New Inpatient Pain Management Consultation Service Introduced at Highland

Highland Hospital is now offering inpatient pain management consultations. Dr. Chin-Lin Ching, Director, Palliative Care Division at Highland and Dr. Rajbala Thakur, Director of Cancer Pain Services at URMC and Palliative Care Consultant, and their departments are working in collaboration to offer the service which will expand advanced medication and procedural options to relieve pain.

Highland Physician Leader Reflects on Commitment to Community

Bilal Ahmed, M.D., was a young boy living in Pakistan when he was first influenced by his parents’ commitment to helping the underserved in their community. “My parents drove home the point that we are here to serve others,” he said. “They strongly believed that we should care for the people around us and that whatever you give comes back to you. They truly embraced the philosophy of caring for your fellow human kind.” Their example inspired Dr. Ahmed and his brother to create and support human service programs nationally and internationally.

Meet Highland's Integrated Medical Family Systems Consultant

JaCon Canese Washington, D.Min., M.C.P.C. is Highland Hospital's first Integrated Medical Family Systems Consultant, transitioning from her previous role as Senior Chaplain of the Spiritual Care Department.  In this new leadership role, Dr. JaCon works collaboratively with Highland’s nursing, medical, and other interdisciplinary teams, as well as sickle cell patients, to build an awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD) and the challenges both patients and staff confront with long-term and repeated hospitalizations to treat chronic debilitating pain.

Kudos

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

The Perfect Score: Flawless NYSDOH Inspection for Highland Laboratory

Highland Hospital Laboratory recently received an error-free evaluation from the New York Department of Health in an unannounced inspection. Highland Chief of Pathology Julietta Fiscella, M.D., CPE, FCAP, emphasized the significance of this achievement, stating, "It’s unheard of to have an inspection without errors. It’s that significant." Director of Laboratory and Support Services Tsega Belete, MT (ASCP) added, "It's really remarkable because of scope of the evaluation. So, we're extremely excited and proud of our staff and the work that we've been doing in the past couple of years."