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Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Buffalo, NY

400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213Erie County

Psychiatric hospital 188 beds (Medicare cost report FY2025) No ER listed in Medicare data

Call (716) 885-2261 Directions (opens Google Maps) Website (opens the hospital's own site)

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Buffalo Psychiatric Center is a public psychiatric hospital in Buffalo, New York. CMS records show it does not provide emergency services. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, it reported 188 beds and 165 inpatient discharges to Medicare for fiscal year 2025. Medicare (CMS) has not published an overall star rating for Buffalo Psychiatric Center.

In a mental health crisis? Free, 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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Nearest ER 1.6 miSisters of Charity Hospital
Medicare star ratingNot ratedReason below
Beds188Medicare cost report FY2025

CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.

Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data

Visiting Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Address 400 Forest Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213
County: Erie Directions Apple Maps Call (716) 885-2261
Emergency room No ER listed in Medicare data. In an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest ER: Sisters of Charity Hospital, 1.6 miles away. ER or urgent care?
What to bring
  • Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
  • A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
  • Your doctor's name and phone number
  • A phone charger
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Buffalo Psychiatric Center (opens the hospital's site)

Quick answers about Buffalo Psychiatric Center

What is the phone number for Buffalo Psychiatric Center?

The main phone number for Buffalo Psychiatric Center is (716) 885-2261, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (716) 885-2261
What is the address of Buffalo Psychiatric Center?

Buffalo Psychiatric Center is at 400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213.

Directions (opens Google Maps)
Does Buffalo Psychiatric Center have an emergency room?

No emergency room is listed for Buffalo Psychiatric Center in Medicare data. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.

Quality and performance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026

Type Psychiatric
Ownership Government

CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Buffalo Psychiatric Center. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Buffalo Psychiatric Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.

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Health insurance at Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 334052). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.

New York runs its own exchange, NY State of Health. Check its provider directory for Buffalo Psychiatric Center.

Is Buffalo Psychiatric Center in your plan?

New York runs its own health insurance marketplace, so plan networks there aren't in HealthCare.gov's data.

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Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.

Care after a stay at Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Psychiatric care quality

In a mental health crisis? Free, 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Call 988 Text 988 Chat online (opens 988lifeline.org)
Emergency? Call 911.

CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025

Buffalo Psychiatric Center reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Discharge record sent: 86% here, against 63% nationally.

After discharge

Discharge record sent Patients whose discharge record, with the required details, was sent with them or to their next provider. Based on 135 patients. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
86% U.S. 63% · top 10% 99%

During the stay

Physical restraint use Hours patients spent in physical restraints for every 1,000 hours of inpatient care. Lower is better. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
0.01 U.S. 0.29
Seclusion use Hours patients spent in seclusion for every 1,000 hours of inpatient care. Lower is better. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
0.04 U.S. 0.36
Screened for metabolic disorders Patients on antipsychotic medication who were screened for metabolic problems such as diabetes and high cholesterol. Based on 94 patients. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
94% U.S. 82% · top 10% 100%
Addiction treatment offered at discharge Patients with an alcohol or drug use disorder who were given or offered treatment when they left. Based on 22 patients. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
91% U.S. 72% · top 10% 100%
Tobacco treatment offered at discharge Tobacco users who were given or offered help to quit when they left. Based on 15 patients. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
93% U.S. 58% · top 10% 98%
Flu vaccination checked Patients assessed for and, where appropriate, given a flu vaccine. Based on 21 patients. Oct 2024 – Mar 2025.
38% U.S. 76% · top 10% 99%

Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.

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Treatment programs near Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Mental health and substance use programs within 30 miles, for care before or after a hospital stay. In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.

Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.

Find doctors in Buffalo

Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Buffalo, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

Internal medicine doctors 306 Family doctors 126 Cardiologists 67 OB-GYNs 64 Psychiatrists 61 All doctors in Buffalo
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Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Mar 2025

Beds
188
Reported to Medicare, FY2025
Employees
632
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
165
Inpatient stays a year

As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare New York hospital finances.

Who owns Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Nys Office of Mental Health, a non-profit organization.

Nys Office of Mental Health Operational or managerial control · since 2010

Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.

The area around Buffalo Psychiatric Center

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Parts of Erie are federally designated health professional shortage areas (3 designations). Highest shortage score 19.

Mental health: Parts of Erie are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.

Dental: Parts of Erie are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.

Nurse pay: registered nurses in New York earn a median $109,440 a year. Healthcare salaries in New York.

Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. New York shortage areas

Closest other hospitals

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Healthcare pay in New York

Registered nurses across New York (all employers) earned a median of $109,440 a year (BLS, May 2025).Registered Nurse (RN) salary in New YorkPsychiatric Technician salary in New YorkNurse Practitioner salary in New YorkHealthcare salaries in New York

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