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NFMMC’s Black-Tie Gala, The Premier, Returns for 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, NY – For the 18th time, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) hosts its signature black-tie gala, The Premier, on April 29, 2023, at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. The annual event, which traditionally attracts over 900 guests from...
Emerson to Head the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Niagara Falls Memorial
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Dr. Ronald P. Emerson, as the Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. The cardiac catheterization laboratory is a joint venture among four hospitals, including...
Memorial names new Director of Marketing, Special Events & PR
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Sean Dwyer Director of Marketing, Special Events and Public Relations for the Medical Center Foundation. Dwyer is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and...
Military Road Wegmans Donates Food to Memorial During Storm
Wegmans on Military Road in Niagara Falls graciously opened their doors on Christmas morning for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center by donating numerous carts full of food to the hospital’s patients and essential staff. During the past 48 hours, many...
Schoellkopf Health Center names interim administrator
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Schoellkopf Health Center has named Thomas R. LoStracco as acting administrator of Schoellkopf Health Center, effective immediately. A graduate of Niagara University and a Certified Public Accountant, LoStracco brings over 40...
Harris appointed to new role at NFMMC
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Josephine Harris as the new Interim Human Resources Director. The announcement was made by President and CEO Joseph Ruffolo. Harris is a 1990 graduate of Niagara County Community College with as Associate Degree in...
NFMMC appoints DeLuke Director of Recruitment
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Renee DeLuke as Director of Recruitment. DeLuke is a graduate of Bryant & Stratton College where she earned degrees in both Business Administration and Paralegal Studies. Prior to joining Memorial in early 2019,...
Medical Center Auxiliary sets ‘Lighting with Love’ tree
The Auxiliary of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will once again place a “Lighting with Love” tree in the upper lobby of the hospital. Each ornament represents a gift in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one. Ornaments can be purchased in the medical...
Memorial to launch doula training next month
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s (NFMMC) Every Woman and Child Counts program is set to launch training in December for a group of community members chosen to become doulas to promote perinatal health equity in Niagara County. The training will be led by Nikia...
Niagara Cup raises $48k for new MRI
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Centers annual Niagara Cup Classic golf tournament, held this past August at Niagara Falls Country Club and Seneca Hickory Stick, raised $48,000 for the medical centers campaign to acquire a new 3T MRI unit. The MRI Imaging Center...
Connect 4 U coalition to meet on October 25th
The Connect 4 U Coalition, a group comprised of more than 50 service agencies and community-based organizations, will hold a forum at the auditorium of the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, on Tuesday, October 25th at 3 p.m. The coalition was founded more...
Starpoint Middle raises $12k for NFMMC
Almost 250 students took part in Starpoint Middle School’s annual Color Run to Crush Cancer event earlier this year, raising $12,000 for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Proceeds from the event will go directly towards the medical center’s campaign to acquire a...
Golisano Medical Oncology Center officially awarded QOPI accreditation
The Golisano Medical Oncology Center, a member site of the Roswell Park Care Network, has received ASCO QOPI Certification (Association for Clinical Oncology Quality Oncology Practice Initiative) for the next three years. As a certified QOPI, the Golisano Medical...
NFMMC to host ‘on the spot’ hiring event
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will host an on the spot hiring event for registered nurses on Tuesday, October 25 from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Antonio’s Banquet & Conference Center (7708 Niagara Falls Blvd. NF, NY). Representatives from various departments of...
NFMMC, 1199SEIU reach agreement
Niagara Falls, NY - Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers have once again collaboratively approved a three-year agreement covering more than 680 union healthcare workers, roughly 70% of the medical center’s workforce. The new...
Memorial updates patient visitation hours
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has extended its visitation policy to include hours outside of the work day, recognizing the important role visitors play in patient recovery. Effectively immediately, visiting hours for the Medical Center are from 11 am to 8 pm...
Memorial receives $200k Highmark BCBSWNY Blue Fund grant
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has been awarded a $200,000 Blue Fund grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York to support the first community-based doula program in Niagara Falls. Every Woman and Child Counts is a program aimed at...
