UPMC Chautauqua

UPMC will receive $29,841,205 for capital improvements to expand and consolidate surgical services.

TCC will receive $1.25 million to purchase three existing primary care facilities in Dunkirk, Gowanda, and Forestville.

The funding being administered by the State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is supposed to help improve patient care by supporting high-quality facilities serving the in-patient, primary care, mental health, substance use disorder and long-term care needs of communities throughout the state.

Lakeshore Hospital in Irving.

BUFFALO – A north county hospital that was set to close its doors by the end of this month will now have enough money to stay open until at least its next appearance in bankruptcy court.

That’s according to an article in the Buffalo News, which reports that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo decided Wednesday to allow TLC Health Network – the parent company of Lake Shore Hospital – to take a loan, effectively allowing it to keep its doors open until its next court date on Feb. 3.

According to officials in Bankruptcy court, no action was taken on the $1 million emergency loan from the Dormitory Authority of the state of New York (DASNY), a division of the state Department of Health. That’s because both sides are still negotiating final details of the loan, which was secured by state Sen. Cathy Young.

In the meantime, the judge approved TLC to borrow more money from Brooks Memorial, which will keep Lake Shore open until Feb. 3, when the next hearing has been scheduled.