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Obtaining Records

Medical Records

Access to medical records requires the patient's authorization. If the patient is deceased, an authorization form must be completed by the executor of the estate and sent with a copy of the patient's death certificate.

Authorization forms can be downloaded by clicking on the hospital name below. If you are a patient at one of our primary care centers, choose the hospital of which the primary care center is a department. The hospital will be listed on the primary care center's page on our website (primary care locations).

• Kenmore Mercy Hospital
• Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
• Our Lady of Victory Hospital (Send to Mercy Hospital)
• Sisters of Charity Hospital
• Sisters of Charity Hospital - St. Joseph Campus
   

Please note that if records are requested from a Catholic Health facility, there may be a fee involved. If the request is sent directly to your medical provider, there should be no charge.

Birth Records

Your birth records are kept in the Clerk's Office in the municipality in which you were born.

Born at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo or Sisters of Charity Hospital - Main Street Campus
Buffalo City Clerk’s Office
Buffalo City Hall
65 Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 851-5444

Born at Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Town of Tonawanda Clerk’s Office
Municipal Building – Room 14
2919 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 877-8800

Born at Our Lady of Victory Hospital
Lackawanna City Clerk’s Office
Lackawanna City Hall
714 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY 14218
(716) 827-6452

Born at Sisters of Charity Hospital - St. Joseph Campus
Town of Cheektowaga Clerk’s Office
3301 Broadway
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
(716) 686-3982