59 Erie County Medical Center 1978-Present Looking to the future. In the course of its long history, ECMC has become an integral part of the regional community, a vital institution continuously striving to meet the highest expectations of its patients and its potential patients—all of us—who may one day depend upon the skill and compassion of every person wearing a staff ID at ECMC. In addition to its nationally-recognized expertise in trauma and emergency medicine, ECMC is a leader in rehabilitation, renal medicine, bariatric surgery, transplantation, oncology, and orthopaedics. But the heart of the hospital continues to be its lifesaving care in the Trauma Center and the Emergency Department, where 70,000 patients are attended each year. Because the medical center’s emergency resources are currently operating over capacity on an average of 12 hours per day, ECMC is planning for the future with the development of a new facility that nearly doubles the capacity of its current trauma and emergency space. By acting today, ECMC can heal tomorrow’s traumas, accommodate more patients, and make more medical miracles possible. The new Trauma Center and Emergency Department will maintain and strengthen the capabilities of ECMC’s skilled and dedicated trauma and emergency team that continues to save lives every day.