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Updated Visitor Policy November 2020
Niagara Falls Memorial updates visitor policy Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center today reinstated a visitation policy aimed at better protecting its patients, staff and community members in response to the increasing number of new Covid-19 cases being confirmed in...
Memorial to Conduct COVID-19 Testing Monday at Wrobel Towers
Memorial Medical Center will conduct community testing for COVID-19 from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday (Nov. 9) at Wrobel Towers, 800 Niagara Ave., Niagara Falls. The testing will be supported by CDBG funds allocated by the City of Niagara Falls. There will be no charge for city...
Industrial Services of NY Inc. Donates $2,000 to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Owner John DePasquale of Industrial Services of NY Inc. presents a check for $2,000 to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center President & CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo and Lynn Wolfgang Catalano, executive director of the Memorial Medical Center Foundation. The funds were...
West Herr Auto Group Donates Patient Transport Van to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Scott Bieler, President & CEO of West Herr Auto Group, presents Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center with a brand new van configured for patient transportation to make services at Memorial more accessible. The gift marks West Herr’s second donation of a patient...
What is Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Gastric Bypass Surgery is a procedure to control weight and treat obesity. The procedure alters the way your small intestine handles the food you consume in two parts: The surgeon will divide your stomach into two sections; a smaller one and a larger one. Then a...
Starpoint Middle School Raises $4,100 for Golisano Medical Oncology Center
From left, Starpoint Middle School student Connor Church, Principal Dr. Corey Gray, student Sienna Budz, school counselor Kelly Preisch and counselor Andrea Bove present a check for $4,100 on behalf of...
NFMMC Announces More COVID-19 Community Testing
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will conduct community testing for COVID-19 at four additional sites beginning this week. The testing is supported by CDBG funds allocated for by the City of Niagara Falls. There will be no charge for city residents. Testing will...
What is a Cardiac Catheterization Lab?
A cardiac catheterization lab, also known as a “cardiac cath lab,” is a special hospital room where doctors perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.
Revolutionary New Pillow Technology Blocks Viruses
NFMMC patients, Schoellkopf Health Center residents to receive enhanced infection protection and comfort Revolutionary new pillow technology blocks viruses and other harmful pathogens Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center patients and the residents of the Schoellkopf...
Niagara Cup Golf Tournament Raises More Than $34K for the Golisano Medical Oncology Center
Niagara Cup Classic co-chairs David DeMizio of ComDoc and Dr. Michael Cardamone of Cardamone Chiropractic present a check for $34,455 to, from left, practice manager Denise Hickey; Rachel Utzig, NP; Samantha Morreale, NP; Dr. Bhuvana Ramkumar, medical director; and...
Bennett to Head Inpatient Behavioral Health at NFMMC
Robert C. Bennett, PhD, LMHC, CASAC has been named director of inpatient behavioral health services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. His appointment was announced by Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer JoAnn Pellegrino. Bennett is a graduate of...
Memorial Names Dr. Wind Head of Sports Medicine Services
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named William M. Wind Jr., M.D., F.A.O.O.S. to the post of Medical Director of Sports Medicine Services. The appointment, which was announced by President & CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo, was effective Sept. 1. Dr. Wind is a...
Memorial Medical Center to Commemorate 9/11 with Day of Service and Remembrance Activities
Niagara Falls Memorial will coordinate several events Friday in conjunction with a countywide effort to observe the nation’s September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance. The local observance is supported by a grant from the federal Corporation for National...
Memorial Names Anne Passalugo Vice President of Quality and Corporate Compliance
Anne E. Passalugo has been named Vice President of Quality and Corporate Compliance at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center effective Sept. 28. The newly created position is part of a restructuring being undertaken to more effectively meet the medical center’s...
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Niagara Falls Memorial Team Up to Support Niagara University Athletics
NU athletes to benefit from UBMDOSM’s comprehensive sports medicine expertise LEWISTON, NY – UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) have signed agreements with Niagara University to provide sports medicine services to...
NU School of Nursing Celebrates First Graduating Class from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Niagara University and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of registered nurses to earn Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees through an innovative joint program that saw classes taught on the medical...
Niagara Falls Memorial to Offer Telehealth Services for Physical, Occupational, and Nutrition Therapy
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center today announced the introduction of telehealth services for patients undergoing physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nutrition counseling. The services are designed to supplement in-person services Memorial offers at its...
