The Kaleida Health Foundation
1260 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 881-8260
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Privacy and Healing for Orthopaedic Patients
Buffalo General Hospital recently unveiled its
new orthopaedic suite on the 16th floor, featuring a new and improved element of patient-focused hospitality. More than $350,000 has been invested to create unprecedented luxury in a hospital setting for Western New York, featuring: Pre-operative education classes are taught on the floor in new teaching suites, and an escorted tour of the facility is provided to familiarize patients and their families with the environment to ease uncertainty. After surgery, physical and occupational therapy are performed in the privacy of patient rooms. Bedside care is delivered by nurses who are specially trained in orthopaedics, and nursing documentation stations are positioned outside of each patient room to allow nurses to be more readily available when needed.
- 28 private rooms
- 8 semi-private rooms
- Luxurious furniture, softer lighting, new flooring
- Amenities for a family member’s overnight stay
- Board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons
- State-of-the-art technology
- Breathtaking views of the city from 16th floor windows
Cardiac Care Investments
 As part of Kaleida Health cardiac services, Buffalo General Hospital benefited from a $22 million system-wide cardiac service expansion. The hospital built six new catheterization labs for a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as a completely renovated waiting room for family members of cardiac patients. Augmenting these capital improvements is the recent designation of Buffalo General Hospital as an accredited Chest Pain Center, making it the first and only hospital in Western New York to receive such accreditation. The Chest Pain Center’s protocol driven and systematic approach to patient management allows physicians to reduce time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack, when treatments are most effective, and to better monitor patients when it is not clear whether they are having a coronary event. Such observation helps ensure that a patient is neither sent home too early nor needlessly admitted.
Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit Moves onto 11th floor
The Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit at Buffalo General Hospital has moved into renovated space on the 11th floor. This $1,200,000 renovation features a soothing interior design, which is consistent throughout the entire floor, including within each patient room. The new Unit effectively doubles the number of private rooms for patients. The Unit also has state-of-the-art safety features at every turn, including:
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Unbreakable glass coverings over all windows;
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Breakaway hardware throughout the Unit (toilet paper holders, shower curtain rods, window curtain rods, etc.) to ensure no patient can harm themselves;
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Tamper-proof screws installed on all cabinets, doors, etc. ensuring that nothing is removable by patients;
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Patient restroom doors are slanted, eliminating attempts harm oneself from the door;
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Full compliance with all Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
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