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Samaritan Announces Expanded Inpatient Visitation Hours
Watertown, NY – After careful consideration, and because the COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain stable, Samaritan Medical Center announces an update to visitation hours. As of Monday, April 3, 2023, Medical/Surgical (inpatient) Units, Intensive Care Unit, and Progressive Care Unit patients…
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Samaritan Medical Center Announces Changes to Outpatient Pre-Surgical COVID-19 Testing Requirement and Closure of Drive-Up Testing Site Location
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center will no longer require COVID-19 testing prior to outpatient surgical procedures effective Saturday, April 1, 2023, in accordance with New York State Department of Health guidance. Exceptions to this are surgical patients scheduled to…
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Samaritan Summit Village Assisted Living Receives New York State EQUAL Grant
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Summit Village Assisted Living received a $21,000 grant through New York State’s EQUAL (Enhancing the Quality of Adult Living) program. The purpose of this specialty program is to enhance both residents’ quality of care and life…
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Long Term Care Projects Funded by 25th Thousand Islands Golf Classic
Watertown, NY – Two projects to improve safety and quality-of-life for Keep Home residents are complete thanks to funding from Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York. Beth Fipps, VP, Foundation and Community Services, said, “Samaritan Foundation is proud…
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Samaritan Celebrates its January 2023 BEE Award Recipient
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce its BEE Award recipient for January 2023. The BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members who support patient care, both at the hospital and all outpatient clinics. Allen Gray, screening…
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Samaritan Auxiliary’s 21st Annual One Night, One Diamond on March 25, 2023 at Fort Drum focuses on BioFire modules for Samaritan Laboratory and supporting the Hologic Breast PACS System
Watertown, New York – Samaritan Auxiliary’s One Night, One Diamond is being held on Saturday, March 25 from 6:00-11:00pm at The Commons on Fort Drum again this year. Tickets are $215 per couple, which includes dinner, dancing to the popular band…
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Samaritan Medical Center Foundation Announces Dates for the 26th Annual Thousand Island Golf Classic
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York will host the 26th annual Thousand Islands Golf Classic event on Thursday & Friday, June 8th & 9th, 2023. The presenting sponsor is International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local…
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Samaritan to Host Dinner to Recognize Physicians
Dr. Maja Lundborg-Gray to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award Watertown, New York —– Samaritan Medical Center will be hosting its ninth Physician Recognition Dinner on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This event, supported by the Samaritan Medical Center Medical Executive Committee and…
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Samaritan Medical Center Announces Change to COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Site Hours of Operation
Watertown, NY – The Samaritan Drive-Up Testing Site, located at the Samaritan Health and Wellness Plaza at 1575 Washington Street in Watertown, will change its hours of operation effective Friday, February 17, 2023. The change is due to a change…
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Mandatory Face Masks Remain at all Samaritan Locations as directed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidance
Samaritan Health still enforces mandatory mask use in all of its facilities. The New York State Department of Health announced that the state is no longer requiring mandatory face mask use in the healthcare setting (i.e., facilities or entities regulated…