Burgess, Cramer appointed to NFMMC’s Care Management Agency
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Kevin Burgess, LMSW, director of its Care Management Agency. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Sheila Kee. With over 10 years of experience, Burgess is a graduate of the...
Niagara County Family Violence Intervention Project: Safe at Home conference to be held in person
The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara, a service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, and the Niagara County Family Violence Intervention Project will host the 22nd annual Safe at Home Conference for the first time since 2019. Scheduled for Thursday, October...
Memorial names Ellerington-Beebe Director of Employee Health
Kimberly Ellerington-Beebe, RN has been named Director of Employee Health at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. An accomplished professional and Registered Nurse for over 15 years, Ellerington-Beebe is a graduate of Niagara County Community College and D’Youville...
Memorial’s P3 Center Initiates Breastfeeding Support Group
Niagara Falls Medical Memorial Center’s P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids will be initiating a monthly breastfeeding support group starting September 29. The meetings, which will take place in the Mary Dyster Women’s Pavilion on Memorial’s downtown campus, are open...
NFMMC shows employee appreciation with sweet treats on Bills opening day
Niagara Falls Medical Memorial Center employees showcased their Buffalo Bills pride on Thursday as the medical center hosted an Employee Appreciation Day in conjunction with the Bills kickoff game that evening versus the Los Angeles Rams. Employees enjoyed a visit...
Memorial Names Suitor Director of Public Safety, Emergency Services
H. James Suitor has been named Director of Public Safety and Emergency Services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, effective September 1. Suitor brings with him 37 years of law enforcement experience in positions including investigative, supervisory,...
NFMMC, Southtowns Radiology partner to bring high-quality diagnostic imaging to Niagara County
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announces a new partnership with Southtowns Radiology Associates, LLC, one of Western New York’s leading medical imaging and diagnostic radiology groups. The partnership, which will take effect in early September, allows...
NFMMC, Southtowns Radiology partner to bring high-quality diagnostic imaging to Niagara County
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announces a new partnership with Southtowns Radiology Associates, LLC, one of Western New York’s leading medical imaging and diagnostic radiology groups. The partnership, which will take effect in early September, allows...
Wound Center of Niagara named Center of Excellence
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is proud to announce The Wound Center of Niagara is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of Excellence award. RestorixHealth, a management company which develops and operates wound care centers...
Schoellkopf Health Center completes entrance renovation
Schoellkopf Health Center has completed renovations to the centers main entrance and parking lot thanks to funds received by the City of Niagara Falls’ Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Updates to the entrance include repair and installation of new...
Memorial’s Guardian Angels Project Holds Succesful Donation Drive
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s Guardian Angels project, a Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant-funded initiative aimed at protecting and watching over high-risk patients with severe mental illness (SMI), kicked off a collection drive for personal care items...
Dr. Bath joins Memorial’s primary care team
Mandeep Bath, M.D., has joined the primary care team at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, located at the Grand Island Primary Care, 2608 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island, NY. Dr. Bath, who is accepting new patients, received her Doctor of Medicine from...
Golisano Medical Oncology Center receives QOPI accreditation
The Golisano Medical Oncology Center, a member site of the Roswell Park Care Network, has received ASCO QOPI Certification (Association for Clinical Oncology Quality Oncology Practice Initiative). As a certified QOPI, the Golisano Medical Oncology Center receives...
P3 Center kicks off Baby Bundle initiative
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s P3 Center for Teens, Moms and Kids has been awarded New York State grant-funding to provide “Baby Bundle” new parent kits to Niagara County families after they have given birth. The initiative will run through December 31and...
2022 Premier supports MRI campaign
Premier 2022 co-chair Dr. Ravinder Devgun, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s Chief of Anesthesiology, presents a check for $120,000 to the Medical Center’s Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, Dr. Mark D. Perry. The funds were raised by the many sponsors and over 500...
Memorial celebrates 2022 residency graduation
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center celebrated its annual residency graduation on Friday, June 3 at the Niagara Falls Country Club. Now in its 44th year, the graduation recognized four resident physicians from the family medicine residency program and three pharmacy...
