KALEIDA HEALTH / JOHN R . OISHEI CHILDREN ’ S HOSP
Kids put pennies in concrete as part of a fundraiser for Stone ’ s Buddies , a program for chronically ill children
In an effort to streamline patient care , expand services and treat more patients in an ambulatory setting , Kaleida Health embarked on the journey of building the new John R . Oishei Children ’ s Hospital on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus .
Mickey Mariacher , Director of Construction Management , manages the day-to-day construction operations . As the contact person representing the new hospital for all matters with contractors and the architect , Mariacher discussed the hospital ’ s vision , the challenges of building in a weather-difficult region and the impact one hospital will have on Western New York and beyond .
The vision “ In order to provide the best care , it was deemed necessary to build a completely new building ,” Mariacher said as she watched a 200-foot crane lift a piece of steel during the interview . “ The previous facility was an aging conglomeration of buildings that were assembled over the years , and as such , there were some convoluted hallways and difficulty navigating from one building to another . In this new building , we were able to get all of
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