News
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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…
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Samaritan Celebrates December 2022 DAISY® and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for December 2022. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® recognizes exemplary nursing staff, and the BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members who support…
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Samaritan Celebrates November 2022 DAISY®️ and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for November 2022. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® recognizes exemplary nursing staff, and the BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members who support…
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Samaritan Benefits from Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s Support to the Graduate Medical Education Program
Samaritan’s Graduate Medical Education program was enhanced after continued advocacy efforts by Congresswoman Stefanik. “The importance of Medicare-funded residency slots to us here in Watertown and across the North Country cannot be understated. Congresswoman Stefanik’s successful efforts advocating to increase…
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Samaritan Medical Center Announces Change in Emergency Support Persons
Watertown, NY – After careful consideration, and because the COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain stable, Samaritan Medical Center announces an update to the visitation policy for Emergency Department Support Persons. As of Monday, January 9, 2023, Emergency Department patients may designate…
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Walker Center for Cancer Care Announces Opening of Second Linear Accelerator
Watertown, NY – The Walker Center for Cancer Care announces the opening of a second linear accelerator (LINAC) to its Radiation Oncology services. The additional LINAC system will allow for greater access to this personalized, precise radiation therapy in a…
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Samaritan Celebrates October 2022 DAISY® and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for October 2022. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® recognizes exemplary nursing staff, and the BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members who support…
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Community Information: Samaritan Health Weather Updates
December 27, 2022: Samaritan Medical Oncology Services will be closed tomorrow, December 28. At this time, the two following clinics are closed today, Tuesday, December 27, 2022, due to weather-related issues: Walker Center for Cancer Care: Medical Oncology Services LeRay…
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Community Information: Closings Due to Weather and Holiday Hours
December 30, 2022: Please be advised that Samaritan clinics and medical practices will be closed on January 2nd in observance of the Holiday. This includes all Family Health Centers – Adams, Cape Vincent, Clayton, Evans Mills, and Watertown-Plaza, and Services…
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Samaritan Welcomed 17 New Physicians in 2022
Watertown, N.Y. – The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed many facets of healthcare, but it did not deter the tenacity of the incredible Medical Staff and recruitment team at Samaritan to bring highly-trained physicians to this community. Samaritan was once again,…