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POTSDAM — SUNY Potsdam presented David B. Acker, president of St. Lawrence Health, with the 2022 Leadership Through Service Award in a surprise presentation at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

The May 7 city, school and constitutional amendment election is on the horizon and voters should ensure they have the information needed to cast a ballot in Texas.

WHITEFIELD - Charles W. Acker died at home on Jan. 7, 2022 after a period of declining health. Chuck was a ...

Health and medical news and features from Northern New York

POTSDAM — St. Lawrence Health’s CEO says the current COVID-19 surge, where St. Lawrence County is regularly seeing over 100 new cases per day, is putting a greater strain on

David Acker, the CEO of St. Lawrence Health, which runs Canton-Potsdam, Governeur, and Massena hospitals, says the number of COVID-19 deaths are "avoidable and sad".

St. Lawrence Health, which operates the hospitals and medical centers in Potsdam, Canton, Gouverneur, and Massena, says the current surge of COVID-19 cases is a "different situation" than before.

The CEO of the company that runs hospitals in Potsdam, Gouverneur, and Massena is retiring.

GOUVERNEUR — During a private Open House ceremony Monday night, Gouverneur Hospital unveiled its new Outpatient Behavioral Health Services wing in the east side of the Hospital. Gouverneur Hospital Board members Mark Brackett, Roger Cook, Andy Leonard, and Ted Totten; St. Lawrence Health Board Member Brian Gardam; Deputy Chief of Staff Logan Eddy from Senator Patricia A. Ritchie’s office; and Gouverneur Mayor Ronald McDougall were among those in attendance to learn about and view the ...

POTSDAM — St. Lawrence Health System is recognizing it staff during National Health System Week. “It’s been well over a year since we were first introduced to COVID-19 and started seeing direct effects in our personal lives, jobs, and in in our communities,” SLH President David Acker said in a prepared statement. “Through it all, I have been proud to see how, once again, the St. Lawrence Health culture has brought us together during a time of crisis.” Mr. Acker sai...