Eastern Niagara Hospital was the name created to cover a pair of hospitals founded in the early 1900s in Lockport and Newfane, New York that each operated independently. Under cost pressures they were both operated under the Eastern Niagara Health System (ENHS) umbrella. ENHS also operates a nursing home.[3][4][5][6] In 2019 The New York Times portrayed Eastern as among the least likely to overcharge, yet they were facing cost pressures.[3][7]
| Lockport Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Niagara Health System | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lockport, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°10′40″N 78°40′19″W / 43.17775571294081°N 78.67189765062535°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | General |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Services | |
| Beds | 121[1] |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Lockport City Hospital, Eastern Hospital-Lockport Division |
| Opened | 1908 (as Lockport City Hospital) |
| Closed | 2023 (as Eastern Niagara Hospital) [2] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Lockport Memorial Hospital
editThe Lockport City Hospital opened on July 1, 1908, as an 18-bed medical facility. It was renamed Lockport Memorial Hospital in 1959. In 1999, the Lockport Memorial Hospital and the Newfane Inter-Community Memorial Hospital took on a legal affiliation under the name Eastern Niagara Hospital. By 2009 the new names Eastern Niagara Health System and Eastern Niagara Hospital were being used. Lockport was known as Eastern Niagara Hospital/Lockport Division; the other location was known as the Newfane Division.[8][9][10][11]
In 1999, it was described by The New York Times as "struggling,"[12]
On June 17, 2023, Eastern Niagara Hospital closed their Lockport hospital.[13] As a result of a collaboration with Catholic Health, a temporary emergency room was opened in the Town of Lockport on June 18, 2023. [14] This temporary emergency room would serve the Lockport community until the new Lockport Memorial Hospital would open in Fall 2023.
Newfane Division
editThe Eastern Niagara Hospital/Newfane Division was previously known as Inter-Community Memorial Hospital. In 2019 this facility was closed as part of filing for bankruptcy protection, although another hospital indicated at the time that they'd take it over.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
New Lockport Memorial Hospital: A Campus of Mount St. Mary's Hospital
editCatholic Health broke ground for a new hospital in 2021 in collaboration with Eastern Hospital System.[24] The new hospital named Lockport Memorial Hospital opened in the Town of Lockport on October 10, 2023. [25] It is a Campus of Mount St. Mary's Hospital. [26]
Services
editThe new Lockport Memorial Hospital provides the following services: X-Ray, CT Scan, Ultrasound, Mammography, Bone Densitometry, Laboratory, Primary Care, Cardiology, OB/GYN, General Surgery, Ear/Note/Throat, Orthopedics, Neurology, Endocrinology, Emergency Services [27]
Also, the new hospital has a helipad which allows for transport to other medical facilities. The separate Express Care facility closed upon opening of the new hospital. [28]
Plans are currently underway to create an emergency vehicle access road from Route 93 (Lockport Bypass) to expedite hospital access for ambulances and other emergency vehicles. [29]
References
edit- ^ "Eastern Niagara Hospital—Lockport". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "With Eastern Niagara Hospital set to close in June, Catholic Health will provide temporary emergency services". May 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Reed Abelson (May 9, 2019). "Many Hospitals Charge Double or Even Triple What Medicare Would Pay". The New York Times.
- ^ "Sending Hospitals Into Bankruptcy". Wall Street Journal. April 19, 2020.
- ^ Fadia Patterson (October 13, 2020). "New Hospital Coming to Niagara County". Spectrum News.
- ^ Thomas J. Prohaska (February 22, 2009). "Merged sites have deep roots Lockport, Newfane health facilities cement a process started in 1999". The Buffalo News.
- ^ "Eastern Niagara Health System downsizing more to remain sustainable". WBFO. May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Honor Roll, Watch List from Hearst Newspapers NY hospital safety review". Times Union (Albany). September 17, 2010.
- ^ "Our Leadership History". ENHS. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Our Leadership and History". Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Chris Bragg (August 26, 2019). "In shedding private-sector members, PEF loses federal transparency requirements". Times Union (Albany).
- ^ James Dao (April 10, 1999). "U.S. Tells Albany to Aid Failing Hospitals". The New York Times.
- ^ "Eastern Niagara Hospital announces it's closing on June 17". March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Catholic Health to Open Temporary Emergency Department in Lockport on June 18". June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Earl Lohnes". Niagara Gazette. November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Does Western New York have enough hospital beds to handle coronavirus". WGRZ. March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Buyer of former Newfane hospital backs out of deal over Covid". The Buffalo News.
Eastern Niagara .. the former Inter-Community Memorial Hospital
- ^ "Drug rehab center planned in Newfane". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Walter Altbach, A Co-founder Of Newfane Hospital, Is Dead At 78". The Buffalo News. April 22, 1991.
- ^ "Newfane campus of Eastern Niagara Hospital to close". WKBW. August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Fear growing that Newfane hospital may close". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. March 15, 2014.
- ^ "Catholic Health plans new $37M Lockport hospital to replace Eastern Niagara Health". The Buffalo News. August 30, 2019.
- ^ Tracey Drury (October 13, 2020). "Catholic Health to partner with Eastern Niagara Hospital on new $37M hospital". BizJournals.com (Buffalo).
- ^ "Catholic Health to break ground on new Lockport hospital site". Buffalo News. November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Lockport Memorial Hospital officially opens". October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Lockport Memorial Hospital".
- ^ "Lockport Memorial Hospital".
- ^ https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-county/lockport/lockport-memorial-hospital-one-step-closer-to-opening-in-october/
- ^ "Lockport Memorial Hospital to Open at 8 a.m. On October 10". October 10, 2023.
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