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April 2026 DAISY® and BEE Award Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is proud to announce its DAISY and BEE Award recipients for April 2026. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® 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 Children’s Miracle Network of Northern New York
Watertown, NY – Kinney Drugs has partnered with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) since 1992, raising funds through their annual in-store campaign to support local children’s 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 — 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 – 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 – 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 2026—and the program’s third…
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Samaritan Medical Center Foundation Announces the 29th Annual Thousand Islands Golf Classic
Watertown, NY – 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…
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2026 Public Health Service Awards of Distinction
Watertown, NY – The Jefferson County Public Health Service (JCPHS) has established public health excellence awards to honor employees and community partners for outstanding service in the advancement and improvement of public health. The awards are given annually, and the…
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Samaritan Celebrates Nurses Week with Nurse Recognition Awards
Watertown, NY – As part of its National Nurses Week celebration activities, Samaritan Medical Center and its Medical Staff hosted a reception and award presentation on May 7 to recognize a select group of Samaritan nurses who were honored for…
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January and February 2026 OWL Award Recipients
Watertown, NY – Samaritan is proud to recognize four exceptional team members as the January and February recipients of its Outstanding Workers in Long Term Care (OWL) Award. At Samaritan Summit Village, Gerald Vincent, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) on…
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March 2026 DAISY®, and BEE Award Recipients
Jody Waugh, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Samaritan’s Family Health Center at the Health and Wellness Plaza in Watertown, was honored with the March DAISY Award. Karen Von Arx, Health Information Management (HIM) Systems Analyst at Samaritan Medical Center received the March BEE Award.