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$1B plan off for new Buffalo hospital; renovations underway instead

Eighteen months later, the VA system has more than $100 million in projects underway or designed for FY 2024 in Buffalo.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nearly two years ago, federal officials announced plans for a $1 billion hospital in Buffalo to replace the VA Western New York Healthcare System site on Bailey Avenue.

The region was to see a series of updates as part of national restructuring recommended by the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission:

• A rightsized hospital in Buffalo near the downtown medical corridor with inpatient medical and surgical facilities, inpatient mental health and emergency department plus a nursing home and residential rehab services.

• Expanded outpatient services in Batavia, including the creation of a post-traumatic stress disorder hub for the region.

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