WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Samaritan Medical Center has announced a new clinical affiliation with a well-known cancer center.
That affiliation is with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, the only facility in upstate New York designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center.
Roswell Park officials were in Watertown Monday to help make the announcement.
The two sides say telemedicine will allow Samaritan to tap into Roswell resources and offer north country cancer patients access to the latest approaches and best practices in cancer treatment.
Samaritan President and CEO Thomas Carman said the new affiliation will not affect staffing or day-to-day care at the hospital.
“This affiliation with Roswell Park, which is widely recognized as one of the best cancer centers in the nation, will propel our cancer care services to the next level. I can’t tell you what this is going to do to the level of service that we can offer to our community. This relationship connects us with Roswell Park, allowing us to now bring nationally recognized care here to northern New York,” said Carman.
Two medical oncologists at SMC will continue to provide care for their patients at the Walker Center for Cancer Care location in Watertown.
Samaritan will continue to own and operate the Walker Center.
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