2015 - St. Peter's Health Partners News

LiveSmart: New Year’s Resolution – Kicking the Smoking Habit

December 30, 2015 Angela Yu

Want a fresh start to the new year? Make a new year’s resolution to quit smoking in 2016! The St. Mary’s Center for Health Programs and Promotion offers education and support to help you quit successfully.

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Times Union: Santa Makes Special Deliveries Christmas Morning at St. Peter’s Hospital

December 28, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

After a long night of delivering presents all around the globe, Santa finished up his Christmas morning rounds at St. Peter’s Hospital, presenting newborns to their mothers.

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Samaritan Hospital Nurse Helps Rescue Wayward Seal

December 23, 2015 Angela Yu

Shannon Fitzgerald, a psychiatric nurse at Samaritan Hospital, is also a wildlife rehabilitator who spearheaded a mission to rescue “Wrong Way Charlie,” a one-year-old seal trapped in the waters near Lock I of the Champlain Canal in Waterford this summer.

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Toys for Tots Accepts Donation from St. Peter’s Hospital Pharmacy Department

December 22, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

For the second year in a row, the SPH Pharmacy Department held a toy drive to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.

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Santa To Present Infants to Moms on Christmas Day at St. Peter’s Hospital

December 22, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

Santa will be driving a bassinet instead of a sleigh at St. Peter’s Hospital on Christmas Day as he presents newborns to their mothers.

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Sunnyview Staffer Recognized By Albany County Traffic Safety Awareness Committee

December 22, 2015 Angela Yu

Congratulations to Donna Stressel, program director of driving rehabilitation servcices for Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, who has been recognized by the Albany County Traffic Safety Awareness Committee with its Award of Excellence.

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Times Union: St. Peter’s Health Partners Cardiovascular Team Part of Albany’s Last Run

December 21, 2015 Angela Yu

Walking and running on a regular basis can dramatically cut a person’s risk of developing heart disease, so clinicians, staff and supporters of St. Peter’s Health Partners’ cardiovascular program took to the pavement for Albany’s Last Run this past weekend. Check out the photos from the Times Union here.

St. Peter’s Hospital Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program Certified by Industry Leader

December 21, 2015 Corporate Communications Staff

The cardiovascular rehabilitation program at St. Peter’s Hospital has been certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

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Cardiovascular ICU at St. Peter’s Hospital Wins Silver Beacon Award for Excellence

December 17, 2015 Corporate Communications Staff

The cardiovascular intensive care unit at St. Peter’s Hospital has received a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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SPHPMA Pulmonary & Critical Care Services Welcomes Aimee Jones

December 17, 2015 Corporate Communications Staff

Board-certified physician assistant Aimee L. Jones has joined the St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Pulmonary & Critical Care Services practice in Troy. She practices pulmonary and sleep medicine.

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