AMC Transitioning Services Away from Wilmington Health Center

March 23rd, 2008
    SARANAC LAKE – In order to facilitate the new partnership between the Town of Wilmington and Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Adirondack Medical Center is in the final stages of transitioning its services out of the Wilmington Health Center.
    Residents who have been served by the Wilmington Health Center should be aware of a letter being sent via United States Postal Service indicating the change of service. This is the second such letter being sent to residents served by the Wilmington Health Center. An initial mailing was sent by AMC last November alerting residents of the decision made at that time by the Wilmington Town Board to partner with Elizabethtown Community Hospital.
    More importantly, the latest letter contains a simple form indicating where individuals previously served by the clinic would like their medical records transferred.  They will have the choice of transferring their medical records to Mountain Health Center in Keene, Lake Placid Health Center or the Tupper Lake Health Center. Those wishing to have their records sent elsewhere can call the Wilmington Health Center at 946-7080 on Tuesdays or Thursdays to make arrangements accordingly.  A postage paid envelope will be included in the mailing to return the medical record transfer form to AMC.
    AMC now anticipates that May 15 will be its final day of service in Wilmington.  This date is earlier than previously planned, and is partly the result of the primary care provider for the community, Dr. Christopher Hyson, having taken a medical leave of absence until further notice.  Upon his return, Dr. Hyson will continue to serve his patients at the Mountain Health Center in Keene.
    “While it has been our distinct privilege to serve the residents of Wilmington for the past eight years, we respect the decision of the Wilmington Town Board,” said Chandler Ralph, President & CEO, “We wish the community the best on its new partnership with Elizabethtown Community Hospital.  Should there be an opportunity for AMC to serve you in the future, it would be our honor.”
     Adirondack Medical Center, with hospitals in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, operates clinics in Keene, Lake Placid, and Tupper Lake, as well as skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Lake Placid and Tupper Lake.

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