Highland Hospital Of Rochester

Description

About Us
Throughout its history Highland Hospital has continued to evolve to meet Rochesters changing health care needs The Hospital on the hill overlooking beautiful Highland Park first opened its doors in 1889 as one of the first homeopathic hospitals in the United States In 1921 Highland became the first hospital in the country to use insulin in the treatment of diabetes

Today Highland is well known for its comprehensive orthopaedics services womens services nationally ranked geriatrics program regional leading gastric bypass surgery center extensive network of primary care physicians newly renovated radiology department medicalradiation oncology cardiology neurology and much more

One thing that makes Highland unique is its warm caring environment Employees and physicians take time to explain things to patients and to warmly greet people in the hallways with a friendly smile The culture is rooted in the Highland Promise the hospitals commitment to service and operational excellence Highland is striving to be the best hospital in America for patients and employees

Highlands Mission Vision amp Values
Highlands mission vision and values are present throughout the organization and are supported every day by the actions of employees and physicians

Mission
Commitment to service excellence in health care one person at a time

Vision
We will deliver Medicine of the Highest Order in a community hospital where compassion and quality health care are our guiding principles Our affiliation with a worldclass medical center will allow us to provide the best of both worlds state of the art medicine and personalized patient care

Values
Integrity Compassion Accountability Respect amp Excellence

History

For over one hundred years Highland Hospital through four name changes and continuous expansion has taken its place as one of the communitys leading medical institutions In ensuing years between 1889 and today a staff of learned medical practitioners dedicated personnel and generous friends have brought Highland to its present standard of care

Along the way Highland Hospital has experienced the following milestones

First hospital in the US to use insulin to treat diabetes Dr John Williams chief of medicine at Highland for 30 years gave the first insulin injection to the son of the chief legal counsel at Kodak

First hospital in the US to use endocavitary radiation as an alternative to colostomy surgery

First hospital in the US to establish a clinical chemical laboratory

First in New York and third in the US to establish a Family Medicine training program

First hospital in Rochester to allow fathers to be present in the delivery room

First in Rochester to establish a health information center exclusively for women

First in Rochester to offer a computerized physician referral service

Today Highland is one of the busiest hospitals for births