North Star Health Alliance to lay off about 120 workers amid state funding dispute

North Star Health Alliance plans to cut about 120 jobs across its two campuses—Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg and Carthage Area Hospital—affecting management, clinical, and non-clinical staff, as it navigates a state funding dispute after New York cut funding for Claxton-Hepburn; officials emphasize patient-care continuity and ongoing information sharing during the review process.