BUFFALO, N.Y. — Oishei’s Children’s Hospital is one step closer to opening a new high risk maternity unit.
The state department of health has approved a certificate for the new unit.
The hospital will now begin construction on the seventh floor, adding 12 private inpatient rooms to care and support mothers who need prenatal care.
"As the region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and state-designated Regional Perinatal Center, our hospital provides the most specialized high-quality care for our community’s high-risk newborns and their mothers," said Allegra Jaros, president of Oishei Children’s Hospital. "The much-needed expansion will allow us to better care for more high-risk moms before and after delivery, and accommodate the growing number of women who require the comprehensive and complex care services."
Currently, high-risk moms stay on the hospital’s labor and delivery and mother-baby floors.
The unit will help the hospital handle the growing number of high risk deliveries.
"Our team looks forward to partnering with those we care for in this service line to ensure their new home is equally therapeutic," said Jaros.
The project has an estimated cost of $6.6 million. It’s expected to be finished by the fall of next year.
