cancer patients

WTEN: Timing is Key for Cancer Patients Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccine

February 16, 2021

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanded to those with cancer in New York state on February 14. Ajaz Khan, M.D., medical director of medical oncology for SPHP, spoke to WTEN/News10 about why timing is so important when it comes to vaccinating cancer patients. [...]

Food Closet Now Open for Patients of the Hildegard Medicus Cancer Care Center

December 4, 2020

St. Peter's Health Partners celebrates the opening of a new food closet at the Hildegard Medicus Cancer Care Center at Samaritan Hospital – St. Mary’s Campus in Troy. The food closet, located within the Cancer Care Center and operated by staff, is stocked with healthy, medically appropriate, shelf-stable food. It is available to patients identified as having food insecurities. [...]

Anne Lawton Featured in CLYNK’s “Change Stories”

October 23, 2020

Anne Lawton, RN, outreach nurse for the St. Peter's Hospital Cancer Care Center, is featured in CLYNK's "Change Stories." The video shares how Lawton, through the simple act of bottle redemption, has helped make a difference in the lives of cancer patients. [...]

WTEN: Local Groups Help Sock Out Cancer

February 11, 2020

Peter Semenza, vice president of philanthropy for St. Peter's Health Partners (SPHP), appeared on WTEN to discuss SPHP's involvement in the Sock Out Cancer program. The program raises money to help cancer patients with a wide variety of needs. [...]

Hildegard Medicus Cancer Center Recieves Donations

June 26, 2018

On Thursday, June 21, Carbone Subaru, in conjunction with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, donated 80 blankets and ten children’s art kits to the Hildegard Medicus Cancer Center at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy. [...]