1 Copyright© 2018 Erie County Medical Center Corporation, Buffalo, New York All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this work in any form whatsoever without permission in writing from: Erie County Medical Center Corporation 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, New York 14215 Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., PhD President & Chief Executive Officer Editors: Peter K. Cutler Vice President of Communications and External Affairs Joseph B. Cirillo Director of Public Relations and Communications Design: Joseph S. Sciandra Director of Graphic Services Writer: Phillip Nyhuis Photos without credits courtesy Erie County Medical Center. ISBN: 978-0-692-08489-2 Foreword by Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., PhD 5 Buffalo, 1918 6-11 Buffalo City Hospital, 1918-1939 12-26 Meyer Memorial Hospital, 1939-1978 27-35 Erie County Medical Center, 1978-Present 36-59 Medical Research at Erie County Medical Center 60-61 Timeline 62-63 ECMC Leadership 64-66 CONTENTS