Good News from Governor Cuomo… Recently, health officials have observed an uptick in COVID cases in Western New York — the infection rate has been above 1.0% for more than a week. While not a sign for immediate alarm, this is a caution flag. In response to this
Read more →Lisa Haglund, Heritage President and CEO, has been appointed to serve as a member of the LeadingAge New York Board of Directors. LeadingAge New York is the only statewide organization representing the entire continuum of not-for-profit, mission-driven, and public continuing care, including senior housing, nursing home,
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ECMC Breast Health Program Honored as Top 10 Submission By America’s Essential Hospitals in VITAL 2020 Population Health Category BUFFALO, NY—Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation’s Breast Health Program was recently honored by America’s Essential Hospitals as a Top 10 submission nationally. The VITAL 2020 Awards Committee stated
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UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) have signed agreements with Niagara University to provide sports medicine services to Niagara University’s Division I and club sports programs beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. The agreements call for UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
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It’s Available and We Need it Now! by Kenneth V. Snyder, MD PhD Vice President Physician Quality Kaleida Health and UBNS Neurosurgeon and Annette Pinder It’s been nearly six months since the start of the pandemic. Our national death toll exceeds 176,000. More than 5.5 million people
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Univera Healthcare’s Resource Center is now open People who are soon turning age 65 and have questions about switching their insurance coverage to Medicare are now able to use the Univera Healthcare’s Resource Center located at 205 Park Club Lane in Buffalo. The center has re-opened after
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NESSELBUSH TO SUCCEED LOMEO AS NEXT CEO OF KALEIDA HEALTH BUFFALO, N.Y (August 25, 2020) – Robert J. Nesselbush has been named chief executive officer (CEO) for Kaleida Health. Nesselbush, currently the organization’s chief financial officer, came to Kaleida Health in April 2019 after spending 24 years
Read more →The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is announcing scheduled dates for its free rabies vaccination clinics on Saturday, September 19 and Tuesday, September 29. Registrations will be required for these events, and the online registration will open on September 9. No walk-ins will be permitted. Locations,
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ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HIRING CONTACT TRACERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIANS New positions will support COVID-19 response ERIE COUNTY, NY— The Erie County Department of Health is accepting applications for jobs within its Division of Environmental Health and Office of Epidemiology. There are two part-time and six
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Niagara University and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of registered nurses to earn Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees through an innovative joint program that saw classes taught on the medical center campus. The partnership between Niagara University and
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