How NY state's smallest hospital, Clifton-Fine, is prepping for COVID-19

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English - April 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 887 KB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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(Apr 3, 2020) North Country hospitals have been preparing for an influx of coronavirus patients for several weeks now. Clifton-Fine hospital has arranged to send any COVID-19 patients an hour's drive to Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, and take some of Samaritan's other, non-critical cases in return.