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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is an acute care hospital in South Buffalo, Buffalo New York. It is managed by and the flagship facility for Catholic Health.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]In 1904, Mercy Hospital was born, when the Sister's of Mercy and Bishop Timon founded a 30 bed hospital on Tifft Street to serve South Buffalo, which ended up taking care of South Buffalo for decades.[4][5][6]
In 2021, Mercy Hospital went through a labor strike because of difficulty finding employees, being low paid, getting beaten up in the Emergency Department, and more.[7][8][9]
Currently, Mercy Hospital offers labor and delivery, an upgraded CT scan/imaging department. [10], surgery,[11] and more.
Relations with other hospitals
[edit]Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is the tertiary care hospital in South Buffalo, not to be mistaken with Kenmore Mercy Hospital which is the acute care hospital in Kenmore, New York. Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is a part of Catholic Health, making it associated with hospitals like Sisters of Charity Hospital (Buffalo), and Mount Saint Mary's Hospital.[12] Mercy Hospital of Buffalo holds a helipad, making it a main hub for Mercy Flight helicopter services.[13] Mercy Flight issues transfer flights for ill patients from scenes to hospitals like Mercy, and transfer flights from Mercy to and from hospitals around the Western New York, and Southern Tier regions.
References
[edit]- ↑ "American Hospital Directory". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Reporter, Jon Harris News Staff (2026-05-06). "In a first, Mercy Hospital gets an 'A' grade for patient safety from watchdog group". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Reporter, Jon Harris News Staff (2026-09-22). "Catholic Health eliminating 40 positions in restructuring". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Cichon, Steve (2020-03-11). "Fingy Conners' home at South Park and Tifft became first Mercy Hospital, 1904". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ "Mercy Hospital – Discovering Buffalo, One Street at a Time". Discovering Buffalo, One Street at a Time. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
- ↑ "Celebrating 175 Years". medicine.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Desmond, Mike (2021-08-26). "Catholic Health workers take to the picket line in South Buffalo". Buffalo Toronto Public Media. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "2,000 CWA Members on STRIKE at Catholic Health Mercy Hospital in Buffalo | CWA District 1". cwad1.org. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
- ↑ Adams, Saundra (2021-10-19). "Day 19 of strike at Mercy Hospital". wgrz.org. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
- ↑ Buckley, Eileen (2026-06-18). "Mercy Hospital expands CT imaging center with $3.6M community-funded project". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "American Hospital Directory". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
- ↑ Staff, WKBW News (2026-09-23). "Catholic Health announces 40 positions eliminated systemwide". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Fedy-MacDonald, Dayna (2019-11-12). "A beacon of hope: Mercy Flight". Vertical Mag. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
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