St. Lawrence Health System Explained

St. Lawrence Health System
Abbreviation:SLH
Type:Nonprofit Organization
Headquarters:Rochester, NY
Services:Hospital network

St. Lawrence Health System[1] is an upstate New York three-hospital healthcare provider that is part of the Rochester Regional Health system in Western NY. St. Lawrence Health System encompasses what formerly were Canton-Potsdam Hospital, E.J. Noble Hospital and Massena Memorial Hospital.[2]

History

St. Lawrence began in 2013 as "a new two-hospital system."[3] It subsequently expanded by adding Massena Memorial Hospital in 2019.[4]

In 2019, as they were beginning their Massena takeover, they obtained funding for "patient-centered" training[5] and grants "providing low-income St. Lawrence County residents free rides to non-medical destinations like pharmacies, grocery stores, farmer’s markets, self-help classes and other places that could improve their health."[6]

Their special services programs include inpatient detox/rehab and Center for Cancer Care.[7] [8]

In January 2021, Rochester Regional Health acquired St. Lawrence Health System, a three-hospital system. The affiliation aims to strengthen the care that is delivered in the North Country communities served by St. Lawrence Health System.

Notes and References

  1. News: . Official Warn of Cyberattacks on Hospitals as Corona Cases . two of its hospitals, Canton-Potsdam and Gouverneur . Nicole Perlroth . October 28, 2020.
  2. Becker's Hospital Review. Ransomware attack shuts down network of Upstate New York health system. Laura Dyrda. October 29, 2020. New York-based St. Lawrence Health System .. three-hospital health system with locations in Canton-Potsdam, Massena and Gouverneur.
  3. Becker's Hospital Review. Gouverneur Hospital to Continue E.J. Noble Operations After Dissolution. a new two-hospital system: St. Lawrence Health System. September 4, 2013.
  4. News: Watertown Daily Times. Massena Memorial Hospital appoints St. Lawrence Health System. June 27, 2019.
  5. News: Watertown Daily Times. $216K grant funding leads to "patient-centered" St. Lawrence clinical research. W. T. Eckert . September 14, 2019.
  6. News: Watertown Daily Times. New program provides free rides for low-income St. Lawrence County residents. Susan Mende . June 29, 2019.
  7. News: Watertown Daily Times. Detox Unit Moves to Gouverneur. April 11, 2018.
  8. News: . Serago named director of Canton-Potsdam Hospital's Center for Cancer Care . February 26, 2015.