Northern Credit Union campaign supports Carthage Area Hospital Foundation

CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Watertown–based Northern Credit Union recently presented the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation (CAHF) with a check for $2,050 from its reopening campaign for its relationship center in Carthage. 

The Sept. 14 presentation followed the credit union’s campaign in which anyone who opened a new checking account or loan would be able to choose from a list of local nonprofits to receive $50 each.

It’s the second donation that Northern Credit Union has provided Carthage Area Hospital Foundation this year, the hospital said.

“The Carthage Area Hospital Foundation is elated to receive the most recent donation from Northern Credit Union,” Taylour Scanlin, foundation & marketing executive director at Carthage Area Hospital, said. “It’s clear just how much they support our local community. On behalf of our staff and board of directors, we thank them for their continued generosity. We’re also incredibly grateful to all those who chose the CAHF as their preferred organization of choice for their donation. We rely on the support of our donors and this donation is incredibly appreciated,” 

Donations to the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation directly support the needs and initiatives of Carthage Area Hospital. They include new equipment purchases to health-care scholarships, along with other capital expenses. The CAHF is preparing to launch a new capital campaign to support the hospital’s replacement project.

The Carthage Area Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable corporation established in 1994 that promotes charitable gifts to ensure “continued excellence” in community health care. 

Carthage Area Hospital was established as a not-for-profit rural community hospital in 1965. It operates today as a 25-bed hospital, serving about 83,000 residents in Jefferson, northern Lewis, and southern St. Lawrence counties. The hospital formed a clinical affiliation with Crouse Health in Syracuse in 2017.