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Samaritan Health Starting System-Wide Point of Service Co-Payment Collection
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Health System is implementing a point of service co-payment collection in all its outpatient locations and services starting immediately. This means that Samaritan will collect co-payments for each outpatient service at the time of their visit.…
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May and June 2023 DAISY® and BEE Awards Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for May and June 2023. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® recognizes exemplary nursing staff, and the BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members…
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North Country Festival of Trees Ramps Up for Holiday Season
Watertown, NY – A North Country Festival of Trees will once again kick off the holiday season offering an online tree auction from Friday, November 24 – Sunday, December 3, 2023 and public viewing November 24 – 28, and November…
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Samaritan Announces Mask-Optional Emergency Department and Walker Center for Cancer Care
Watertown, NY – On July 11, 2023, the remaining Samaritan departments will now be mask-optional for all staff, patients, and visitors under certain criteria. This decision comes after closely watching transmission levels of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses, declining COVID-19…
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Samaritan Announces Changes to Visitation
Watertown, NY – Samaritan recognizes the benefits to our patients through visitation. With the decrease in COVID-19 cases in the community, we have increased the opportunities for visitation to those who are inpatients of the hospital. As of Monday,…
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Two Samaritan Medical Center Surgeons Reach 500th Robotic Surgery Milestone
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center announces the achievement of a significant milestone for two of its general surgeons who perform robotic surgery with the da Vinci Xi system. Dr. Eduardo Barayuga and Dr. Daniel Bryden each completed their 500th…
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Samaritan Keep Home Mask-Optional for Most Residents, Visitors, and Staff
Watertown, NY – On June 16, 2023, Samaritan Keep Home became a mask-optional facility for all staff, residents, and visitors under certain criteria. Samaritan Keep Home can now safely offer a mask-optional environment in the facility because they have no…
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March and April 2023 DAISY® and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for March and April 2023. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® recognizes exemplary nursing staff, and the BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members…
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Samaritan Summit Village Announces Mask-Optional for Most Residents, Visitors, and Staff
Watertown, NY – On June 5, 2023, Samaritan Summit Village became a mask-optional facility for all staff, residents, and visitors under certain criteria. Summit Village now safely offers a mask-optional environment in many areas, however if there is a local…
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Nurse Practitioner (NP) Scholarships Applications Available
Watertown, New York — Applications are now being accepted for the sixth annual Susan Peters Nursing Scholarship. A retired nurse from Samaritan Medical Center established a scholarship through the Samaritan Medical Center Foundation for Registered Nurses (RNs) looking to advance…