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John R. Oishei Children's Hospital

John R. Oishei Children's Hospital
Kaleida Health
A photo of the facade in early August 2019.
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Geography
LocationBuffalo, New York, United States
Coordinates42°54′02″N 78°52′03″W / 42.900623°N 78.867444°W / 42.900623; -78.867444
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds197[1]
SpecialityChildren's hospital
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: 1NY2
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 45 x 45 14 × 14 rooftop
History
Construction started2014 (2014)
OpenedNovember 10, 2017 (2017-11-10) (replacing a hospital founded in 1892)
Links
Websitewww.ochbuffalo.org
ListsHospitals in New York State

John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (OCH), sometimes known as simply Oishei Children's is a women's and children's hospital in Buffalo, New York, that opened on November 10, 2017, and provides pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults up to age 21,[2][3] and maternity services for expectant mothers.[4] It is located at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and has 185 inpatient beds.[5][6] It is a pediatric facility serving patients in Western New York and parts of Southern Ontario. The hospital is one of the only freestanding children's hospitals in New York State. OCH is a teaching hospital affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo[7] and is affiliated with the Kaleida Health System.

The hospital contains an ACS verified level 1 pediatric trauma center, one of the few in the region.[8][9] OCH also has a rooftop helipad to transport critically ill patients to and from the hospital.[10][11]

The hospital is named after the John R. Oishei Foundation, which donated $10 million for the development of the hospital.[12]

  1. ^ "Our Hospital at a Glance". Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. ^ "Emergency Care Center". Oishei Children's Hospital. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. ^ "Surgery - Pediatric General & Thoracic". Oishei Children's Hospital. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. ^ "Maternity Services". Oishei Children's Hospital. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  5. ^ "American Hospital Directory – John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (333300) – Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. ^ "John R. Oishei Children's Hospital". Children's Hospital Association. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  7. ^ "Hospital Affiliations". Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  8. ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  9. ^ "New York State Trauma Centers: Western New York". State of New York Department of Health. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  10. ^ "AirNav: 1NY2 - Oishei Childrens Hospital Heliport". www.airnav.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  11. ^ "Helipad Planned for New Oishei Children's Hospital". Medical Construction and Design. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  12. ^ "Kaleida Health to Name New Hospital John R. Oishei Children's Hospital". Beckers Hospital Review. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.