Samaritan Medical Center

New York (state) hospital system

For the medical facility in West Islip, Long Island, see Good Samaritan Hospital (West Islip)

Hospital in New York, United States

Samaritan Medical Center

Geography
Location| Watertown, New York, United States
Coordinates| 43°57′54″N 75°54′52″W﻿ / ﻿43.96500°N 75.91444°W﻿ / 43.96500; -75.91444
Services
Emergency department| Level III Trauma Center
Beds| 294
History
Opened| 1881
Links
Lists| Hospitals in New York State

Samaritan Medical Center[1][2] is a 294-bed not-for-profit medical facility located in Watertown, New York.[3]

The hospital was awarded "gold recognition for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations" via education and outreach programs.[4]

## History

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The hospital opened in 1881 as The House of the Good Samaritan. They've since renamed and done several expansions.[5][6][7] Local government statistics indicate they have over 2,000 employees.[3][8]

They've helped other hospitals with necessary short-duration assistance programs. During the 2010s, when E.J. Noble Hospital had some financial difficulties, Samaritan was supervising some of their units, and the name E.J. Noble Samaritan was temporarily used for Noble.[9][10] In 2019 they helped raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network of Northern New York.[11]

## Controversy

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In 2016 a unit of the hospital was ordered by the government to repay "close to $1 million in undue Tricare reimbursements" that were "skimmed" 2009 through 2014.[12]

### Clinical affiliation

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A clinical affiliation with other hospitals was offered in 2017. Samaritan allegedly "was invited to affiliation talks but declined, despite denials from Samaritan’s chief executive officer."[13]

## References

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1. ^ "Death Linked To Influenza". New York Times. December 22, 2003.
2. ^ "Fort Drum: Army Investigates Soldier's Death". New York Times. April 24, 2007.
3. ^ a b "Samaritan Medical Center". City of Watertown, New York.
4. ^ Rachel Burt (October 3, 2019). "Samaritan Medical Center earns gold recognition for efforts to increase donor registrations". Watertown Daily Times.
5. ^ Jen Jackson (September 16, 2017). "A homey place for expectant mothers $4.6 million project: Samaritan Medical Center debuts shiny new labor and delivery unit". Watertown Daily Times.
6. ^ "Samaritan celebrates new center". Watertown Daily Times. June 28, 2018.
7. ^ Elise D. Chan (1997). Jefferson County. Aracadia Publishing. p. 36\. ISBN 978-1-5316-2060-8.
8. ^ "Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY". NY (state).
9. ^ "RNs working to rebuild E.J. Noble". NYSNA.org (NY State Nursing Association).
10. ^ "Gouverneur worried, still hopeful about hospital". North Country Public Radio. October 4, 2012.
11. ^ Olivia Belanger (March 20, 2019). "Miracle Network of NNY taps 2019 local champ". Watertown Daily Times.
12. ^ Eli Anderson (January 23, 2016). "Doctors admit improper billing". Watertown Daily Times. "$991,338.23 in restitutions."
13. ^ Jen Jackson (December 15, 2017). "Hospital affiliation invite at issue". Watertown Daily Times.

## External links

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* Official website

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