Erie County Medical Center
Erie County Medical Center
Erie County Medical Center (pronunciation: /ˈɪəri ˈkaʊnti ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛntər/) is a prominent hospital located in Buffalo, New York. It is often abbreviated as ECMC.
Etymology
The name "Erie County Medical Center" is derived from its location in Erie County, New York, and its function as a medical center. The term "medical center" is often used to refer to a large healthcare facility that provides a wide range of medical services.
Overview
ECMC is a major provider of comprehensive healthcare services in Western New York. It is a Level I Trauma Center, offering a wide range of medical services including emergency medicine, surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, and rehabilitation services.
ECMC is also a teaching hospital, affiliated with the University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. This affiliation allows for a strong emphasis on medical education and research.
Related Terms
- Hospital: A healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
- Level I Trauma Center: A comprehensive regional resource that is a tertiary care facility central to the trauma system.
- Emergency Medicine: A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury.
- Surgery: A medical or dental specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury.
- Orthopedics: The branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.
- Cardiology: The study and treatment of disorders of the heart and the blood vessels.
- Neurology: A branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.
- Psychiatry: The medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.
- Rehabilitation Services: Health care services that help a person keep, get back or improve skills and functioning for daily living that have been lost or impaired.
- Medical Education: Education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner.
- Research: The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Erie County Medical Center
- Wikipedia's article - Erie County Medical Center
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