New York State - Health Department

584 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14202-1295 www.health.ny.gov/
Main Phone - Buffalo Office
716-847-4302

AIDS Drug Assistance Program
800-542-2437

HIV/AIDS General Information - Spanish
800-233-7432

Adult Care and Assisted Living Complaints
866-893-6772

HIV/AIDS General Information: 1-800-541-AIDS
800-541-2437

AIDS Counseling and Testing - Buffalo
800-962-5064

Environmental Health
800-458-1158

Child and Adult Care Food Program
800-942-3858

Growing Up Healthy Hotline
800-522-5006

Child Health Plus: 1-800-698-4KIDS
800-698-4543

EPIC - Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Fraud & Abuse Hotline
800-542-0424

EPIC - Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Participant Helpline
800-332-3742

Home Health Care
800-628-5972

Hospice Complaints
800-628-5972

Managed Care Complaints
800-206-8125

Occupational Disease & Fatality Reporting
866-807-2130

Office of Professional Medical Conduct - Complaints and Inquiries
800-663-6114

Organ & Tissue Donation Information: 1-866-NYDONOR
866-693-6667

West Nile Virus Hotline
800-458-1158

Hospital & Diagnostic/Treatment Center Complaints
800-804-5447

Laboratory Complaints
800-682-6056

Long Term Care & Home Care - Buffalo
716-847-4320

Nursing Home Complaint Hotline
888-201-4563

Public Health Duty Officer Helpline
866-881-2809

Primary Services
Adult Day Program Complaints, Adult Residential Facility Complaints, AIDS/HIV Control, AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling, Ebola Control, Food Poisoning Investigation, Head Lice Control, Health Maintenance Organization Complaints, HIV Testing, Home Health Care Complaints, Hospice Complaints, Hospital Complaints, Industry Specific Occupational Health and Safety, Influenza Control, Intermediate Care Facilities for Developmentally Disabled Complaints, Meningitis Control, Nursing Facility Complaints, Outpatient Clinic Complaints, Physician/Surgeon Complaints, Public Facility Health Inspection, Rabies Control, SARS Control, Sexually Transmitted Infection Control, Specialized Information and Referral, Tuberculosis Control, Welfare Fraud Reporting, West Nile Virus Control, Zika Virus Control

Description
Responsible for the certification and inspection of hospitals, nursing homes, and home care agencies. Conducts investigation and resolution of complaints against hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, and physicians. Also evaluates HMO performance and investigates consumer and provider complaints against HMOs.

Provides uninsured and underinsured care programs, as well as HIV counseling and testing. Also provides consultation, oversight, and monitoring of programs addressing public health needs in the areas of child adolescent health, family planning, immunization, nutrition, communicable diseases, and environmental health matters.

Hours
Monday-Friday, 8am-4:45pm.

Eligibility
Buffalo Office Service Area: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.

Department Service Area: New York State.

Intake Process
Call.

Program Fees
Free.

Date of Official Change
Oct 28, 2019

Contacts
Buffalo Office (Primary)
dohweb@health.ny.gov
716-847-4302