WATERTOWN, N.Y., March 3, 2008 —   For the fourth consecutive year, Samaritan Medical Center is hosting a series of community meetings about local healthcare.  

Thomas H. Carman, Samaritan’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will share details of Samaritan’s upcoming $61 million expansion and modernization project, slated to begin this April, as well as Samaritan’s on-going efforts to recruit new physicians to the community. These forums also provide an opportunity for members of the community to offer feedback about the hospital’s plans and about local healthcare in general.  

“It’s important for us to reach out to the community, to answer questions, hear suggestions, and share our plans to advance healthcare for our entire community,” explains Thomas H. Carman, Samaritan’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “In the four years that we’ve been hosting these meetings, the information we have gathered from the community has been invaluable to our future planning. These meetings provide a forum for us to listen to the community we serve and continue gathering feedback about local healthcare. It is also an opportunity for us to share our future plans, which help address many of the issues brought forth in previous years.” 

Monday, March 10
First Presbyterian Church, 403 Washington Street, Watertown

Thursday, March 13 (11 a.m.)   
Ives Hill Retirement Community, 1200 Jewell Drive, Watertown

Monday, March 17  
Adams Town/Village Municipal Building, 3 South Main Street, Adams

Wednesday, March 19  
Town of LeRay Offices, Corner of Route 11 & 26, Evans Mills

Thursday, March 20   
Sackets Harbor Municipal Building, 112 N. Broad Street, Sackets Harbor

Wednesday, March 26    
Clayton Municipal Building, 425 Mary Street, Clayton 

All meetings begin at 7 p.m. (with the exception of the May 13 meeting at 11 a.m. at the Ives Hill Retirement Community) and are free and open to the public. 

For more information about these meetings, please contact Samaritan’s Community Relations Department at 779-5230.  

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