- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Geography Location Niagara Falls, New York, Organisation Affiliated university Not-for-profit Services Beds 171 patient beds and 120-bed extended care facility History Founded 1895 Links Website http://www.nfmmc.org Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in downtown Niagara Falls in the U.S. state of New York that has been meeting the health care needs of the Greater Niagara region for 115 years.
What began as a small emergency hospital in 1895 has evolved into a full-service, 171-bed medical center with all-private rooms offering extensive inpatient and outpatient services including The Heart Center of Niagara, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center of Niagara and University Sports Medicine of Niagara.
Memorial is Niagara’s safety net hospital for the medically underserved, uninsured and underinsured, annually providing some $6.5 million in uncompensated and charity care. It was the first hospital in Niagara to be accredited as a stroke center by the New York State Department of Health.
As Niagara’s Premier Health Network, Memorial operate several satellite facilities including the Summit Healthplex and Tuscarora Health Center as well as the Schoellkopf Health Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility that features 100-percent private room accommodations and specializes in short-term rehabilitation and elder care.
Memorial's Child Advocacy Center of Niagara enjoys national accreditation. Its community health advocacy program coupled with extensive and productive community partnerships makes it one of Western New York’s most consistently innovative providers of community based health outreach.
As one of the Greater Niagara region’s largest employers, Niagara Falls Memorial plays an active role as an economic engine and a catalyst for community growth. Since 2003, Memorial has made nearly $30 million in capital improvements to its downtown Niagara Falls campus.
Programs offered
Wellness Programs:
- Community Health Worker Program
- CPR Classes
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Living with Diabetes
- Breastfeeding Support Group
- Parkinson's Disease Support Group
- GriefShare Support Group (for survivors of unexpected traumatic death)
Childbirth and Parenting Education Programs:
- Childbirth Classes
- Breastfeeding Classes
Speakers Bureau -- Community Presentations
Call (716) 278-4569 or visit nfmmc.org for information
The Family Medicine Residency Program
The Family Medicine Residency Program has been in existence for 30 years and was founded by Dr. Melvin B. Dyster, who is still active in the program. It is affiliated with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and operates under the direction of Laurie Kilbury-Taylor, D.O.
Family Medicine is the only residency program Memorial offers. The program's faculty members are interested in research and have published in the areas of patient safety, residency training and working with underserved populations.
At Niagara Falls Memorial, residents work closely with board certified physicians and faculty members to help provide high quality care. In addition to completing clinical rotations at the medical center, residents use the center's mobile clinic to provide care to migrant workers at nearby farms. They also see patients on an outpatient basis at Memorial's Summit Family Health Center, the Niagara University Health Clinic and the Tuscarora Indian Reservation Health Center.
Family medicine practitioners are trained to care for patients of all ages and represent the most cost effective point of contact for patients entering the health care system.
External links
Categories:- Hospitals in New York
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