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What to Expect: Delivering Your Baby at Samaritan During COVID-19 Restrictions
Are you getting ready to deliver your baby at Samaritan? Among all the precautionary measures in place to protect our patients and staff from COVID-19, here are some things you should know about delivering your baby: Please use Samaritan’s Car-Freshner…
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Samaritan Cancels Some Elective Surgeries
For pre-cautionary reasons, Samaritan is following guidance and recommendations from the NYS Department of Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and American College of Surgeons to cancel some elective surgeries and procedures to help preserve supplies, protect patients…
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COVID-19 Donation Guidelines
As demand for medical supplies increases during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical providers are facing a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, gowns, gloves and face shields. Many local doctor’s offices, long-term care facilities and hospitals are taking…
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Samaritan Primary Care Changes in Response to COVID-19
Effective Thursday, March 19, 2020, the Samaritan Family Health Centers in Cape Vincent, Lacona and Sackets Harbor will temporarily close and all patients will be seen at the larger nearby Health Centers — Clayton, Adams, and LeRay, respectively. This precautionary…
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First Confirmed Jefferson County Resident COVID-19 Case
March 17, 2020 — Late today, the first case of an individual with positive COVID-19 in Jefferson County was confirmed by LabCorp laboratory. The individual is a Jefferson County resident, and the specimen was taken and submitted by the Samaritan…
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Samaritan Auxiliary’s One Night, One Diamond Event to be Postponed
In an abundance of caution, we regretfully announce that we are postponing Samaritan Auxiliary’s One Night, One Diamond event. As we grapple with the concerns and realities of the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, we are mindful of the impact…
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Samaritan Follows Protocol and Tests Patient for COVID-19
WATERTOWN, NY – Update – March 8, 2020 The NYSDOH has informed Jefferson County Public Health that the results for the Samaritan patient tested for COVID-19 were negative. The Jefferson County Public Health Service will end monitoring of the patient today. …
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Samaritan Inclement Weather Closures: February 28, 2020
The following Samaritan outpatient locations are closed or are closing early today due to inclement weather. For all other locations, please call ahead to confirm the location is open. Adams Family Health Center and Lab and X-ray services, Adams, NY…
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Samaritan Auxiliary’s 18th Annual “ONE NIGHT, ONE DIAMOND” focuses on equipment for Mohs Surgery used in skin cancer treatment
WATERTOWN, NY — In the past when faced with a diagnosis of “skin cancer,” those words would often mark the beginning of a long journey with multiple visits to complete surgical treatment. That journey will soon be much easier with…
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Excellus BCBS Awards Hospitals $29.3 Million for Quality Improvements
Utica, N.Y. – Thirty-six upstate New York hospitals and health centers last year earned $29.3 million in quality improvement payments from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield as part of the nonprofit health insurer’s Hospital Performance Incentive Program. Since 2005, Excellus BCBS’s program…