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Pediatrics

At Mercy Hospital, we know that nothing is more important than restoring your child’s health and well-being. That’s why we created a dedicated Pediatric Department with a special hospital wing to care for children from birth up to age 18.

Patients are referred to this unit by area physicians.

Care that You Can Count On

Our pediatricians are available in the hospital 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Mercy Hospital has been awarded the Pediatric Patient Safety Excellence Award™ by HealthGrades® for 2010. This award recognizes Mercy Hospital's pediatric care in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and Pediatric Inpatient Unit.

Patient Rooms

Mercy Hospital’s Pediatric Unit offers a child-friendly environment to care for pediatric patients while, at the same time, helping to soothe and reassure them and their families.

The Pediatric Unit features 12 private rooms. Every effort is made to accommodate parents in rooms as well, so they can comfortably stay by their child’s side – day or night.

Children without contagious diseases can enjoy a playroom filled with toys, books and videos.

Our Team

Mercy’s Pediatric team includes:

• Board-certified and/or Board-eligible pediatricians who are available in the hospital 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week
• Subspecialty physicians
• Specially-trained pediatric nurses who are assisted by technicians, registered dietitians (who are experienced in working with the needs of overweight children), clinical social workers and spiritual care specialists

Mercy Hospital is a teaching hospital, so our clinicians are at the forefront of advanced medicine and technology.

Physicians

Anthony Vetrano, MD, Chairman of Mercy Hospital’s Pediatrics Department, was named a Top Doctor in Western New York for the fourth year in a row (2008-2011), according to an annual listing published in the Buffalo Spree Magazine.

Board certified in Pediatrics, Dr. Vetrano is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A graduate of Canisius College and Georgetown University Medical School, he completed his residency at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo in 1990.

His areas of interest include the prevention and treatment of childhood behaviors by parent education, as well as pre-adolescent teaching.

Other Pediatric Unit physicians include:

• Vincent McGravey, MD, Director of Pediatric Medical Education and Associate Chairman of Pediatric Department, as well as an expertise in Noenatal care 
• Jack Coyne, MD, Coordinator of Pediatric Inpatient Services, also has advanced training in the care of child abuse victims
• George Albert, MD, Director of Neonatology
• Maya Srivastava, PhD, MD, Director of Pediatric GI Services

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Ask Us Anything

• How much sleep does my child need? Dr. Anthony Vetrano responds.
• What's causing my child's motor tic? Dr. Anthony Vetrano responds.

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Specialists

At Mercy Hospital, subspecialists – physicians who specialize in a specific aspect of pediatric medicine – are part of your child’s healthcare team. Our subspecialists include local pediatric experts in:

• Neurology
• Allergies (specializing in those associated with the GI tract)
• Cardiology
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
• Gastroenterology 
• Neonatology
• Orthopedics (common fractures and joint ailments)
• Rheumatology (includes connective tissue diseases)

Emergency Care

The hospital’s Emergency Room (ER) staff places a high priority on pediatric patients. In the ER, children are seen as quickly as possible. Those needing private care are transported directly to the Pediatric Unit.

Mercy Hospital also has transfer policies with Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo for those children whose needs require intensive or specialized treatment that cannot be provided at Mercy Hospital.

More Information

For more information about our pediatric services, contact HealthConnection at (716) 706-2112 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday - Friday.