May 2017 - Page 3 of 4 - St. Peter's Health Partners News

Free Screening on May 24 Tests for Genetic Risk to Lung Disease

May 15, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

St. Peter’s Health Partners will hold a free screening for Alpha-1, a hereditary condition and a major genetic risk factor for serious lung disease, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, at St. Peter’s Hospital Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Albany.

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Photo by John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union

Times Union: Samaritan Hospital Expansion Expected to be Finished in 2017

May 11, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

The Times Union published a story and photos about construction on the five-story Heinrich Medicus Patient Pavilion on the Samaritan Hospital campus in Troy, and progress on SPHP’s $99 million Troy Master Facilities Plan.

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Mercy Cares For Kids Celebrates Mother’s Day with Art and Thanks

May 11, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

Students at Mercy Cares For Kids celebrated Mother’s Day with an art show and reception to recognize and thank their moms for all they do.

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Seven St. Peter’s Health Partners SPHP nurses will honored for nursing excellence at the third annual Times Union Salute to Nurses.

Seven St. Peter’s Health Partners Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence

May 11, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Chosen from more than 300 submitted nominations, three SPHP nurses will be named a “Nurse of the Year,” and four SPHP nurses will be honored as Nurse of the Year Finalists, at the 2017 Times Union Salute to Nurses.

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Center for Public Health, SPHP Honored with Telly Award

May 11, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

Jennifer Ryan, Director, Risk Services, SPHP, and Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, Acute Care Albany, was a guest speaker on an award-winning Public Health Live segment.

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13 Kids Who Care: Brianna Roberts

May 10, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

St. Peter’s Health Partners, WNYT-NewsChannel 13 and the Times Union have once again teamed up to “uncover” and honor youth in the Capital Region whose volunteer work touches the lives of our residents and improves the quality of life in this area.

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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program accreditation is reserved for programs that meet the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care.

St. Peter’s Hospital Bariatric Care Achieves National Accreditation from MBSAQIP

May 9, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

St. Peter’s Hospital Bariatric Care has received accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a designation reserved for programs that meet the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care.

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Board-certified family nurse practitioner Pamela Reamer has joined St. Peter’s Internal Medicine in Latham, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates.

St. Peter’s Internal Medicine Welcomes Pamela Reamer

May 8, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Board-certified family nurse practitioner Pamela Reamer has joined St. Peter’s Internal Medicine in Latham, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates.

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“Up All Night” Concert to Benefit SPHP Heart Walk Team

May 4, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

The St. Peter’s Heart Walk Team is hosting a “heart-thumping night out” fundraiser, featuring local band Up All Night, from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, May 12, at Lucky Strike Social in Crossgates Mall.

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The Tech Valley Business Hall of Fame inducted Dr. William J. Cromie, former president and CEO of CDPHP; Maureen Lewi, accepting for her late husband Ed Lewi, former president and CEO of Ed Lewi Associates, and Dr. James K. Reed, right, president and CEO of St. Peter's Health Partners, during a ceremony Wednesday in Colonie.

SPHP CEO Dr. James Reed Inducted into Tech Valley Business Hall of Fame

May 4, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Dr. James K. Reed, president and CEO of St. Peter’s Health Partners, on Wednesday was inducted into the Tech Valley Business Hall of Fame, one of the Capital Region’s most prestigious business awards.

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