Roswell Park, NFMMC, and Tom Golisano Team Up to Make Cancer Care More Accessible in Niagara
The Golisano Medical Oncology Center, a member site within the Roswell Park Care Network, is dedicated in downtown Niagara Falls Proponents of making high-end health care services more accessible to people in Niagara County had reason to celebrate...
Memorial COVID-19 Testing Tops 5,000 Mark
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced today that it has conducted more than 5,200 tests of area residents for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That testing has included an ambitious program of making such tests available at...
Dr. Ramkumar Named Medical Director at Golisano Medical Oncology Center
Bhuvana Ramkumar, M.D., has been appointed medical director of the Golisano Medical Oncology Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, which is a member site within the Roswell Park Care Network. A graduate of M.G.R. Medical University in Chennai,...
Memorial Announces 2020 Niagara Cup
29th annual tournament to benefit Golisano Medical Oncology Center Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center welcomes back David DeMizio, left, of ComDoc, and Michael Cardamone, D.C. of Cardamone Chiropractic as co-chairs of the 2020 Niagara Cup Classic Golf Tournament....
Niagara Falls Memorial Prepares for Opening of the Golisano Medical Oncology Center
Installers from Signmatic Systems in Akron hang the first of two backlit signs identifying Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center as the home of the new Golisano Medical Oncology Center. Scheduled to open July 6, the Golisano Medical Oncology Center will make...
Niagara Falls Memorial’s ER1 Emergency Department Announces Telehealth Service
Area residents concerned about visiting the emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic now have another option for seeking care. Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center today began offering ED2Home, a telemedicine service created to address the needs of people who...
Medical Oncology Center Nears Completion at Niagara Falls Memorial
Dr. Bhuvana Ramkumar, left, and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center President & CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo recently visited the site of the new $2 million medical oncology center under construction at the medical center. Scheduled to open this summer, the...
Six New Physicians to Join Medical Staff at NFMMC
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is adding six physicians, including three orthopedic surgeons, to its medical staff. The additions were announced by President & CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo. Keith S. Fuleki, D.O., is a graduate of the Philadelphia...
NFMMC Primary Care Sites Offering Video Visits
Patients at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s six primary care sites can now go online to quickly and conveniently meet with their care providers. “Effective immediately, we are pleased to offer a telemedicine option to our patients,” said Simmanjeet Mangat,...
Niagara Falls Memorial to Reduce Management Salaries
In an effort to offset revenue losses and skyrocketing expenses attributable to the COVID 19 pandemic, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is reducing the salaries of all its managers effective Monday. The cuts will range from 20 percent for Memorial’s...
KeyBank and First Niagara Foundation Announce Support for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s COVID-19 Response Efforts
$60,000 Grant will provide essential equipment, supplies, and pharmaceuticals (NIAGARA FALLS) – April 10, 2020 — KeyBank, in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, is awarding a grant for $60,000 to support healthcare workers at Niagara Falls...
Memorial Announces 2020 Board Appointments
The Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Board of Directors confirmed its 2020 slate of officers, re-elected five incumbent board members, and elected a new member to the board at its annual meeting on Monday (March 23). Reappointed as officers were Chairman James C....
Niagara Falls Memorial Suspends Patient Visitation
Latest change is prompted by new state Health Department guidelines Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center today suspended all patient visitation. This action is consistent with guidance received from the state Department of Health for protecting and...
Memorial Welcomes First Baby of 2020
Niagara County's first-born baby of 2020 made her debut at Niagara Falls Memorial! Michaela Rose Lucatra arrived at 2:52 a.m. on New Year's Day. Nineteen inches long and weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz., she is the daughter of Lindsey and Michael Lucatra of Grand Island....
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation Names New Director
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is pleased to announce its recent hire of Lynn Wolfgang Catalano, who will lead the medical center’s Foundation and Community Relations, effective January 1. Within these roles, Catalano will focus on building legacies and...
Memorial Team Provides Christmas for Area
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center staff members, directors, friends, and family members are celebrating the 2019 holiday season by bringing Christmas cheer to 40 area families including more than 80 children. Families enrolled in case management services through...
NFMMC 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 medical center for members of the public to decorate in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one. Ornaments can be purchased for...
