Samaritan Announces Closure of its Pain Management Center

Published on: January 28, 2025

Watertown, NY—Samaritan consistently evaluates its programs and services. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Samaritan has put more emphasis on frequent analysis of each. After thorough analysis, it has been determined that the Pain Management Center will close its doors, effective February 28, 2025, as it is not meeting the organization’s goals. The Pain Management Center has 15 employees and one contracted physician.

“We hope to retain all employees in other roles that need their area of expertise throughout the health system,” Tom Carman, president and CEO of Samaritan said. “Samaritan has provided ample notice to impacted employees, including counseling opportunities with Human Resources. It is a formal closure which causes formal layoffs, but we have jobs available if they wish to remain with Samaritan.”

Samaritan currently has over 400 job openings across the system, and employs over 2,400 employees.

Samaritan will notify Pain Management Center patients if they have been there for services within the last year. Patients will receive written correspondence through the mail. This notification will include local and regional solutions for other Pain Management facilities accepting new patients.

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