Catholic Health announced today that Mark Sullivan has decided to step down as president & CEO on Aug. 31 after a 30-year career with the health system. Msgr. Robert E. Zapfel, chair of Catholic Health’s Corporate Members & Sponsors Council, also announced that the council has appointed Joyce Markiewicz, the system’s executive vice president & […]
Expectant and young families are invited to attend one of three Healthy Baby Festivals hosted by Catholic Charities Women, Infants and Children nutrition program this August. The festivals are Aug. 1, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Allen Park in Jamestown, Aug. 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mang Park in Kenmore, and Aug. […]
Catholic Health has long supported the professional development and career advancement of its associates. Now, through a new program with Trocaire College, the health system is providing 23 fully paid scholarships to members of its workforce to pursue associate degrees in Registered Nursing and Radiologic Technology. “Catholic Health strives to provide career advancement opportunities to […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY– Niagara University has received a $300,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to continue and enhance work done by its College of Nursing to foster nurse resilience, effectively bridge the transition from student to health care professional, address a critical shortage in the nursing workforce, increase awareness of health inequities, and develop […]
U.S. News & World Report, a leading national authority on hospital rankings and consumer advice, named Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and Sisters of Charity of Hospital Best Hospitals for Maternity Care for 2022-2023. Of the 300 hospitals that received the high performing designation, only nine are from New York state, with both Mercy and Sisters […]
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Hospitals list as a High Performing Hospital in Heart Attack Care. “This national recognition signals to our patients and community that Mercy Hospital provides among the highest quality cardiac care in the nation,” said Hospital President Marty Boryszak. “This rating is […]
Smartphones have revolutionized our lives in many ways. Now this same technology that allows us to access almost anything with a few clicks is being used to improve heart and stroke care in Western New York. Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is the first hospital in the region to use smartphone, cloud-based technology to enhance communication […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Biological engineering, such as gene therapy for treating human disease, is making such swift advancements that the public’s knowledge and understanding of what is happening and what ethical and legal guidelines are needed are lagging too far behind, said speakers at a Vatican conference. “This science is rolling; the train is […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — The Covid pandemic has focused national attention on the mental health of young children. To help early childhood professionals better support the mental health and well-being of children and their families, Niagara University’s Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement is presenting an early childhood mental health summit. The summit will be held on […]