Dr. Lohrasbi Joins Medical Staff at OB/GYN Center
Safa J. Lohrasbi, D.O., will join the medical staff at the OB/GYN Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center effective Jan. 5. A graduate of the University of Puget Sound, Washington, Dr. Lohrasbi earned his Doctor of Osteopathy degree at the Pacific Northwest...
Dr. Kappus Joins Surgical Team at Niagara Falls Memorial
Mojdeh S. Kappus, M.D., has joined the surgical team at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center where she will practice minimally invasive general surgery and bariatric surgery. Dr. Kappus, who grew up in Newfane, is a graduate of Harvard College and the...
Roswell Park, Golisano Foundation to Provide Major Update about Medical Oncology Center at Niagara Falls Memorial
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Golisano Foundation will announce a major update concerning the new medical oncology center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center during a news conference at 1:30 p.m. today (Nov. 20) at the Golisano Center for...
NU to Hold Information Session at Memorial for Nurses Interested in Bachelor’s Degree
Niagara University faculty members and Memorial Medical Center nurses will hold a free information session for registered nurses interested in earning their bachelor’s degree in nursing from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 13) in the medical center’s first-floor...
2020 Premier to Honor Dr. Gorman, Maryalice Demler
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will honor a longtime physician and television anchor/reporter for their service to the hospital and the community at the 2020 Premier, Memorial’s annual black-tie gala. The event will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020, at...
Memorial Announces 2020 Premier Co-Chairs
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has named Rajinder Bajwa, M.D., F.I.D.S.A., Simmanjeet Mangat, M.D., Marnie LaVigne, Ph.D., and Robert Fohl co-chairs for the 2020 Premier, the medical center’s annual black-tie gala. The 2020 Premier will be held on Saturday,...
LECOM to Support Expansion of Physician Training at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
NIAGARA FALLS, NY – The nation’s largest medical school announced today it is making a 10-year commitment to expand new physician education and training opportunities at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. The announcement was made at a news conference hosted...
NFMMC,1199 SEIU Reach Agreement
Employees at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center have approved a three-year wage and benefit agreement covering 725 service and maintenance workers, registered and licensed practical nurses, technicians, and professionals represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare...
Falls Conference to Feature National Experts on Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses
More than 150 professionals from the fields of criminal justice, child welfare, victim advocacy, mental health, and education will gather Wednesday at the Conference and Event Center Niagara Falls to gain lifesaving information for children and adults from local and...
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Auxiliary to Hold ‘Gently Worn’ Coat Sale
The Auxiliary of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will hold a sale of “gently worn” men’s and women’s coats, jackets, and blazers, along with purses and jewelry, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, in the hospital...
Falls Man’s Generous Gift Supports New Chemotherapy Oncology Center at NFMMC
Vittorio Giardetti, third from left, of Niagara Falls visited Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center on Tuesday to make a $10,000 donation toward the planned $2 million medical oncology center on Memorial’s downtown campus. The new center, which will be designedand...
Play Fore Pink Tournament Raises $7,205 for Breast Cancer Awareness
From left, Play Fore Pink committee co-chair Maryjean Thompson, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center President & CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo, and Play Fore Pink co-chair Adeline Candella join members of Memorial’s Women’s Services team for the presentation of proceeds...
Memorial Medical Center Donates Hospital Beds to Overseas Medical Mission
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center this week donated 25 hospital beds that are no longer used by the medical center to the Father Isaac Foundation, a Niagara Falls-based charity that supports the provision of free medical care to impoverished areas of sub-Saharan...
Dr. Evren Joins Primary Care Team at Golisano Center
Sevan Evren, D.O., has joined the primary care team at the Niagara Falls Memorial Primary Center, located in the Golisano Center for Community Health, 533 10th St. Dr. Evren, who is accepting new patients, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of...
Junior Volunteers Brighten Summer at Memorial
Junior volunteers from Western New York schools are making valuable contributions to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center this summer while experiencing some of the benefits of community service. Junior volunteer Raven Thuman, center, of Niagara Falls decided to...
Niagara Falls Memorial, UB Neurosurgery Launch Advanced Stroke Program
Niagara’s most experienced stroke center is about to take patient care to a whole new level, provided by world-renowned specialists aided by artificial intelligence technology. Under the umbrella of Advanced Stroke Program or “ASP,” Niagara Falls Memorial Medical...
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