Empire State Development (ESD) and The Research Foundation of SUNY, on behalf of the college at Plattsburgh, today announced the launch of the Adirondack-Champlain Telemedicine Information Network (ACTION) in the North Country. This $9.8 million project will develop a long-term, leased 239-mile telemedicine network, which will link 48 medical facilities in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Warren, Saratoga, Washington, and Rensselaer counties. Click here to read ESD’s press release http://www.esd.ny.gov/PressCenter/Data/2011/071911_%20ACTIONProject.pdf