Carthage Area Hospital

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Carthage Area Hospital
Carthage Area Hospital
Geography
Location Carthage, New York, United States
Coordinates 43°59′14″N75°35′38″W / 43.98722°N 75.59389°W / 43.98722; -75.59389 Coordinates: 43°59′14″N75°35′38″W / 43.98722°N 75.59389°W / 43.98722; -75.59389
Organization
Type General
Services
Beds25
History
Opened1965
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Carthage Area Hospital is named for its location, Carthage, New York, "a medically underserved area." [1] [2]

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History

Carthage, servicing and located in Jefferson County, is a 25-bed teaching hospital. [3] They opened in 1965. Their expansions in 1995 and 2007 resulted in the hospital becoming "one of the largest employers within the area." [4] Planning for another expansion began in 2018. [5] [6] U.S. News & World Report 's overview of hospital described is as "a general medical and surgical facility" (it doesn't handle specialty areas such as Bariatric/Weight Control Services or Addiction Treatment Services ). [3]

In 2014 the hospital had a financial setback, and they laid off 20 percent of their workforce. [7] In 2013 they opened Meadowbrook Terrace, an assisted living facility. [8] [9]

Controversy

In 1992 the hospital was one of twelve hospitals which were "issued statements of deficiency" for improper performance of laparoscopic gallbladder surgery: "at least seven patients have died and 185 others have suffered serious or life-threatening complications." [10]

In 2014, they "settled allegations of overbilling." [11] This was an interim arrangement; in 2018 they "recovered $6.8 million in reimbursement money owed to it by the federal government." [12]

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References

  1. Anemona Hartocollis (September 30, 2008). "Towns Need Doctors, and the Doctors Need Visas". New York Times .
  2. David W. Chen; Shaila K. Dewan (March 22, 2002). "Second Soldier Dies From Injuries In Fort Drum Munitions Accident". New York Times . At Carthage Area Hospital, Sgt. George English, 35, had a large piece of shrapnel removed
  3. 1 2 "Carthage Area Hospital". U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. "History" . Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. "Carthage Area Hospital hosting forum today". Watertown Daily Times . November 15, 2018.
  6. "Board sees concept designs for Carthage hospital campus". Watertown Daily Times .
  7. "Carthage Area Hospital to Lay Off 90". Becker's Hospital Review . January 31, 2014.
  8. "LCGH names Millard interim nursing home administrator". Watertown Daily Times . June 29, 2015.
  9. 2013-2018 "Robert A. Buker". Watertown Daily Times . June 18, 2018. where he happily resided his last five years
  10. Lawrence K. Altman (June 14, 1992). "Surgical Injuries Lead To New Rule". New York Times .
  11. "Cathage Area Hospital Settle Overbilling Allegations". Becker's Hospital Review . July 10, 2014.
  12. "Hospital gets back $6.8m". Watertown Daily Times . March 18, 2018.