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Psychiatric Hospital

Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Buffalo, New York · Erie County

  • 400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213 · Directions
  • (716) 885‑2261
  • Emergency room: not listed
  • Medicare overall rating: not rated
  • Hospital type: Psychiatric Hospital · Ownership: Government - State

Buffalo Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital at 400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213. Phone: (716) 885-2261. Medicare data does not list an emergency department.

Data as of October 26, 2026. Source: CMS Hospital General Information and the hospital’s website (checked October 30, 2026).

Summary

Buffalo Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital in Buffalo, New York. Medicare data does not list emergency services. Its official website lists 9 services, specialties and programs. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-10-26.

What is a psychiatric hospital?

A hospital for mental and behavioral health, such as depression, anxiety, crisis care or addiction treatment. More about hospital types

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Profile from official sources

Built from official Medicare (CMS) data and the hospital’s own website (checked 2026-10-30). Every service links to the page that lists it. Services change: call the hospital to confirm before you go.

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At a glance

Not listedEmergency services
Not ratedNot rated by CMSMedicare rating
188Beds (hospital website)
9Services listed

Quick answers

Does Buffalo Psychiatric Center have an emergency room?
Medicare (CMS) data does not list emergency services at Buffalo Psychiatric Center. The closest hospitals that do: Sisters of Charity Hospital (1.6 mi), Kaleida Health (2.0 mi) and Erie County Medical Center (2.6 mi). In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is Buffalo Psychiatric Center?
400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213, in Erie County, New York.
What is the phone number of Buffalo Psychiatric Center?
(716) 885-2261, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of Buffalo Psychiatric Center?
CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.

Specialties and care areas[4]

  • Adult inpatient psychiatry

Conditions treated[5][6]

  • Serious mental illness
  • Mental health problems

Treatments[6]

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Art and music therapy

Programs and centers[4][6]

  • Active Treatment Centers (education, art and music therapy, fitness)
  • Peer support services
  • Nicotine replacement therapy and wellness support groups
  • Fitness programs

Recognition[4][5][6]

  • Joint Commission accreditation
  • Accredited by The Joint Commission

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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

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Clinics and urgent care

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Assisted living nearby

Licensed homes from the official state license list, by straight-line distance.

About the Medicare star rating

CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →

Medicare quality data

What Buffalo Psychiatric Center reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Not reported to Medicare. The latest Medicare release has no patient survey, infection, complication, readmission or emergency room results for this hospital. This is common for small, specialty and psychiatric hospitals.

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ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

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Prices

Buffalo Psychiatric Center publishes its standard charges in a federal (CMS) format file, as every US hospital must. The file does not list any of the common services we compare here (they are mostly services of general hospitals, such as scans, lab tests and surgeries). Open the file or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Source: Buffalo Psychiatric Center’s standard charges file (omh.ny.gov; it can be a very large file), last updated by the hospital on May 28, 2026; retrieved November 1, 2026.

Hospital information

Hospital typePsychiatric Hospital
Address400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213
CountyErie County
StateNew York
Phone(716) 885‑2261
Emergency servicesNot listed
OwnershipGovernment - State
Medicare overall ratingNot rated by CMS
CMS Certification Number334052
Name in Medicare recordsBUFFALO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Official websiteomh.ny.gov
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
  2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
  3. U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.

  1. Buffalo Psychiatric Center - Inpatient (NYS Office of Mental Health) — omh.ny.gov
  2. Buffalo Psychiatric Center — omh.ny.gov
  3. Inpatient Services — omh.ny.gov