Sisters Health Center Amherst - Psychiatric Hospital in Buffalo, NY

Sisters Health Center Amherst is a samhsa-listed psychiatric hospital in Buffalo, NY (14228). SAMHSA publishes no ratings, inspections, or quality scores for these listings; confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly with the provider.

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How to verify Sisters Health Center Amherst

These listings are drawn from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov national directory (the N-SUMHSS), a public-domain U.S. government dataset (17 U.S.C. 105). SAMHSA has not reviewed or endorsed this site. Before you rely on this listing, confirm licensing, services, eligibility, and cost directly with the provider. These listings are unrated: no ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so there is no score to check.

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Ownership & operation

Legal name: STAR Program. Ownership type: non-profit. Facility type: General Hospital (including VA hospital). Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.

Levels of care & settings

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Substance use treatment

Medications & pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Methadone
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Nicotine replacement
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Treatment approaches

• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Assessment & testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Education & counseling

• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education

Ancillary & recovery services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Discharge Planning
• Housing services
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance

Special programs & populations

• Adult men
• Adult women
• Opioid use disorder clients only

Payment, insurance & assistance

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Age groups served

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Facility type & operation

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)
• Private non-profit organization

Licensing & accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• State substance use treatment agency
• The Joint Commission

About psychiatric hospitals in Buffalo

Psychiatric hospitals provide acute inpatient mental health and substance use treatment with 24-hour clinical supervision. They serve people who need a secure, medically monitored setting, including those at risk of harm to themselves or others. These listings are unrated: no star ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly.

Ask about admission criteria, staffing and psychiatrist coverage, safety and visitation policies, how discharge and follow-up care are arranged, and what insurance or payment is accepted. These listings are unrated - verify services, licensing, cost, and availability directly. For local alternatives, browse the Psychiatric Hospitals directory for Buffalo, the Erie County psychiatric hospitals list, or all care types in Buffalo.

For context, this directory lists 11 psychiatric hospitals in Buffalo; 12 across Erie County; 1 in ZIP 14228.

ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 14228 · Psychiatric Hospitals in ZIP 14228

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Key facts

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Data provenance

Source: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov (N-SUMHSS) (record e84984b70f0c0624). Processing date: 2026-10-08. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.