It is the mission of River Hospital to deliver vital patient centered healthcare, which ensures access to compassionate, comprehensive health and wellness for our Northern New York Community.
River Hospital is Born!
1991 - As a result of radical changes to healthcare in the 1980's, EJ Noble Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and entered a relationship Samaritan Medical Center.
2000 - Threatened with closure, a group of concerned citizens formed a task force to appeal to the New York State Department of Health to become an independent institution.
April 15, 2003 - The hospital was reborn as an independent facility and named "River Hospital". This day is celebrated each year, as a birthday party for River Hospital.
2006 - River Hospital opened the River Community Clinic, now River Family Health Center. The move to the modular building allowed treatment of more patients and room for new physicians to join the Hospital.
2013- River Hospital celebrated the grand opening of the River Community Wellness Program, and the 10th anniversary of the Hospital.
2016-2017 - A capital campaign was started to raise over $4 million from community members and awarded a $9.5million grant from the NYS Department of Health, signaling a new chapter in the Hospital's history and the start of planning for a complete renovation of the facility.
River Hospital Today
2020 - The construction in the Hospital to renovate and modernize the facility was completed. A two-story Medical Office Building was built, which now houses River Family Health Center, Convenient Care, Physical Therapy, and Behavioral Health Services.
2023 - River Hospital receives the largest grant in it's history of $10 Million dollars to revitalize the bottom floor of the Hospital and the Inpatient Unit.
2025 - A groundbreaking ceremony was held that began the renovations to the Inpatient and Basement Level of the Hospital. Completion is expected by early 2027.
