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Media Alert: Celebration for the People Inc. Health Services Building
Sep 13, 2021
September 13, 2021 --
MEDIA ADVISORY: People Inc. Announces Celebration of Expanded Health Services
Building with Evergreen Health and Community Partners September 14 -- Expanded medical care options for patients, specializing in services for people
with developmental disabilities
When: Tuesday,
September 14, 2021
Advance Media Tours: 10:15 a.m./Program with Speakers: 11 a.m. approximately
Ceremonial Ribbon
Cutting: Completion of program, followed by guided tours for dignitaries
and guests. COVID-19 precautions in place. All guests are required to wear a mask.
Where: 800 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo,
NY (corner of Elmwood and Hertel Avenues, enter from Hertel Avenue, parking in
lot)
Who: Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown; U.S. Congressmember Brian Higgins; U.S. Congressmember Chris Jacobs; NYS Senator Sean
Ryan; NYS Assemblymember Bill Conrad; Buffalo Councilmember Joseph Golombek; People
Inc. President and CEO Rhonda Frederick; Evergreen Health President and CEO
Raymond Ganoe and Dr. Elizabeth Kapral, MS, DDS, director of Special Needs
Dentistry, ECMC will provide brief remarks. Members of the Project Development
Team, funding partners and community leaders will also be in attendance.
Why: People Inc.
is pleased to open its newly-constructed Health Services Building, a $10
million medical center and 32,000 square feet facility, at 800 Hertel Avenue in
Buffalo, NY. Known for its innovative services, People Inc. is moving its
patient-base from its affiliate, the Elmwood Health Center, to the new building
and is proud to embark on a new partnership with Evergreen Heath. Primary
healthcare (Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Gynecology, Podiatry and Neurology
Services) will be transitioned to Evergreen in its new Article 28 licensed
clinic at the new location. Evergreen will move to the new location on October
1 and begin seeing patients there on October 4. There will be no interruption in the
delivery of patient care, as the Elmwood Health Center medical providers will
become Evergreen providers. Rehab Services (Article 16 Clinic), formerly
Elmwood Health Center Rehab, will also be offered at this new building through
People Inc. Rehabilitative Health Services.
Effective October 4, People Inc. Rehabilitative Health
Services and Evergreen will begin providing their services. Pharmacy services
through Evergreen will be offered at a later date. The new building will
continue to be owned by People Inc., with the primary care clinic and pharmacy
operated by Evergreen. The building will include: People Inc. Rehabilitative
Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as People First Mobility, a
medical business providing durable medical equipment and wheelchairs. Additionally,
ECMC Dental is part of the expanded health services, offering dental services
opening later this year.
The People Inc. Health Services Building project is funded
by: NYS Department of Health, U.S. Congressman Chris Jacobs NYS Senate Funding,
People Inc. Foundation, First Niagara Foundation, John R. Oishei Foundation, B.
Thomas Golisano Foundation, Independent Health Foundation, KeyBank, M&T Bank Foundation, Christopher &
Dana Reeve Foundation, James H. Cummings Foundation, Garman Family Foundation,
J. M. McDonald Foundation, Maria Love Convalescent Foundation and Josephine
Goodyear Foundation.
People Inc., a multispecialty non-profit health and human services agency,
provides programs and services to more than 10,000 people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities, special needs, families and older adults throughout
Western New York and the Greater Rochester region. Since 1970, People Inc. has
assisted people to achieve greater degrees of independence and productivity.
With nearly 4,000 employees, People Inc. is one of the region’s largest
employers. To learn more, visit people-inc.org, follow People Inc. on Facebook or
Twitter @PeopleIncNews.