KALEIDA'S EMERGENCY CARE LAUDED IN BUSINESS FIRST SURVEY
BUFFALO GENERAL, MILLARD FILLMORE SUBURBAN HOSPITALS 2004 • Read the complete text of the article BUFFALO, N.Y. (Friday, April 30, 2004) - Kaleida Health's emergency care received high marks in a story recently published by Business First of Buffalo. The weekly business publication formally surveyed 365 Western New York resident subscribers as part of their 2004 "Western New York Life" magazine that was published in April 2004. The annual publication ranks everything from local leaders to education to health care. The survey showed the Buffalo General Hospital to be the number one choice for emergency care for residents who live in both the city of Buffalo as well as southtowns. Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital was the number one preference for residents of the northtowns and eastern suburban regions. Kaleida Health CEO William D. McGuire said, "We are very pleased that residents of Buffalo, Northtowns, Southtowns, and the eastern suburbs prefer Kaleida facilities for emergency care. The credit goes entirely to our outstanding physicians and nurses." The survey, entitled "Emergency Care Preferences" polled four regions for those who may need emergency medical care and are fully able to pick a hospital." The results (only top three were listed) were as follows:
The "Emergency Care Preference" survey was part of the publication's larger story on local health care. The article discussed how the industry has begun to jump start the financial distress that has plagued the local community for the past two decades. According to Business First, health care is the single most economic driver in Western New York. Emmet Murphy, a Buffalo resident and health care consultant who founded the Murphy Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., was interviewed for the story. "For Western New York, health care is twice as important as it would be in places like, Raleigh, Tampa and Dallas where other industries are flocking. In many ways, health care is Western New York's future," Murphy said in the article. Kaleida Health and the remaining hospital sector contribute nearly $4 billion to the local economy each year. In addition, the hospitals and laboratories that founded the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus add $300 million annually. -30-
Kaleida Health is the largest health care provider in Western New York. More
than one million patients are seen annually at Buffalo General Hospital, DeGraff
Memorial Hospital, Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban
Hospital, The Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo and numerous community
health care centers. The system includes long-term care facilities, as well as
visiting nurse, behavioral health and home care services.
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