Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Kaleida Health
Geography
Location Buffalo, New York, United States
Coordinates 42°54′33″N 78°52′30″W / 42.90927°N 78.87494°W / 42.90927; -78.87494Coordinates: 42°54′33″N 78°52′30″W / 42.90927°N 78.87494°W / 42.90927; -78.87494
Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Services
Emergency department Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds 200 (pediatric)
75 (maternity & nursery)
Speciality Pediatrics and pediatric subspecialities
Helipad Yes
History
Founded May 1892
Closed November 2017
Links
Website www.kaleidahealth.org/childrens/
Lists Hospitals in New York

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo was a children's hospital in Buffalo, New York. It was a pediatric facility serving patients in Western New York and parts of Southern Ontario. It was a teaching hospital loosely affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo.

History

Early history

The original hospital was founded in 1892.[1]

Modern history

After its merger with Kaleida Health, the facility was renamed Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo. The hospital was closed and its services were moved to the newly built John R. Oishei Children's Hospital on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in November of 2017.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "About WCHOB". Retrieved on January 27, 2010
  2. ↑ https://www.kaleidahealth.org/general-information/about.asp


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