Local doc wins Physician
Home Care Champion Award
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BY JASON COHEN
For nearly 30 years Dr.
Amy Ehrlich has dedicated
her career to taking care of
people. Recently, she was recognized
for her hard work.
Ehrlich, who is the associate
chief division of Geriatrics
and Medical Director
at Montefi ore Home Health
Agency, was awarded the
2021 Physician Home Care
Champion Award.
Every year the Home Care
Association of NY state honors
a physician in New York
who has demonstrated a
strong and model commitment
to home care patients
and agency partners.
Her colleagues shared
what sets Dr. Ehrlich apart.
Ehrlich, 63, is a Boston native
and converted Red Sox
fan. She told the Bronx Times
that her desire to help people
originated when her mother
was very ill.
As she developed a passion
for medicine, the doctor realized
that seniors were often a
forgotten group and providing
them with care is essential.
“I just became more interested
in the care of older
adults,” she explained. “I
think it is one of the fi elds
that people don’t focus on.”
She attended Harvard
Medical School where she
trained at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center. Eventually,
Ehrlich landed a job at
Montefi ore and 28 years later
is still there.
“We came here and I never
looked back,” she said.
Ehrlich oversees 50 nurses
and 35 physical therapists,
which visit patients and provide
medication, physical
therapy and other services.
With nearly three decades
on the job, she wouldn’t
switch roles with anyone.
“I love the patients and the
medical staff,” she said. “It’s
just a committed team.”
According to Ehrlich, this
past year of the pandemic was
the toughest of her career.
Many of her nurses got deployed
to the hospital and several
got COVID-19.
Furthermore, in addition
to patients getting sick, most
of them found virtual visits
quite diffi cult because they
are not tech savvy. Fortunately,
things are now headed
in the right direction, Ehrlich
stressed.
“I think we’re all so relieved
that there’s an effective
vaccine,” the doctor commented.
“Now that they have
been vaccinated they all want
to come see us.”
While she did not become
a doctor for the accolades, it
was nice to be recognized.
“I was really proud to win
the award,” she stated.
Dr. Amy Ehrlich who won the 2021 Physician Home Care Champion Award.
Courtesy of Montefi ore
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