Kudos

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

The Ongoing Challenges of Long-Term Care Placements

Placement of ALC patients has long been a challenge in the healthcare industry because of the low reimbursement rates by Medicaid to Nursing Homes, and the issue was made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highland Hospital Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Patient Tower

Highland Hospital is celebrating another major milestone, cutting the ribbon on Highland’s Southeast Tower Project, a $70 million, 80,000 square foot modernization effort that will enable the hospital to provide private rooms for nearly all patients.

Highland Hospital Announces Physician Leadership Transitions

Four distinguished physicians are stepping down from their leadership positions: Catherine Humphrey, M.D., M.B.A., as Chief of Orthopaedics, effective May 1; Steven Finkelstein, M.D., as Chief of Anesthesiology, effective June 30; Anil Sharma, M.D., as Chief of Gastroenterology and the Medical Director of the Highland Hospital Endoscopy Unit effective July 1. In addition, Timothy E. Lum, M.D., MPP, FACEP, Chief of Emergency Medicine will step down on December 31, 2023. All will remain active in UR Medicine. Highland Hospital thanks these remarkable physicians and leaders for their extraordinary service to Highland and to our community.

Highland Hospital Honors Physician and Advanced Practice Provider of the Year

Highland Hospital is honoring Dmitriy Migdalovich, M.D., as Physician of the Year, and Courtney Shores, PA-C, as Advanced Practice Provider (APP) of the year.