OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - The city of Ogdensburg is chiming in after news of North Star Health Alliance’s fiscal challenges.

The hospital group, which owns Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in the city, said last week that state funding stopped flowing in at a critical point as North Star transitions Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center into a critical access hospital and behavioral health hospital.

The group says it has put its facilities on the brink of a crisis.

Ogdensburg City Council released a statement urging the hospital and state officials to find a solution, saying Ogdensburg needs this hospital, but more importantly, the residents need it.

Part of the statement said, “CHMC has been a lifeline for this community for over 140 years. Allowing the hospital to close would result in th

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