Joyce Markiewicz News Today

The forum is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Northern Chautauqua Catholic School, 336 Washington Ave., in Dunkirk.

A quick read of news from the past week and a look ahead at whats coming next.

The largest Western New York grant was $2 million, awarded to the Mercy Hospital Foundation for a project geared toward "expanding access to emergency services for at-risk adults." Catholic Health

Catholic Health has received two grants from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation totaling $2,125,000. The larger of the two grants - $2,000,000 - will help fund two new CT scanners for Mercy Hospital of Buffalos busy emergency department (ED), which serves nearly 25,000 patients each year. The remaining $125,000 will support ongoing medical outreach to Buffalos westside community.

The Lockport area is seeing a surge in health care-related projects right now and may just be the next battleground in a tightly contested Western New York market.

There is a new effort to bolster the health care industry in Western New York, as a special class of "graduates" celebrated the beginning of a new chapter in their careers Tuesday night.

CEOs of health systems discuss their priorities for the next year and beyond, including financial sustainability, recruitment and retention strategies, thoughtf

Health care in eastern Niagara County entered a new era Tuesday, Oct. 10, when Catholic Health began welcoming patients to its new Lockport Memorial Hospital.

Catholic Health dedicated and blessed the hospital on October 4 ahead of welcoming their first patients on Tuesday.

Read the offbeat tales our reporters have gathered for this weeks Off Main Street column.