BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo has completed a $3.6 million expansion of its CT imaging center, adding a third scanner to help doctors diagnose critically ill patients faster.
The project was funded entirely through community donations. The Cabrini Foundation made the largest contribution, and the Mercy Hospital Foundation Board issued a $500,000 matching challenge. Community members raised the rest.
“Medical staff rallying behind this project, our associates rallying behind this project, our foundation board, our patients, like Rosemary and Jim, all in the community saying this is something that’s going to be a complete game changer at Mercy,” Messinger said. “We have donations from all different types of sources.”
The hospital performs about 125 CT scans each day, with 90 of those patients coming through the emergency room. Before the expansion, the imaging center was running at capacity with two scanners…