Canton-Potsdam Hospital is a 94-bed
not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
hospital located in
Potsdam, New York
Potsdam ( moh, Tsi tewate’nehtararénies) is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The town population was 14,901 at the 2020 census. The ZIP Code is 13676. When SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University are in session, the popul ...
, which is northeast of
Canton the county seat of
St. Lawrence
Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roma ...
. Their special services programs include
inpatient detox and ''Center for Cancer Care''.
History
"The ''Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation'' was established in 1985" to help enlarge the existing hospital. Exapnsion included a $35 million building, erected in 2017, and a $6 million structure in 2018. Part of ''Canton-Potsdam''
's growth came from affiliations with other hospitals.
St. Lawrence Health System
In 2013 ''Canton-Potsdam'' began a state-approved contractual arrangement to manage
E.J. Noble Hospital, another
New York
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hospital. The combination, which also brought recognition from union picketers, was named
St. Lawrence Health System
St. Lawrence Health System is an upstate New York three-hospital healthcare provider that is part of the Rochester Regional Health
Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, New York is an integrated health system that was formed in 2014 by th ...
. This "new two-hospital system" subsequently expanded by adding
Massena Memorial Hospital
Massena Memorial Hospital was an "upstate New York" hospital that was described as ""rural" and struggling" in 1987 and subsequently closed. Justification included "improvements in ambulance and helicopter transportation."
To serve local emerg ...
in 2019.
E.J. Noble Hospital
"E.J. Noble Hospital opened its doors in 1952."
References
Hospitals in New York (state)
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