Gouverneur Hospital, Carthage Area Hospital and Lowville-based Lewis County Health System stood to lose millions if they had lost their designations, according to the report. WWNY previously reported that Carthage would have lost $9.7 million, Lewis County would have lost $5.3 million and Gouverneur would have lost $3.3 million.
“For the Medicare patients that we serve, we receive cost plus 1 percent reimbursement,” Lewis County Health System CEO Jerry Cayer told the news outlet. “That really makes a difference in maintaining the financial viability of the hospital.”
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