By HFT Staff

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) announced that the New York State Department of Health has granted approval for several construction projects, marking the official launch of NFMMC’s $53 million Construction and Renovation Program on its Tenth Street campus. 

The first phase of construction that was approved by the Department of Health, totaling $6.5 million, will begin immediately and includes the following services to be located in the main hospital building: 

• New Wound Center/Hyperbaric Center in partnership with Restorix, a national firm (First Floor) 
• New Vascular Center and Vascular Lab in partnership with University at Buffalo Vascular Surgeons (First Floor) 
• New Surgical Office Suites and Exam/Minor Procedure Rooms (Fifth Floor) 
• New Private Medical Office Suites for Dr. Fast, pacemaker specialist, and Dr. Jain, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology specialist (Fifth Floor) 

The overall $53 million program also encompasses additional transformative projects scheduled to begin in various stages throughout 2026 and 2027: 

• Construction of a 430-car attached parking garage 
• A new 12-bed ICU step-down unit 
• Renovation of the Medical/Surgical floor 
• Renovation of the Women’s Pavilion 
• Installation of a new telemetry system for all inpatient beds and the Emergency Department 
• A new emergency generator system 
• Upgrades to equipment, furnishings, and plant improvements 

Construction on the approved projects will begin immediately, with additional projects rolling out in 2026.