§ Field Notes
About Adirondack Medical Center — Saranac Lake.
**Adirondack Medical Center** (AMC) in Saranac Lake is the regional acute-care hospital serving the Adirondack High Peaks — a 25-bed critical-access hospital with a **24-hour emergency department**, primary and specialty care, surgical services, imaging, and laboratory.
It is part of **Adirondack Health**, the not-for-profit health system that also operates the **Lake Placid Health & Medical Fitness Center** (a primary-care + outpatient campus) and the **Mercy Care for the Adirondacks** clinic in Tupper Lake.
**For emergencies**, dial **911**. For the hospital switchboard or non-emergency referral, call **(518) 891-4141**.
