Canton-Potsdam Hospital

Name :

Canton-Potsdam Hospital

Address  :

50 Leroy St

Town  :

Potsdam

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

13676

Phone  :

315 265 3300

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Pain Management
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon

Description

WHO WE ARE
CantonPotsdam Hospital provides comprehensive acute medicalsurgical care and emergency care and has widely recognized programs in chemical dependency treatment cardiac care obstetrics imaging and physical rehabilitation services The Hospital operates the Warner Cancer Treatment Center With the main Hospital campus in Potsdam the Hospital also provides services in Brasher Falls Canton Norfolk and Richville

The medical staff includes providers experienced in the fields of family and internal medicine and others who specialize in cardiology gastroenterology general surgery hepatology hematology medical oncology neurosurgery obstetrics and gynecology ophthalmology oral surgery orthopedic surgery and sports medicine pain medicine pediatrics psychiatry pulmonology radiation oncology and urology

The Hospital is extremely well equipped and offers a wide array of stateoftheart equipment and services Some examples include a modern intenstive carecardiac care unit nuclear medicine ultrasound cardiac testing lowdose CT scanning 15 Tesla highfield open bore MRI lithotripsy Positron Emission Tomogrophy PET imaging and MRI Assisted Vacuum Biopsy

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide skilled compassionate costeffective care that promotes wellness and meets community needs

VISION
We are committed to continuous improvements that Meet the needs and expectations of our customers provide or coordinate access to care develop our skills and talents provide the human resources facilities and equipment we need to serve our customers We work effectively with others to improve the regions health care systems
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