GCH Buffalo

March is Child Life Month

By Stephen Turkovich, Sarah Ventre and Bridget Walsh - February is recognized as Children's Dental Health Month, but this year's observance takes on special meaning in New York State after the recent, surprise news that drinking water in Buffalo has not been fluoridated since 2015.

While they didn't receive hazard pay, medical residents and fellows were deemed eligible last year for up to $3,000 in health care worker bonuses from the state.

UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown landed nearly $30 million in state funding for a major expansion of surgical services, which will allow it to see more patients and pull in more business from surrounding competitors.

The Health Department today announced $658 million in state funding for 127 projects, including a dozen projects in Western New York valued at more than $51 million.

February 18 is Critical Care Transport Nurses Day. Kaleida Health's Neonatal and Pediatric STAT Transport teams are responsible for transporting and stabilizing critical patients to Oishei Children's Hospital.

Dr. David Holmes knows what hypothermia feels like.

Some of the region's highest-profile dentists and academics at the University at Buffalo say they were blindsided by the news that the Buffalo Water Board stopped adding fluoride to the city's water more than 7½ years ago.

At a time when negotiating the public health care labyrinth is more fraught with difficulties than ever, Gov. Kathy Hochul has done the right thing by signing the “Expanded Enhanced Safety Net” bill.

Kaleida Health today welcomed the first babies of 2023 at Oishei Children’s Hospital and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, with the region’s first babies born at Oishei Children’s Hospital.