Highland Hospital is located in

Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in and the county seat, seat of government of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the List of municipalities in New York, fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a populati ...

, and is an affiliate of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), which is part of the

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. Founded in 1889, the hospital is involved in specialties such as

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, geriatric care, women's services and maternity. The organization has 261 beds and 2,400 employees.

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