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How Samaritan Summit Village is taking the fight to COVID-19, as case numbers creep upward
Samaritan Summit Village battling COVID-19 By Keir Chapman | December 24, 2020 at 5:24 PM EST - Updated December 24 at 7:25 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - COVID-19 has proven difficult to keep out of long-term care facilities. Itâs something Samaritan Medical Center is seeing now, as novel coronavirus has spread to 17 assisted living residents and 19 skilled nursing residents at Samaritan Summit Village.
Medical Director, Dr. Collins Kellogg says staff has made it their mission to drive COVID out.
âItâs frequent testing,â said Dr. Kellogg. âItâs keeping the facility clean, and isolating and cohorting our positive patients as fast as we can.â
Donations help light up the holidays at Samaritan Summit Village
Donations help light up the holidays at Samaritan Summit Village By 7 News Staff | December 23, 2020 at 6:28 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 6:30 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Shining Christmas trees, beautifully adorned wreaths, and other decorations are on display throughout the assisted nursing and skilled nursing facilities at Samaritan Summit Village.
It’s an idea that first started in November. With plenty of donations from the community, and some bigger donations from the likes of Lowe’s, the Samaritan Foundation, Lincare, and Health Direct Pharmacy services, organizers were able to raise thousands of dollars to light up the holidays.