Erie County Medical Center

Description

About Us
The medical center ECMC in Buffalo with 550 inpatient beds and 156 skilled nursing home beds

Mission Vision Core Values

MISSION
ECMCC is dedicated to being the medical center of choice through excellence in patient care and customer service

VISION
Improve the quality of life and vitality of communities served by ECMCC through our passion for making a difference and a culture of caring that extends throughout Western New York and beyond

CORE VALUES
ACCESS
All patients get equal care regardless of their ability to pay or source of payment We address the health care needs of each patient that we can appropriately serve without bias or prdjudgment

EXCELLENCE
Excellence is a standard that will never be lowered there is an expectation of excellence in all areas

DIVERSITY
We recognize the importance and value of diversity and the enrichment that diversity can bring to ECMCC

FULFILLING POTENTIAL
We respect the value and potential of each individual as offering a significant contribution to the good of the whole organization Personal growth and development is important for organizational success

DIGNITY
Each individual no matter his or her limitations background or situation has intrinsic dignity and unique capabilities

PRIVACY
We honor each persons right to privacy and confidentiality

FAIRNESS and INTEGRITY
Equity and fairness are guidelines for all decisionmaking We demand personal and institutional integrity

COMMUNITY
In accomplishing our mission we remain mindful of the publics trust and are always responsive to the immediate surrounding community and our natural environment This commitment is both as an organization and as individuals A successful future for ECMCC depends on a vibrant community and a healthy environment

COLLABORATION
Collaboration with other organizations is beneficial within the context of our mission and is fundamental to achieving our goals

COMPASSION
All involved with ECMCCs service delivery demonstrate caring compassion and understanding for patients employees volunteers and families

STEWARDSHIP
We can only be successful in carrying out our mission through solid financial performance and by assuring that resources provided to us are used effectively in the way they were intended and for the benefit of our patients and community

History

History
Evolution to the Erie County Medical Center ECMC Corporation

Erie County Medical Centers roots extend back to The Municipal Hospital which was built on East Ferry Street in 1905 to serve smallpox patients By 1912 the capacity of this facility became overextended in the face of scarlet fever and later tuberculosis epidemics and the new Buffalo City Hospital was built at 462 Grider Street

Dr Edward J Meyer cofounded the hospital and was a member of the first board of managers Dr Meyers service to the Buffalo City Hospital from 1912 to the 1930s was recognized when the hospital was renamed the Edward J Meyer Memorial Hospital in 1939

As early as 1918 the hospital had become one of the few institutions in the world treating virtually every known type of medical problem And mainly through the efforts of Dr Meyer the hospital had joined the foremost teaching facilities in the country providing training for physicians dentists nurses and dietitians

During the early 1970s a new hospital building was built and renamed the Erie County Medical Center to signify the wideranging role the hospital had taken in the community By 1989 the high standards at the Medical Center had earned it the designations of Western New Yorks trauma and burn treatment centers

In 2004 the Erie County Medical Center Healthcare Network became a Public Benefit Corporation known as Erie County Medical Center ECMC Corporation an autonomous health system

Today the Erie County Medical Center ECMC Corporation is one of the areas leading healthcare providers and one of the countrys most modern functional and efficient healthcare delivery systems ECMC Corporation encompasses an advanced academic medical center ECMC with 550 inpatient beds and 136 skillednursinghome beds on and offcampus health centers over 40 outpatient specialty care clinics and the Erie County Home a skilled nursing facility ECMC is the adult regional center for trauma burn care rehabilitation and a major teaching facility for the State University of New York at Buffalo Most ECMC physicians dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the University More Western New York residents are choosing ECMC for exceptional patient care and customer service provided as a result of its Culture of Care

Benchmarks Timelines
1905 Municipal House predecessor to ECMC is built to serve smallpox patients

1912 Plans are made to build a new Buffalo City Hospital on ECMCs current Grider Street site This new hospital will fulfill community needs to care for the growing surge of tuberculosis patients A board of managers is formed with Dr Edward J Meyer as chairman

1918 Buffalo City Hospital opens When the Erie County Almshouse and Infirmary burns to the ground shortly thereafter the Hospital is called upon to look after patients with general medical and surgical problems as well as tuberculosis

1921 The Buffalo City Hospital opens its first medical library a facility which has grown and is still in use by patients guests nurses and doctors

1922 The Hospital opens the Social Service Department an innovation for its time

1923 A building is opened at the Hospital for communicable diseases and named the Wende Building after Dr Ernest Wende Health Commissioner and dermatology professor at the University at Buffalo

1930 The Hospital and the University at Buffalos School of Nursing form a cooperative agreement

1932 The Medical and Surgical buildings at the Buffalo City Hospital are named after Dr Edward J Meyer in honor of his continued efforts to make the Hospital a leading teaching facility

1939 The Buffalo City Hospital is renamed the Edward J Meyer Memorial Hospital

1962 A proposal for a new hospital building at the Grider Street site is announced

1964 The Meyer Hospital opens one of the countrys first Sterile Supply units

1978 The new hospital building is completed and the facility is named the Erie County Medical Center to signify the expanded role it has taken in the community

1989 ECMC is named Western New Yorks designated trauma center and opens the burn treatment center Erie County Medical Center is also designated the Western New York AIDS center

1996 By referendum Erie County residents vote to consolidate the Erie County Home and the Erie County Home Care Agency into the ECMC Healthcare Network The ECMC Healthcare Network opens three new communitybased health centers to serve the primary care health needs of the WNY community

2004 The Erie County Medical Center Healthcare Network becomes an autonomous health system as a Public Benefit Corporation and is renamed the Erie County Medical Center Corporation