NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Krista A. Kittle
March 13, 2006
(315) 785-4504

SAMARITAN HOSTING OPEN HOUSE HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL NURSING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Watertown, New York ----- Samaritan will be hosting an open house for individuals interested in learning more about the dynamic career opportunities in the field of nursing at Samaritan Medical Center and Samaritan Keep Home.

The open house will be held Tuesday, March 14th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room #1, located on Samaritan Medical Center’s 3rd Floor.  Nurse managers and other members of the nursing team at Samaritan will be on hand to meet with attendees, discuss career opportunities, and answer any questions regarding the Samaritan facility and services.  The Human Resources Department will also be available to showcase Samaritan’s excellent benefit package.  On-site interviews will be conducted for those interested in joining the Samaritan team.

“The open house is an excellent opportunity for nursing students and recent graduates, as well as experienced nurses, to explore what Samaritan has to offer,” states Krista A. Kittle, Samaritan Spokesperson.  “This will be the third nursing open house that Samaritan has held in the past five years, with the previous two having both been great successes.”

Samaritan is the largest private employer north of Syracuse, with over 1,700 full-time, part-time, and casual employees.

For more information about the nursing open house, or other career opportunities at Samaritan, please visit our website at http://www.samaritanhealth.com/, or contact the Human Resources Department at 1-800-892-4785.

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