Kaleida Health is the largest non-profit health care

Health care

Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...

 provider in Western New York

Western New York

Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...

. Founded in 1998, the organization supplies the area's eight counties with health services throughout five different hospitals

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

 and separate medical centers. It is also a chief teaching associate of the University at Buffalo's

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...

 schools of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Dental Medicine.

Hospitals and Services

Throughout the system, Kaleida Health has 1,800 physicians

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

, and 3,000 nursing

Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

 personnel to help provide health care such as home care, long term care, medical, pediatric medical, education and prevention, support, cardiac, and emergency stroke

Stroke

A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...

 care services. Kaleida also helps conduct hospitals, ambulatory

Ambulatory care

Ambulatory care is a personal health care consultation, treatment or intervention using advanced medical technology or procedures delivered on an outpatient basis Ambulatory care is a personal health care consultation, treatment or intervention using advanced medical technology or procedures...

 surgery centers, primary and specialty care centers, behavioral health and rehabilitation

Drug rehabilitation

Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...

 centers, home care and school based health centers, long term and subacute care centers, laboratory services and corporate facilities.

Hospitals

• Buffalo General Hospital (Buffalo
  Buffalo, New York
  Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
  
  ) - The largest Kaleida hospital, founded in 1855. With 511 beds, this acute care medical center offers specialized programs such as urology
  Urology
  Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
  
  , psychiatry
  Psychiatry
  Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
  
  , cardiac rehabilitation, organ transplantation, and neurology
  Neurology
  Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
  
  , amongst many others.
• Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (Buffalo) - Since 1892 this hospital has been Buffalo's main center for pediatric and women's services. Holding 190 beds, it offers services such as maternity
  Maternity
  Maternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.-See also:...
  
   care, pediatric intensive care, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and neonatal care.
• Millard Filmore Gates Circle Hospital (Buffalo) - A 189-bed acute care hospital founded in 1872. Services include neurosurgery
  Neurosurgery
  Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
  
  , orthopedic surgery
  Orthopedic surgery
  Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
  
  , cardiology
  Cardiology
  Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
  
  , dentistry
  Dentistry
  Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
  
  , dermatology
  Dermatology
  Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
  
  , urology, respiratory therapy
  Respiratory therapy
  Respiratory therapy is a healthcare profession in which specialists work with patients suffering from either acute or chronic respiratory problems. These specialists are termed Respiratory Therapists in most places internationally but may also be referred to as Respiratory Scientists or...
  
  , skilled nursing, and pulmonary studies.
• Millard Filmore Suburban Hospital (Amherst
  Amherst, New York
  Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366. This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer of the colonial period...
  
  ) - Built in 1974, this 201-bed facility provides hospital services including gynecology/obstetrics
  Obstetrics
  Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
  
  , dialysis
  Dialysis
  In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...
  
  , orthopedic surgery, ambulatory surgery, and diagnostic nuclear medicine
  Nuclear medicine
  In nuclear medicine procedures, elemental radionuclides are combined with other elements to form chemical compounds, or else combined with existing pharmaceutical compounds, to form radiopharmaceuticals. These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs...
  
  .
• DeGraff Memorial Hospital (North Tonawanda
  North Tonawanda, New York
  North Tonawanda is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 31,568 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named after Tonawanda Creek, its south border...
  
  ) - Founded in 1914, and holding 70 beds, this hospital provides medical and surgical services, a specialized medical rehabilitation unit for patients requiring special needs after surgery, and a skilled nursing facility.

Administration

• James R. Kaskie - President and Chief Executive Officer
• Joseph Kessler - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
• Margaret Paroski, MD - Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
• Eric "Rick" Pogue - Executive Vice President for Human Resources
• Connie Vari, RN - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
• Robert Nolan - General Counsel
• Michael P. Hughes - Vice President of Public Relations and Government Affairs