CPH Preparing For New Entrances and Parking

POTSDAM, NY – Effective Monday, October 17, 2022 at 6:00am, Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s (CPH) Main Entrance and Emergency Department Entrance will be moving from their current locations to the back side of the Hospital on Cottage Street.

The entrance relocations will be in effect for approximately two years, as the Hospital’s Regional Care Pavilion project is underway.

Arriving/Leaving CPH:

• Patients and visitors will be directed to the new Main Entrance by traveling:
  • Directly down Cottage Street off Market Street; or
  • Off Waverly Street and turning onto Cottage Street
• Patients going to the General Surgery Office at 25 Cottage Street may continue to access Cottage Street from the west.
• Patients and visitors going to the Center for Cancer Care or Leroy Outpatient Center may continue to enter the main campus parking lot via Leroy Street or Grove Street.
• Entry onto and off of Cottage Street via Leroy Street will be restricted for authorized vehicles.

In connection with the entrance moves, some parking will also be affected.

Parking Protocol:

• Cottage Street Parking is for all patients and visitors going to the:
  • Emergency Department
  • Canton-Potsdam Hospital
  • General Surgery office at 25 Cottage Street
• Parking will unaffected in the Main Campus Lot for patients and visitors to the:
  • Center for Cancer Care
  • Leroy Outpatient Center

During the initial days of the updated entrance and parking locations, CPH staff will be visible in the parking lots and around the Hospital in bright yellow vests to assist patients and visitors who may have questions.

“We appreciate the patience of our neighbors and everyone who comes to Canton-Potsdam Hospital during this phase of our Regional Care Pavilion construction project,” stated St. Lawrence Health and Canton-Potsdam Hospital President Donna McGregor. “The end product will provide our community at large with an amazing and updated healthcare facility.”

The public is reminded to visit the St. Lawrence Health website’s Regional Care Pavilion page for updates, photos, and press releases about the project.