BUFFALO, N.Y. — All services at Mercy Ambulatory Care Center will be reopened Thursday except for the center's emergency department.
The center was closed Wednesday while a new backup generator was being installed.
Catholic Health, which operates the MACC says it has received permission from the NYS Health Department to remain closed for the next several weeks. Catholic Health says the closure is necessary due to continued staffing shortages and a sharp rise in COVID-19 patients at area hospitals. It says emergency services at the Southwestern Boulevard site are expected to resume by January 3, 2022, if not sooner.
"As we continue to work through the staffing constraints that are affecting all area healthcare providers, 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."
In addition to the ER, Cardiac Rehab services at the facility will be temporarily relocated to the Metabolic Center at the St. Joseph campus in Cheektowaga.
If you have a non-emergent medical condition, Catholic Health advises you to contact your primary care provider, visit an urgent care facility, or schedule a telemedicine appointment.
Those with more serious emergencies should go to the nearest hospital emergency department, including Mercy Hospital, or call 911.
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