Healthcare System Overview

An In-Depth Look into the Healthcare System

Hospital and Health System

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is the flagship cardiac facility within the Catholic Health system, a non-profit healthcare network serving Western New York. The hospital anchors a comprehensive cardiovascular service line with a full range of catheterization and electrophysiology capability, backed by the resources of a multi-hospital system.

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

  • Flagship cardiac facility within Catholic Health
  • 350 licensed beds serving Buffalo and surrounding counties
  • 8 procedural labs serving EP, interventional cardiology, vascular, and interventional neurosurgery
  • 4 dedicated EP labs, 2 of which are dedicated EP suites
  • Cardiac ICU, telemetry units, and cardiovascular surgical support
  • EP and interventional suites renovated within the last 24 months
  • EP consult-only model with full-time hospitalist service, no admitting duties
  • On-site structural heart, vascular surgery, cardiac rehab, and imaging
  • Planned expansion including a dedicated AFib Clinic and centralized Heart Failure Program

Recognition

Mercy Hospital was rated a High Performing Hospital in four heart care procedures by U.S. News & World Report, an objective mark of cardiac program quality.

Catholic Health System

Catholic Health is a non-profit, faith-based system formed in 1998, serving Western New York across more than 75 locations. Trinity Medical WNY is its employed physician organization. The system operates six hospitals along with medical offices, imaging centers, laboratory services, and long-term care.

Metric Value
Firm type Health System
Ownership Voluntary Nonprofit, Church
IDN integration level System IV (strategic integration)
Hospitals in network 6
Employees 5,842
Inpatient EHR Epic Systems
Net patient revenue $1,240,813,472
Inpatient market share 51.0%
Outpatient market share 41.0%

Cardiovascular Service Line

The Trinity Medical WNY cardiovascular service line includes electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, structural heart, cardiac surgery, advanced cardiac imaging, vascular surgery, and general cardiology.

Service Area and Payor Mix

The system serves the Buffalo-Niagara region across Erie and surrounding counties. System-level payor mix reflects a broad community base.

Payor Share of Net Patient Revenue
Private, Self Pay, Other 70.9%
Medicaid 18.9%
Medicare 10.2%

Mission

Catholic Health operates on a patient-centered, faith-based mission focused on treating patients with dignity, respect, and compassion. The system commits to community care through subsidized health services, free and low-cost care, and health education.

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