While the hospital ranks among the top hospitals by the U.S. News and World Report, its current location is landlocked by a residential neighborhood and its 120-year old infrastructure is no longer efficient, according to the firm.

The emerging growth of the medical campus and the planned relocation of the University at Buffalo Medical School led to the hospital’s site selection for a new facility less than two miles away.

“Shepley Bulfinch was selected for their expertise in designing clinically complex facilities that emphasize patient- and family-centered care and operational efficiency as well as distinctive architectural forms for many other children’s and women’s hospitals," said Teresa Quattrin, pediatrician-in-chief at the Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

The project also supports the state’s desire to restructure facilities to best serve identified community healthcare needs, ensuring access to women and children’s services in Western New York, according to the firm.

Currently in the early planning and programming stages, the bed count for the facility has not yet been determined.  Completion on the new hospital is targeted for 2013.

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