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Kaleida Health
Corporate Office
726 Exchange Street
Buffalo, NY 14210

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New York State

In an effort to reform health care, and in particular Medicaid, New York is looking to fix what is thought to be a broken system. Jim Kaskie was invited to testify before the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team in January 2011.

Berger Commission

Timeline
November 2006 New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities in the
21st Century (Berger Commission) report released

January 2008 New York State Department of Health awards funding to implement Berger Commission mandates

February 2008 Kaleida Health Board of Directors endorses Millard Fillmore
Gates Circle plan

August 2009 Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) Groundbreaking

2009
Retina Specialists begin performing surgeries at
DeGraff Memorial Hospital

November 2010
Millard Fillmore Gates Urology Department moves to
Buffalo General Medical Center

December 2010
Geriatric Center of Western New York moves to
DeGraff Memorial Hospital

February 2011
Lithotripter moved from Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital

April 2011
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health moves to Main Street

November 2011
New Emergency Department on Buffalo Niagara
Medical Campus opens

March 2012 GVI opens

April 2012 Stroke program is operational in GVI

March 30, 2012 Millard Fillmore Gates Circle officially closes

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