SUNY Health Science Center Heliport

Hospital expansion and modernization. The original ground-level or low-roof heliport was closed and replaced by a new, state-of-the-art rooftop helipad (officially 'Upstate University Hospital Helistop', FAA Identifier: 2NY2). This new helipad was constructed on top of the hospital's new 12-story vertical expansion to provide safer, more direct, and rapid 'elevator-to-ER' access for critically ill patients, eliminating the need for a secondary ambulance transfer from the landing zone.

The physical site of the former heliport has been completely redeveloped and absorbed into the expanded SUNY Upstate Medical University campus. The area is now occupied by new hospital facilities, connecting structures, and infrastructure built during the major expansion projects of the 2000s and 2010s, which included the Golisano Children's Hospital and the main hospital's vertical expansion.

The SUNY Health Science Center Heliport was a vital piece of infrastructure for the region's emergency medical system. As the primary landing zone for SUNY Upstate Medical University, Central New York's only Level 1 Trauma Center, it was the destination for countless medical evacuation (medevac) flights. It handled helicopters from air ambulance services (like Mercy Flight Central) and law enforcement, transporting critically injured patients from accident scenes and transferring patients requiring specialized care from other regional hospitals. Its operation was crucial for reducing transport times and saving lives for many years before the campus was modernized.

None. The heliport is permanently closed and will not be reopened. Its function was not just discontinued but was upgraded and transferred to the new, superior rooftop helipad (2NY2), which is fully operational. There is no operational need or physical space for the former heliport to exist.