for older adult patients.

GAMA Serves as Pilot Site of Food Pantry Program

GAMA has been selected to be a pilot site of the UR Medicine Food Pantry program established by a partnership between the University of Rochester Medical Center and Foodlink. The first site was established in Patient Discharge at Strong Memorial Hospital. Recently, the food pantry team created an operational workflow to bring the resource off-site.

Kudos

Here are some physician KUDOS that were taken from Hot Comments during the past several months.

Back to the Future

As you have seen in recent emails we are cautiously starting to ease up on some visiting restrictions and testing requirements that have been in place due to the pandemic. We will continue to monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 variants in our community and keep adjusting our policies and procedures accordingly. We are by no means rid of COVID, but the variants are proving to be less ominous, especially for those who have been vaccinated.  We have learned so much during the past two years. We have faced this unimaginable enemy with fortitude, and we must continue.

An Interview with Mathew Devine, D.O., President of the Monroe County Medical Society

Mathew Devine, D.O., Medical Director of Highland Family Medicine and Associate Professor, University of Rochester Department of Family Medicine, is the new President of the Monroe County Medical Society (MCMS).  Dr. Devine previously served as Secretary and Treasurer of the organization. The following is an interview with Dr. Devine about his role at the Medical Society and his goals as president.