Wayfinding Symbols
To make it easier for staff, patients and families to find their way around the new hospital, we’ve created a colorful, kid-friendly wayfinding system. Each floor has an icon associated with it, which will make getting comfortable in the new hospital as easy as possible.
Lower Level (Staff Only) Pathology & Laboratory
Theme: City of Lights
ABlood Bank, Kitchen, Pathology, Laboratory, Materials Distribution, Mechanical Space, Sterile Processing, Tunnel to Buffalo General Medical Center
Floor One Main Entrance Lobby & Emergency Department
Theme: Spirit of Buffalo
The Alfiero Family Emergency Care Center, Lobby/Main Entrance, Moore for Kids “Kids Express,” Cashier, Gift Shop, New Era Cap Pavilion, Security, Tim Hortons, Virtual Mosaic, Welcome Desk
Floor Two Ambulatory Surgery, Imaging, Niagara Falls Culinary Institute & the link to Conventus & BGMC
Theme: City of Good Neighbors
Tops Friendly Markets Ambulatory Surgical Center, Administration, Admissions, Facilitated Enrollment, Health Information Management, Imaging, Joe’s Deli, M&T Bank Pathway to Healing, M&T Bank Respite Garden, Outdoor Seating, Parking Ramp Connector, Patient Management, Public-accessible connectors to Buffalo General Medical Center & Oishei Children’s Outpatient Center at Conventus, Visiting Nursing Association of WNY
Floor Three Labor & Delivery, Inpatient Operating Rooms
Theme: Water
Inpatient Operating Rooms, Labor & Delivery, Kaleida Health Medical & Dental Staff Bridge (Staff-accessible bridge to Buffalo General Medical Center), Staff-accessible connector to Oishei Children’s Outpatient Center at Conventus–badge access only
Floor Four Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Theme: Seasons
The Children’s Guild Foundation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - divided into neighborhoods, The Habib Family & Habib Rittling Family Neonatal Intensive Care Neighborhood, Family Centered Care Area a gift from Mary, Jody, and the Lomeo Family, Solarium
Floor Five Family Support
Theme: Parks & Gardens
The Fisher-Price/Mattel Family & Child Support Services Floor, Child Life, Libby’s Chapel, Meditation Garden, Moore for Kids Family Resource Center, Partial mechanical space, Pastoral Care, Family lounge sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities® of WNY, Stone’s Buddies, Tops Friendly Markets Winter Garden.
Floor Six (Staff Only) Mechanical Space
Floor Seven Inpatient Pharmacy, Infusion & Dialysis, Women's Specialty Care Unit
Theme: Music & Theatre
The Buffalo News Infusion Dialysis Pharmacy Floor, Dialysis, EKG, Inpatient Pharmacy, Medical Photography, The Peter & Tommy Infusion Center
Floor Nine Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & Echo/EKG
Theme: Arts
The Alfiero Family Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Family Centered Care Area in memory of Cash Cunningham
Floor Ten Medical/Surgical Unit
Theme: Sports
Medical/Surgical Unit (Med/Surg), Family Centered Care Area a gift from Master Chong’s World Class Tae Kwon Do Center
Floor Eleven Medical/Surgical Unit
Theme: Imagination
Walmart/Sam’s Club Pediatric Medical/Surgical Floor (Med/Surg), Kim & Pete Augustine Family Playroom
Floor Twelve Hematology/Oncology & Long Term Monitoring Unit
Theme: Discovery
James H. Cummings Foundation Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Hematology/Oncology Patient Suite (Hem/Onc), The Hawk Family Child Life Playroom, Family Center of Care Area a gift from Tony Walker & Co