KUDOS

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

Welcome Wednesday Photos

Highland employees were surprised by physicians and senior leaders who cheered on staff as they walked through the hospital Main Lobby Wednesday morning. Chief of Medicine Robert McCann, M.D. and Chief of Cardiology Jason Pacos, M.D. organized the event to express appreciation and gratitude to staff who have worked side by side with them through these challenging times.

Kudos

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

Path to a Brighter Future

As we approach the holiday season and the end of the year we are still facing many challenges. The number of COVID-positive cases in our community is still high. Our COVID inpatient census also continues to be high. A vast majority of the COVID-positive patients we are admitting are unvaccinated. I encourage you to continue to ask your patients to get the vaccine. And, now, during flu season, please encourage them to get the flu vaccine as well. During the previous flu season the county saw minimal hospitalized cases of the flu. We believe that was due to flu vaccination, and the habits of masking and hand washing/sanitizing adopted by so many in our community. We hope you will share that message with your patients as well.

Orthopaedics Continues to Thrive at Highland Hospital

Highland Hospital Orthopaedics has a reputation for world-class medical and surgical services and compassionate care in the comfort of a community hospital. A part of the robust and cohesive service line at UR Medicine Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine, it continues to thrive. “This is the busiest time of the year for Orthopaedics,” said Catherine A. Humphrey, M.D., M.B.A., Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, who has been Chief of Orthopaedics at Highland since 2013. “We are still working to care for patients who put off treatments during the initial phases of the pandemic and we have some new developments to announce.”