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Bethany M. Gilboard Named First CEO of IHANY
Experienced health care administrator Bethany M. Gilboard has been named as the first CEO of the Innovative Health Alliance of New York (IHANY).
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Times Union: A nurse in heroin addiction’s trenches reflects
Mary Femia, an amazing person who retired from St. Peter’s Health Partners in February after 60 years in nursing, was profiled in a feature story by the Times Union. Click here to see the full story.
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Time Warner Cable News: Identifying Warning Signs Can Prevent Heart Attacks
Dr. Robert Benton, chief of cardiology at Samaritan Hospital, spoke to Time Warner Cable News (Channel 9) about the importance of early heart attack care. From the story: A number of people delay treatment because they do not have the classic dramatic symptoms of a heart attack. “They don’t have what they call the ‘Hollywood heart attack’, a person gripping their chest and sweating, a dramatic presentation. Many heart attacks are not like that,” said Samaritan cardiologist Dr. Robert Benton. Subtle symptoms of a heart attack can be easily overlooked. Click here to see the full story.
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Times Union: Cancer screening kicks off
St. Peter’s Health Partners, in collaboration with the Cancer Services Program of Albany and Rensselaer Counties, Price Chopper, CDTA and the Central Business Improvement District, are teaming up on the “Main Streets Go Blue” campaign to raise awareness of colorectal cancer and provide screenings. Click here to see the full Times Union story.
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Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital Demonstrates ReWalk Robotic Exoskeleton System To Help Paraplegics Walk Again
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital today unveiled its ReWalk robotic exoskeleton system – a first-of-its-kind technology in the greater Capital Region and one of only a few in New York State – that helps paraplegics and individuals with lower limb disabilities such as spinal cord injuries walk again.