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May 2026 DAISYยฎ and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan Medical Center is proud to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for May 2026. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursesยฎ honors exceptional nursing staff, while the BEE Award recognizes other outstanding team members who demonstrate…
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Samaritan Medical Center Receives Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Health and Wellness Award for North Country Lung Health Equity Initiative
Watertown, NY โ Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has awarded Samaritan Medical Center a Health and Wellness Award to launch the North Country Lung Health Equity Initiative, expanding access to potentially lifesaving lung cancer screenings for individuals who are at elevated risk…
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Samaritan Medical Center Celebrates Graduation of Resident Physicians, Continued Growth of Graduate Medical Education Program
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan Medical Center celebrated the achievements of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program during its annual Resident Physician Graduation Ceremony on June 19 at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event honored three graduating resident physicians and recognized…
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Samaritan Medical Center awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan Medical Center has once again earned The Joint Commissionโs Gold Seal of Approvalยฎ and the American Stroke Associationโs Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke Center Certification. Samaritan Medical Center underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review on March…
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April 2026 DAISYยฎ and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan Medical Center is proud to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for April 2026. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursesยฎ honors exceptional nursing staff, while the BEE Award recognizes other outstanding team members who demonstrate…
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Kinney Drugs Raises $62,859 for Childrenโs Miracle Network of Northern New York
Watertown, NY โ Kinney Drugs has partnered with Childrenโs Miracle Network (CMN) since 1992, raising funds through their annual in-store campaign to support local childrenโs hospitals across the region. Thanks to the generosity of customers in their local communities, 17…
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Applications Open for Nurse Practitioner Scholarships
Watertown, NY โ Applications for the eighth annual Susan Peters Nursing Scholarship are being accepted now through July 15, 2026. Susan Peters, a retired nurse from Samaritan Medical Center established a scholarship through the Samaritan Medical Center Foundation for Registered…
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March and April 2026 OWL Award Recipients
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan is proud to recognize four exceptional team members as the March and April 2026 recipients of its Outstanding Workers in Long Term Care (OWL) Award. At Samaritan Summit Village, the March recipient was Activities Coordinator (for…
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Samaritan Announces its First Quarter of 2026 ELM Award Recipient
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan Medical Center expanded its employee recognition program in fall 2025 with the introduction of the ELM Award for Exceptional Leaders and Managers, honoring outstanding leadership across the organization. The first recipient for 2026โand the programโs third…
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Samaritan Medical Center Foundation Announces the 29th Annual Thousand Islands Golf Classic
Watertown, NY โ Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York will host the 29th annual Thousand Islands Golf Classic event on Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5, 2026. Join us on Thursday, June 4, at the stunning Edgewood…

