Highland and Strong Memorial Hospitals Achieve Highest Level of Age-Friendly Health System Certification

The University of Rochester Aging Institute announced that both Strong Memorial and Highland hospitals have been certified as Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) participants, part of a nationwide movement to improve health care for older adults.

KUDOS

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

Delta and Omicron Variants and Vaccine Efficacy

The post- holiday season has presented unique challenges for Highland with COVID cases on the rise in both patients and our staff. Many people are wondering about break-through cases and the efficacy of the vaccine. I want to share with you some information as well as some research done by Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC, Director of Hospital Infection Prevention.

Highland Hospital Welcomes Rebeca Monk, M.D., FACP as New Chief of Medicine

Highland Hospital welcomes Rebeca Denise Monk, M.D., FACP, as the new Chief of Medicine.  Dr. Monk succeeds Robert McCann, M.D., MACP, who chose to step down after serving as the department's leader for more than 20 years, but will continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Accountable Health Partners (AHP) and maintain his medical practice at Highland. Dr. Monk, a University of Rochester Professor of Medicine, has served the health system for almost 30 years, most recently as Chief, URMC Nephrology Division at Highland Hospital and Medical Director of the Highland Hospital Inpatient Dialysis Unit.

Joseph A. Nicholas, M.D., M.P.H., Named Highland Hospital Associate Chief of Medicine

Joseph A. Nicholas, M.D., M.P.H., has been named incoming Associate Chief of Medicine, starting in March. Dr. Nicholas, who has been on staff at Highland for 16 years, currently serves as the Highland Director of Medical Education, as well as the Associate Director for the UR Residencies in Internal Medicine and the Combined Program in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.  He will be stepping down from the medical director position at the Highlands at Brighton.