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BGMC/GVI has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines^® - Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.

Paul Shields, DO, has been named interim chief medical officer (CMO) for Great Lakes Integrated Network (GLIN).

Thaddeus P. Waters, MD, who joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named medical director for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program and medical director for the Regional Perinatal Program at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (OCH).

Dzenita Manning, MD, was named medical director of utilization review and will lead the Physician Advisor Program.

Michael Beecher, MD, was named interim chief medical officer for Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI).

On Friday, June 17, 2022, Kaleida Health hosted its second annual Juneteenth celebration outside of Oishei Children's Hospital.

As a prominent figure throughout our hospital’s history, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of Sal Alfiero on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Andrew “Andy” Mulvaugh has been promoted to director of respiratory care services at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI) and Oishei Children’s Hospital (OCH).

Gary Crosby has been elected chair of the Kaleida Health Board of Directors. Also elected to the Kaleida Health Board of Directors are Thomas Beauford, Jr., president and CEO of the Buffalo Urban League, and John Persons, president and COO of Tops Markets.

Johnson Scaria, MBA, BSN, BSc has been appointed director of perioperative and procedural business operations at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI).

Lorie Mariano, MS, RT (R) (CT) (CI) has been promoted to vice president of hospital operations at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI).

In the wake of the many horrific tragedies that have taken place recently, especially in our own community on May 14, The Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Foundation extends our deepest thoughts and prayers to those tragically impacted by these unthinkable acts of hate.

Today marks National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the beginning of Wear Orange Weekend in the U.S. In the wake of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Texas and Oklahoma, Oishei Children’s Hospital today released a statement on the urgent need to address the gun violence epidemic. 

Open interviews will take place at HighPointe on Michigan on Monday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 8.

Open interviews will take place at DeGraff Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing facility throughout the month of June. See flyer for details!

Join the Buffalo NAACP Health Committee for a free virtual event focused on men's health on June 21, 2022 from 6-7:30 p.m.

To schedule an appointment for free liver cancer screening on June 11 between 9 a.m.-1 p.m., call the Great Lakes Cancer Care Collaborative Call Center at 716-884-3000.

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI) has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in the most recent cardiac surgery database.

On Friday, May 13, 2022, the Pediatric Residency Program hosted the first annual Community Health & Advocacy Conference led by Dr. Sarah Ventre from the Division of General Pediatrics.

A former Buffalo Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patient, Bob Valentine, donated $500,000 to John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital (OCH)’s The Children’s Guild Foundation Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in honor of his parents, Margaret and John Valentine, and with gratitude for the life-saving care he received in the NICU 65 years ago.

Cassandra Church, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, RNC-NIC, chief nursing officer for Oishei Children’s Hospital (OCH), has accepted a position as executive vice president and chief nursing officer for Children’s Health. Christina Mills, BSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, director of perioperative services for OCH, has been named interim CNO for OCH.

The 2022 Robert Guthrie Symposium is an all-day, hybrid educational event on June 28 focused on the past, present and future of newborn screening and metabolic disorders.