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NEW YORK
Catholic Health System
Buffalo, NY
Located in Buffalo, NY, the Catholic Health
System (CHS) provides health care across a network of four hospitals, eleven
primary care centers, nine diagnostic and treatment centers, a free standing
surgery center, thirteen long term care facilities, adult homes, home care
agencies, counseling services, social service and behavioral health programs.
The Catholic Health System's 8,000 employees and 1,200 physicians are part of a
healing ministry well known for personal and compassionate care, and known for
excellence in such areas as women's services, cancer services, cardiology, and
rehabilitative services. The Catholic Health System is one of the largest
provider of cardiology services, and the leading provider of maternity services
and care to the elderly in Western New York.
In 2002 the Catholic Health System will offer advanced cardiac interventional
services including open heart surgery with the opening of The Heart Center at
Mercy Hospital.
Catholic Health System is a part of Catholic Health East through a joint
operating agreement. Its sponsoring congregations include Sisters of Mercy of
the Americas, Buffalo; Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamburg, NY; Diocese
of Buffalo, and Ascension Health.
Catholic Health System Online Resources
St. James Mercy Health System
Hornell, NY
Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Rochester,
St. James Mercy Health System
is made up of St. James Mercy Hospital, long term care facility McAuley Manor
at Mercycare, Child/Infant Daycare at DeSales Hall and several primary care
clinics. The system offers a diverse range of services and programs, with 225 beds
which includes 120 beds at McAuley Manor, to the greater Hornell area and beyond.
St. James Mercy Hospital provides medical and surgical inpatient services,
as well as ICU/CCU, pediatrics, obstetrics, emergency room and diagnostic
services. St. James Mercy opened a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in 2001.
Other services include adult and adolescent psychiatric care units and a substance
abuse treatment center (MATCH). McAuley Manor also offers dialysis and ventilator
capabilities.
St. James Mercy Health System remains committed to the mission on which it
was founded, "to respond with innovation and excellence in meeting the diverse
health needs of the rural community which it serves, with special concern for
the poor, underserved and disadvantaged."
St. James Mercy Health System Online Resources
St. Peter's Health Care Services
Albany, NY
Founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1869, St. Peter's Health Care Services in
Albany, NY, provides a comprehensive, integrated continuum of highest
quality care to New York's Capital Region. Its major components include:
St. Peter's Hospital (a 442-bed acute care facility); two skilled nursing
facilities (Our Lady of Mercy Life Center and Villa Mary Immaculate);
comprehensive chemical dependence treatment (St. Peter's Addiction Recovery
Center); and The Community Hospice. The organization provides some two
dozen specialized inpatient, outpatient, residential and laboratory
services at a variety of sites throughout the region. St. Peter's also
sponsors Mercy Cares for Kids, a nationally accredited day care program.
St. Peter's Auxiliary provides extensive volunteer services that amplify the
organization's resources; St. Peter's Hospital Foundation helps to secure
additional resources to advance St. Peter's mission. In recent years, an
independent national evaluation agency has designated St. Peter's a Top 100
Hospital, Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital and Top 100 Stroke Hospital.
St. Peter's Health Care Online Resources
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