Paul F. Bachman, M.D., was recently recognized by the Glens Falls Hospital Board of Governors with the Harry M. “Mac” DePan Physician Award of Excellence during the Board’s Annual Meeting and Holiday Dinner.

Since arriving in the Glens Falls area in 1985 after having provided care for a number of years to Native Americans on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona, Dr. Paul Bachman has proven to be an exceptionally skilled physician and compassionate human being who has never hesitated to help Glens Falls Hospital whenever asked. Over the years, he has repeatedly volunteered to help in the improvement of Hospital services and activities while simultaneously garnering the respect of his peers as an exceptional clinician.

Dr. Bachman has served as Chair of the Medical Care Review Committee of the Department of Medicine/GFH Medical-Dental Staff since 1995. He has also served on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee over that same period, and, in recent years, he has been a member of the Capital Equipment Physician Cabinet and the Informatics Physician Advisory Group. In each of these volunteer positions, Dr. Bachman has distinguished himself in his dedication, thoughtful input, and participation. He has provided leadership by building teamwork, understanding and improvement to patient care in each committee or project in which he’s become involved. Of equal importance, Dr. Bachman is known by physicians, nurses and other caregivers throughout GFH as one who is always willing to share his knowledge and expertise with others.

Dr. Bachman’s commitment to the core values held dear by GFH – respect, responsiveness, responsibility – extend beyond his patient care in this region and was evident when he and his family spent four months in Kijabe, Kenya, Africa in 2000. During that time, he cared for natives of that region while his wife and children helped in various ways as well.

When Dr. Bachman’s nomination for the Dr. Harry “Mac” DePan Physician Award of Excellence was posed to several of his physician colleagues, the reaction was positive and unequivocal: “exemplary physician,” “gives of himself unsparingly,” “an excellent participant in the Department of Medicine,” and “a doctor’s doctor.”

He is a graduate of Canisius College, SUNY Upstate School of Medicine, and completed his internship at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, NY. He is board certified in internal medicine and holds additional certifications in geriatrics. He has served as chief medical officer of the Northern Division of Hudson Headwaters Health Network (HHHN) since 1993.

Dr. Bachman resides in Queensbury with his wife, Jane, a nurse practitioner. They have four children, ranging from elementary school to college age.