CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; rural emergency hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, October 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Clifton-Fine Hospital
Star Lake, NY 13690
County: St. Lawrence Directions Apple Maps Call (315) 848-4205
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Quick answers about Clifton-Fine Hospital
What is the phone number for Clifton-Fine Hospital?
The main phone number for Clifton-Fine Hospital is (315) 848-4205, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (315) 848-4205What is the address of Clifton-Fine Hospital?
Clifton-Fine Hospital is at 1014 Oswegatchie Trail, Star Lake, NY 13690.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Clifton-Fine Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Clifton-Fine Hospital has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of October 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Clifton-Fine Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Clifton-Fine Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Clifton-Fine Hospital
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 330799). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
New York runs its own exchange, NY State of Health. Check its provider directory for Clifton-Fine Hospital.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Doctors at Clifton-Fine Hospital
5 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 4 specialties.
See all 5 cliniciansWho owns Clifton-Fine Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Clifton-fine Healthcare Corporation, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2013.
20 doctors and other clinicians list Clifton-Fine Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Clifton-Fine Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of St. Lawrence are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Mental health: Parts of St. Lawrence are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Parts of St. Lawrence are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in New York earn a median $109,440 a year. Healthcare salaries in New York.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. New York shortage areas
Healthcare pay in New York
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