Kaleida Health News http://www.kaleidahealth.org/rss Kaleida Health News en-us Copyright 2009 Kaleida Health. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:41:26 GMT 20 New Health Sciences Charter School Sets August 18 Opening; Now Accepting Applications for Incoming Ninth Graders Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Health Sciences Charter School (HSCS), offering specialized curricula and school-to-work internships with area health care providers, will open on August 18, 2010 with its inaugural class of 120 ninth graders. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2086 Lisa Schmidt Appointed Senior Director of Ambulatory Services for WCHOB Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT As part of a Kaleida Health's emphasis on further developing its outpatient services available throughout Western New York, Lisa Schmidt has been appointed Senior Director of Ambulatory Services for Women & Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2078 Buffalo General Hospital First In New York State To Receive Cycle III Accreditation Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Buffalo General Hospital today announced it received full Cycle III Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI from the National Society of Chest Pain Centers, making it the first hospital in New York State to successfully undergo review under the newest and most stringent standards.  http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2072 BGH Joins National Program To Improve Women‘s Heart Health Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Buffalo General Hospital announced today that it has joined HeartCaring® and committed to practice gender-sensitive cardiovascular medicine to advance the heart health of the women in its Western New York community. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2047 Update on Buffalo Sabres Broadcaster Mike Robitaille Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital announced that Mike Robitaille, Buffalo Sabres broadcast analyst, underwent surgery today. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2034 Teresa Quattrin, MD, Appointed New Chair of UB Pediatrics Dept. and Pediatrician-in-Chief of WCHOB Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Teresa Quattrin, MD., professor of pediatrics at the University at Buffalo, internationally known physician-scientist and an expert in childhood diabetes and obesity, has been appointed the new chair of the UB Department of Pediatrics after a comprehensive national search. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2022 BGH Chest Pain Center Relocation Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Please share in the exciting news that, as of Friday, January 29, 2010, the Buffalo General Hospital Chest Pain Center (formerly located on the first floor of A-Building) will now be located on the fourth floor of A-Building. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=2012 Statement Regarding New York State Budget Cuts Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kaleida Health and ECMC released the following joint statement regarding Governor David A. Paterson‘s budget proposal that includes $1.9 billion in health care cuts and taxes to hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=1988 BGH and Suburban Named Consumer Choice Award Winners Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Two Kaleida Health facilities, Buffalo General Hospital and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, have been named 2009-2010 “Consumer Choice Award” winners by the National Research Corporation. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=1992 Kaleida Health Reaches Agreement with Independent Health, Univera Healthcare Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kaleida Health recently reached multi-year agreements with Independent Health and Univera Healthcare. The new agreements assure that Independent Health and Univera members will continue to have access to all of Kaleida Health‘s facilities. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=1984