Someone You Love Documentary: The HPV Epidemic Premieres at ECMC BUFFALO, NY—Hosted by Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) the evening of April 10, 2019, the documentary film Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic follows the lives of five women affected by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer. Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by HPV. These women and their families share their i... »
Unyts, ECMC Kick-Off Donate Life Month Joint effort to raise organ donation awareness, encourage our community to register as donors, and celebrate the generosity of those who have given the gift of life The Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation & Kidney Care at ECMC is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to comprehensive patient care. Unyts is Western New York’s only organ, e... »
ECMC Trauma Center/Emergency Department Project Capital Campaign Exceeds $10 Million Over $10.2 million in private funding reached midway through campaign with $15 million goal for ECMC’s new, state-of-the-art Trauma Center and Emergency Department BUFFALO, NEW YORK—Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced it has received over $10.2 million in private funding for the hospital’... »
More Patients Chose ECMC for Care in 2018 Than Ever Inpatient stays exceed 20,000 for first time in hospital’s history; bariatrics, head & neck, orthopaedic and transplant surgery increases contribute to historic 2018 operations BUFFALO, NEW YORK — Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC) today announced that the hospital in 2018 continued to see a record number of patients. For ... »
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation officials today announced that four physicians were recently appointed to the medical staff of the Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation and Kidney Care at ECMC. Dr. Jon VonVisger was appointed Primary Nephrologist and Medical Director. Dr. VonVisger completed combined MD and PhD degrees at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine in ... »
ECMC Kidney Transplantation Program Receives HRSA Grant $1.2 million Grant Awarded for Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Solid Organ and Tissue Donation BUFFALO, NEW YORK—Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $1.2 million grant ($400,000/year for ... »
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation and ECMC Foundation opened the Farmers’ Market at Grider for the tenth season on Friday, January 8. ECMC pastoral care staff, administrators, vendors and area residents joined today in the annual “Blessing of the Market.” The Farmers’ Market at Grider is a community resource providing access to healthy food and promoting healthy lifestyles in the 14215... »
By Annette Pinder Most of us know that if we don’t take care of our teeth we can get cavities, but there are many more reasons to get serious about our dental hygeine. Poor dental health has been implicated in multiple medical complications such as heart disease and respiratory infections. This particularly affects our most vulnerable populations, including those with special needs or intellectual... »
NYSDOH APPROVES ECMC’S NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROJECT Required state approval clears way for new state-of-the-art Trauma Center/Emergency Department BUFFALO, NEW YORK—Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced that the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has unanimously approved ECMC’s Certificate Of Need (CON) for construction of the hospital’s future Trauma Ce... »
Kidney Transplants Reach Record High at ECMC IN 2016 – Providing Hope and Improving People’s Lives 118 kidney transplants, from living and deceased donors, reach highest level of transplant activity in ECMC history; 13 pancreas transplants also performed BUFFALO, NEW YORK— Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC) announced that 2016 will establish the highest level of kidney tra... »
