John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital

John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital (OCH), sometimes known as simply Oishei Children's is a women's and children's hospital in Buffalo, New York, that opened in 2017 and provides pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults up to age 21,[2][3] and maternity services for expectant mothers.[4] It is located at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and has 185 inpatient beds.[5][6] It is a pediatric facility serving patients in Western New York and parts of Southern Ontario. The hospital is one of the only freestanding children's hospitals in New York State. OCH is a teaching hospital affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo[7] and is affiliated with the Kaleida Health System. The hospital contains a ACS verified level 1 pediatric trauma center, one of the few in the region.[8][9] OCH also has a rooftop helipad to transport critically ill patients to and from the hospital.[10][11]

John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital
Kaleida Health
A photo of the facade in early August 2019.
Geography
LocationBuffalo, New York, United States
Coordinates42.900623°N 78.867444°W / 42.900623; -78.867444
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeChildren's Hospital
Affiliated universityState University of New York at Buffalo
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds185[1]
HelipadFAA LID: 1NY2
History
Construction started2014
Opened2017 (replacing a hospital founded in 1892)
Links
Websitewww.ochbuffalo.org
ListsHospitals in New York

The hospital is named after the John R. Oishei Foundation, which donated $10 million for the development of the hospital.[12]

History

Pediatrics in Buffalo dates back to 1982 when the original Children's Hospital of Buffalo (later renamed to Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo WCHOB) opened on Bryant Street.[13][14]

The push for a new children's hospital in Buffalo dates back to 1999 when plans for a new children's hospital to replace the old Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo were created due to aging facilities and a lack of modern amenities at the old WCHOB. The plans from Kaleida Health included moving the children's hospital to the downtown Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus to better consolidate their facilities.[15] Residents of Buffalo did not support the planned move and launched a campaign against the movement and Kaleida Health called "save our children's hospital," which included many celebrities from Buffalo including Jim Kelly and Pat LaFontaine.[16]

The Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, which was closed in 2017

In 2007 new proposals from Kaleida Health to renovate the hospital at the existing site angered many residents who were concerned that renovations of the hospital would ruin the character of the neighborhood. Kaleida then returned to the prospect to move the hospital downtown and faced a lot less resistance from the general public than their previous attempts.[17]

Construction on the hospital started in 2014 at an estimated cost of $350 million, $35 million of which was provided by the state of New York and $10 million from the John R. Oishei Foundation.[18][19] The hospital was built by Turner Construction[20] and designed by the acclaimed architectural firm, Shepley Bulfinch.[21] The design included 12 floors and 400,000 square feet of space.[22][23]

On November 10 2017, 125 patients were moved from the old WCHOB to the new hospital by a team of doctors, nurses, and volunteers.[24][25]

(left to right) in the distance are the Conventus building, Oishei Children's Hospital, and Buffalo General Hospital Building A.

In 2020, following the advice of the CDC, the hospital limited the amount of visitors patients could have in response to the 2019-20 Covid Pandemic. The hospital limited visitors to only 2 parent or guardians for children and one significant other for pregnant women.[26][27][28]

The first floor elevator lobby of the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo.

About

The hospital has an American Academy of Pediatrics level III neonatal intensive care unit with a capacity of 64 beds for critically ill newborn babies.[29] The new construction also included amenities commonly seen in modern children's hospitals including an open airy lobby, colorful spaces, playrooms, and places for parents and children to relax.

Awards

For both of its first two years of operation, OCH was named as a top children's hospital by The Leapfrog Group, an independent organization dedicated to providing transparency and safety in hospital environments.[30][31][32]

Controversy

In 2019 it was revealed that a doctor at the hospital, Dr. Kathryn Bass made gross surgical mistakes on several patients and did not report them to state or hospital officials. Bass reached a settlement with the state medical board and pleaded no contest and was put on probation.[33][34]

See also

References
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