Flu Season in WNY
Jan 18, 2018 / Health Articles
The flu is extremely prevalent all ove Western New York as well as certain parts of the country.
The Often Unsung Benefits of Plastic Surgery
Jun 03, 2016 / Health Articles
Many pigeonhole plastic surgery as a luxury for the rich and famous, or for those who are vain. But plastic surgery is often relied on to correct birth defects or injuries, helping to restore confidence and improve the lives of people in these situations.
Taking kidney disease awareness to the airwaves
Nov 24, 2015 / Health Articles
Keri Sillman, Director of Transplant at ECMC, as well as as Barbara Breckenridge, a kidney transplant recipient took to Western New York’s airways on WBLK’s Issues and Views, discussing the warning signs of kidney disease and opportunities to help.
A gold-standard gift
Nov 24, 2015 / Health Articles
Buffalo-native Barb Breckenridge has 30 medals earned from a career in track and field. And she credits the kidney transplant she received at ECMC as a 14-year old as a source of her many victories. To show her appreciation, she donated a dozen of her medals to ECMC and UNYTS for their life-saving care.
Friendship forged through living kidney donation
Nov 24, 2015 / Health Articles
For Vangie Yelton, a resident of Lyons Falls, NY, giving was just as important as receiving. So when she saw a Facebook plea for a kidney for Scott Kron of Hammond, NY, she knew it was time to act.
A social media success story
Nov 24, 2015 / Health Articles
Experts call our current need for organ donation a public health crisis. One way communities are stepping up to bridge the gap in available kidneys and patients in need? Connecting patients needing transplants with willing living donors via social media.
Facebook as a living donor lifeline
Nov 24, 2015 / Health Articles
Needing a kidney transplant to avoid a lifetime of dialysis treatment, Gail Kleparek took to Facebook to share her story of need.
Lockport’s finest take giving back to the finish
Nov 13, 2015 / Health Articles
Chief Larry Eggert and Officer Steven Richie, both of Lockport, faced an uphill battle when they were shot in the line of duty in 2003.
A gift worthy of true gratitude
Nov 13, 2015 / Health Articles
This August, the Gengo brothers showed the ECMC community—and all of Western New York—what a giving spirit really looks like. Frank Gengo was diagnosed with kidney disease as a child, and warned by his doctors that, without a transplant, he would need to receive kidney dialysis permanently.
ECMC Works with Health Department on Ebola Designation – Regional hospital’s readiness and expertise reason for decision
Erie County Medical Center officials announced today that the hospital will partner with the New York State Department of Health to be designated as an Ebola-care facility for adult patients in Western New York.You are now leaving ECMC.edu
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