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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…
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Newly Opened Samaritan Facility Earns Aubertine and Currier “Excellence in Construction and Craftsmanship” Award
The waiting area of Samaritan’s new Women’s Wellness and Breast Care. Aubertine and Currier Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors recently received the Northern New York Builders Exchange 2019 Excellence in Construction & Craftsmanship Award for the Samaritan Medical Center Women’s…
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Samaritan President and CEO Thomas Carman Appointed to HANYS Executive Committee
Congratulations to Tom Carman, Samaritan President and CEO, for his recent appointment to the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Executive Committee for 2020. Tom has been on the HANYS board for several years now, advocating for all of…
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Samaritan Medical Center Awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission
Samaritan Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Stroke Center Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment…
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Advocate Drum Petition Support
Fort Drum is being considered for the stationing of a fourth Army Corps Headquarters. We welcome the opportunity to support an Army Corps Headquarters, along with the Soldiers and Families that will come to the North Country. The North Country…
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Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Department Undergoes Improvements
Watertown, NY — Renovations to Samaritan Medical Center’s Emergency Department (ED) will begin on Jan. 29, 2020. The upgrades to the ED’s waiting room intake and triage check-in areas will improve patient privacy and enhance the waiting space for the…
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Children’s Miracle Network at Samaritan Selects 2020 Champion
Kai Diggs Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Northern New York is pleased to announce Kai Diggs, 6, of Watertown, as its 2020 Champion! Each year, 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across the country identify a champion in their community to…