Cornerstones of rural healthcare: DOH partnership and historic dual-hospital campus

Cornerstones of rural healthcare: DOH partnership and historic dual-hospital campus

CARTHAGE, NY  —  For generations, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and Carthage Area Hospital – two long-standing hospitals in Northern New York and founding members of the North Star Health Alliance (NSHA) — have served as cornerstones of healthcare for the rural communities of St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis counties. Since August 2022, they have partnered with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) on a stabilization plan that preserv…