CNA Staff, Apr 14, 2020 / 15:06 pm
A former Catholic nursing home in New York state is set to open as a rehabilitation center for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who have been discharged from Catholic hospitals but are not yet ready to return home.
Mark Sullivan, president and CEO of Buffalo-based Catholic Health, said the facility will help to free up hospital beds in western New York ahead of an expected surge in COVID-19 patients in the coming weeks.
"From conception to completion, we were able to renovate and equip this facility to meet our high standards in less than two weeks," Sullivan said April 13.
The facility is set to open April 14 in Orchard Park, New York, about 15 miles southeast of Buffalo.