BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) Due to healthcare staffing shortages and a rise in COVID patients at area hospitals, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is extending the closure of the Emergency Department at the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center (MACC) in Orchard Park for the next several weeks.
Emergency services at the Southwestern Boulevard site, are expected to reopen by January 3, 2022, however, hospital officials say they will reopen sooner if conditions change.
“As we continue to work through the staffing constraints, as well as care for the alarming increase in COVID-19 patients, our first priority is to maintain full services at Mercy Hospital’s main Emergency Department on Abbott Road,” said hospital President Eddie Bratko. “Staff from the MACC have been reassigned to Mercy Hospital as we concentrate our resources on supporting our caregivers at the hospital and meeting the needs of our most acutely ill patients.”
The following outpatient services will be reopen Thursday, (November 18), including the following:
· COVID Swabbing Station
· Pre-surgical Testing
· Imaging Services
· Pulmonary Function Testing Clinic
· Outpatient EKG
· Wound Healing Center
· Partners In Rehab/AthletiCare Rehabilitation Services
· Laboratory Services
