May 2018 - Page 5 of 7 - St. Peter's Health Partners News

Daily Gazette: SCCC Unveils Breastfeeding and Pumping Station for Nursing Moms

May 14, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

The Daily Gazette published an article on a new breastfeeding/pumping unit on the SCCC campus. The Mamava nursing pod was funded by a grant provided through St. Peter’s Health Partners.

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Please join St. Peter's Health Partners and Trinity Health in urging Congress to pass comprehensive solutions to the opioid crisis.

Urge Congress to Pass Comprehensive Solutions to the Opioid Crisis

May 14, 2018 Corporate Communications Staff

Please join St. Peter’s Health Partners and Trinity Health in urging Congress to pass comprehensive solutions to the opioid crisis – take action by May 24!

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SPHP Chooses SUNY SCCC as Site for New Mamava Nursing Pod

May 11, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

SUNY SCCC has unveiled a new Mamava nursing pod on its campus, made possible through a five-year grant awarded to St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP). The lactation pod provides nursing mothers with a safe, private space to breastfeed their baby or pump.

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St. Mary’s and Samaritan to Merge in Early 2019

May 10, 2018 Corporate Communications Staff

St. Peter’s Health Partners is moving forward with planned merger of St. Mary’s and Samaritan hospitals into a single legal entity. The merger will have no impact on services provided at either facility.

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Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland

Our Lady of Mercy To Offer First-of-its-Kind Dialysis Program

May 10, 2018 Corporate Communications Staff

Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland next week will become the first non-hospital rehab center in the Capital Region to offer on-site peritoneal dialysis to patients with kidney disease. The service will begin on Tuesday, May 15.

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Mercy Cares For Kids Celebrates Mother’s Day with Art Show, Reception

May 10, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

Mercy Cares For Kids (MCFK) celebrated Mother’s Day with an art show and reception at the center on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.

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Congratulations to Valerie Rivituso for being named a "Nurse of the Year," and to Kelli Foley and Amy Froehlich for being Nurse of the Year Finalists, as part of the 2018 Times Union Salute to Nurses.

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

May 10, 2018 Corporate Communications Staff

Congratulations to Valerie Rivituso for being named a “Nurse of the Year,” and to Kelli Foley and Amy Froehlich for being Nurse of the Year Finalists, as part of the 2018 Times Union Salute to Nurses.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13: Sock Out Cancer Benefit Concert at the Palace Theatre

May 10, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Anne Lawton, RN, community liaison for St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center, appeared on WNYT to discuss the Sock Out Cancer benefit concert at the Palace Theatre in Albany. The event, featuring William Close and the Earth Harp, raised money for the foundations at Albany Medical Center and St. Peter’s Hospital to benefit cancer patients and their families.

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Price Chopper and MDA Donate $50,000 to Support St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center

May 10, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center was grateful to be the recent recipient of $50,000 from Price Chopper/Market 32 supermarkets and the Muscular Dystrophy Association to provide services to patients living with ALS.

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13 Kids Who Care: Scott Jones

May 10, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

Meet Scott Jones, an 11th grader at Glens Falls High School and a member of the 2018 class of “13 Kids Who Care.”

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