Clifton-Fine Hospital

What Clifton-Fine Hospital does

Clifton-Fine Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Star Lake, New York, founded in 1951. It operates within the broader Samaritan Health network (per its website URL, samaritanhealth.com), a community healthcare system that has served the North Country region of New York since 1881. The combined system delivers a full continuum of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, long-term care, assisted living, home health, and specialty medical services across more than 30 service lines including cardiology, oncology, behavioral health, maternity with the region's only Level II NICU, neurosurgery, robotic surgery using da Vinci technology, and primary care through family health centers in Jefferson and Oswego Counties.

The underlying technology stack is conventional healthcare IT: Electronic Medical Records (EMR), patient portal systems (MySamaritanHealth), and Nuance PowerShare for secure medical imaging access and sharing. There is no indication of proprietary technology development or AI/ML capabilities; technology investments are focused on interoperability and patient access rather than differentiated platform development. The network holds Joint Commission accreditation, Primary Stroke Center Certification (awarded June 2026), and Children's Miracle Network Hospital recognition.

The business model is patient-services revenue generation under a not-for-profit community healthcare structure (for the broader network; Clifton-Fine is listed as for-profit in firmographics, a discrepancy worth flagging). Revenue is driven by inpatient admissions, outpatient visits, emergency department encounters, long-term care bed-days, and specialty procedures. Pricing follows standard healthcare mechanics including chargemaster gross charges, payer-specific negotiated rates, discounted cash prices, and shoppable services pricing published under Medicare transparency requirements. Customer segments are horizontal — the general civilian population across all age groups — with secondary segments for the senior population (long-term care) and military community (Fort Drum area). Go-to-market is sales-led in the sense that services are accessed through physician referrals, emergency walk-ins, and scheduled outpatient appointments, rather than through consumer-style marketing channels.

Name

Clifton-Fine Hospital

Legal name

Samaritan Medical Center

Website

https://samaritanhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Clifton-Fine Hospital is a critical access hospital in Star Lake, New York, operating within the Samaritan Health network. It serves the North Country region with primary, emergency, long-term, and specialty care through the broader system's 290-bed hospital, multiple long-term care facilities, and regional family health centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital / Critical Access Healthcare

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Critical access hospital
• Emergency medical care
• Primary care clinic
• Community healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Star Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Patient Services Revenue: Samaritan Medical Center operates as a not-for-profit community medical center generating revenue through patient services including inpatient care, outpatient care, emergency care, and specialized medical and surgical services such as cancer treatment, neonatal intensive care, behavioral health and addiction services, and imaging services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clifton-Fine Hospital is a critical access hospital founded in 1951 in Star Lake, NY, providing 24/7 emergency care, inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic laboratory and imaging, physical therapy, and swing-bed skilled nursing to residents of the surrounding rural communities. It functions as the primary local healthcare facility for its catchment area and operates within the broader Samaritan Health network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Emergency Services Round-the-clock emergency department services for acute illnesses, injuries, and trauma for residents of Star Lake and surrounding rural communities.
• Inpatient Hospital Care Acute inpatient admissions and hospitalist care for patients requiring overnight or extended stays.
• Primary and Outpatient Care Routine primary care, preventive visits, chronic disease management, and outpatient consultations for local patients.
• Laboratory and Imaging Services On-site clinical laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging to support emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care.
• Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Physical therapy and rehabilitative care to support recovery from injury, surgery, or chronic conditions.
• Swing-Bed Skilled Nursing Care Skilled-nursing and post-acute swing-bed stays allowing patients to recover locally rather than transfer to distant facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving communities since 1881 - over 140 years of service
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nuance PowerSharecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Nuance PowerShare provides free, secure, and convenient online access to medical images. This secure system allows patients to access their imaging results from anywhere and share them with designated medical providers, eliminating the need for physical discs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Arnot Health: Regional integrated health system in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Comparable as a multi-hospital community system with employed physicians and long-term care services.
• Guthrie Health: Integrated rural health system spanning northern Pennsylvania and southern tier of New York. Comparable as a multi-site community health system with hospital, clinic, and home health services.

Direct peers

• St. Lawrence Health System: Rochester Regional Health affiliate operating community hospitals in St. Lawrence County, NY. Directly comparable as a rural upstate New York integrated delivery network serving a similar North Country population.
• Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center: North Country NY community hospital in Ogdensburg offering inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care. Closest geographic peer serving overlapping rural St. Lawrence River communities.
• Carthage Area Hospital: Critical access hospital in Carthage, NY within Jefferson County. Comparable as a small rural community hospital operating in the same immediate service area as Samaritan.
• Massena Hospital (St. Lawrence Health): Critical access hospital in Massena, NY serving a similar North Country rural population. Comparable service mix including emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care.
• Lewis County General Hospital: Critical access hospital in Lowville, NY providing inpatient, emergency, and long-term care services. Directly comparable rural upstate community hospital.

Broad incumbents

• University of Vermont Health Network: Large multi-hospital network operating rural community hospitals across Vermont and northern New York (e.g., Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital). Comparable rural hospital portfolio with academic integration.
• Trinity Health: Large national Catholic health system operating numerous community hospitals including rural facilities in upstate New York. Comparable as a nonprofit multi-site operator with mission-driven community care focus.

Emerging players

• HCR Home Care: Rochester-based home health and hospice provider serving upstate New York. Comparable as a home health operator overlapping with Samaritan Home Health's service geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/SamaritanMedicalCenter
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SamaritanMedicalCenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/CliftonFineHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clifton-fine-hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/samaritan.health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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