One of Western New York’s largest health care systems is closing two therapy clinics as it braces for the impact of federal health care cuts from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Kaleida Health confirmed it will no longer operate its two Buffalo Therapy Services clinics located on Maple Road in Amherst and at DeGraff Medical Park in North Tonawanda. Both facilities are scheduled to close on Nov. 10, affecting about 30 employees and numerous patients who rely on these clinics for treatment.
WATCH: Kaleida Health to close two Buffalo Therapy Services clinics due to federal health care cuts
Kaleida Health to close two Buffalo Therapy Services clinics due to federal health care cuts
The closures come as health care providers across the country explore cost-cutting measures to mitigate the decrease in Medicaid spending over the next decade. Kaleida Health said the decision was based on several factors, including reductions in funding and reimbursement, financial viability and sustainability of the locations and access to these services in the community.
Phil Stokes, a Hamburg resident who received treatment at the Maple Road location after suffering a traumatic brain injury, expressed disappointment about the announcement…