Memorial announces outpatient nutrition program
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will now offer a nutrition program in the Summit Orthopaedic Center, located in suite 700 of the Summit Healthplex (6934 Williams Rd. NF, NY). Starting June 8, outpatient registered dietitian Diana Korzhukova, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.,...
Dr. Abawi joins Memorial’s primary care team
Frishta Abawi, D.O., has joined the primary care team at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, located at the Lewiston Primary Care Center, 4600 Military Rd. Suite A, Niagara Falls, NY. Dr. Abawi, who is accepting new patients, holds a bachelor’s in biology and...
Memorial appoints new CFO Richard Braun, Jr.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Schoellkopf Health Center announced today that Richard Braun, Jr. has joined the Medical Center as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, effective May 18. Braun has extensive healthcare leadership experience,...
Memorial Medical Center Celebrates Nurses Week
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center celebrated National Nurses Week by honoring, acknowledging, and treating its nurses throughout the week of May 9 through May 13. The weeklong festivities included meals, sweets, thank you cards from fellow staff and area schools,...
Wound Center of Niagara receives patient satisfaction award
RestorixHealth, a management company which develops and operates wound care centers nationwide, is pleased to announce that The Wound Center of Niagara has been selected as a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Award. The award is...
Medical Center Auxiliary Awards Scholarship
The Auxiliary of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has awarded its Esther Werner & Helene Barter Scholarship to Jaedyn Hoyt, payroll coordinator at the Schoellkopf Health Center. Hoyt, a Niagara Falls resident, received her bachelor’s degree from Niagara...
Child Abuse Prevention Month Recognized at Memorial
In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara (CAC), along with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center staff, wore blue on Tuesday to show their support for the essential work needed to ensure a safe future for all...
Memorial Receives Perinatal, Infant Community Health Grant
Five-year annual grant will total $1.9 mil Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was awarded a Perinatal and Infant Community Health Collaborative annual grant of $392,840 for the anticipated contract period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027, a full contracted...
Memorial Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s P3 Center for Teens, Moms & Kids will host a day of awareness and advocacy in recognition of Black Maternal Health Week on Wednesday, April 13. The event, which will take place from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm at the Niagara Falls...
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announces 2022 board appointments
The Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Board of Directors confirmed its 2022 slate of officers and re-elected three incumbent members to the board at its annual meeting on Monday, March 28. Reappointed as officers were Chairman James C. Roscetti, an attorney with...
Memorial to offer free community event
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will host a free community event on Wednesday, March 23 at 12:00 pm to recognize Colorectal Cancer Awareness and National GI Nurses & Associates Week. The event will feature presentations from the medical center’s Chief of...
Memorial Medical Center to begin ramp renovation
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will begin renovations to its 10th Street parking garage on Monday, March 21. The planned restoration is part of the Medical Center’s continued efforts to improve and upgrade parking for patients, visitors, and staff....
Memorial Medical Center welcomes Guida, Witherell
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Schoellkopf Health Center has named two new positions this month, Frank Guida will serve as administrator of Schoellkopf Health Center, and Jodi Witherell will serve as Vice President, Quality and Corporate Compliance for the...
NFMMC Winter Market raises $15K for Women’s Services
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation presents a check for $15,000 to Dr. Renee Baughman, Erin DiMarco, NP, and Kathy Kendzierski, RN. The check represents proceeds from Memorial’s first annual Winter Holiday Market event, which was held this past November...
Memorial Medical Center updates patient visitation
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center today has revised its visitation policy. The updated policy removes the previous proof of vaccination requirement for all visitors who are accompanying a patient for a service or visiting an inpatient. The policy will be reviewed...
NFMMC now offering dialysis inhouse to patients
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is now offering dialysis service inhouse to medical center patients. Inpatient dialysis treatment will now be administered by Memorial staff throughout the medical center’s campus, eliminating the need for an outside renal...
Memorial names Trane director of public safety, emergency services
Michael Trane has been named Director of Public Safety and Emergency Services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, effective March 2. A 26-year veteran commander with the Niagara Falls Police Department (NFPD), Trane is a graduate of Niagara University where he...
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