January 2019 - St. Peter's Health Partners News

LiveSmart: HPV Vaccine – Is the Message Making it to Families?

January 31, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

The facts are clear – the HPV vaccine is cancer prevention and it can’t wait. Having a conversation with your child’s pediatrician is critical. […]

LiveSmart: Male Over 40? Be Aware of the HPV and Cancer Connection

January 31, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

Middle aged men are being diagnosed with head and neck cancer at a historically high rate, and studies point to the major culprit being HPV. […]

WNYT NewsChannel 13: Albany County Unveils New Facilities for Nursing Moms

January 31, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT aired a story on the opening of new lactation rooms in Albany County, both supported and funded by, St. Peter’s Health Partners. […]

Spectrum News: Child Feeding Rooms Open in Albany

January 31, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Spectrum News aired a story on the opening of two new lactation rooms in Albany County. The rooms were supported, and made possible through a grant administered by St. Peter’s Health Partners. […]

SPHP Teams with Albany County on Two New Lactation Rooms

January 30, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Health Partners sponsored, and made possible, lactation rooms at Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center and at ShopRite, both located in Albany. […]

WNYT: Forum 13: Misconceptions of Vaping

January 29, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Nathan Graber, MD, discussed the myths surrounding vaping on WNYT’s Forum 13. […]

St. Peter’s Hospital Participates in AHA’s “Little Hats, Big Hearts”

January 29, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Amanda Engels, RN, accepted hundreds of little red caps on behalf of St. Peter’s Hospital as part of the American Heart Association (AHA) of New York State’s “Little Hats, Big Hearts” campaign.

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The Innovative Health Alliance of New York, the Capital Region's first Clinically Integrated Network (CIN), is joining with other upstate New York CINs to form Concordia Healthcare Network – a "super CIN" dedicated to helping other New York state health systems, hospitals, and provider groups transition to value-based care.

IHANY Joins Venture to Focus on Population Health

January 24, 2019 Corporate Communications Staff

The Innovative Health Alliance of New York is joining with other upstate Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN) to form Concordia Healthcare Network – a “super CIN” dedicated to helping other New York state health systems, hospitals, and provider groups transition to value-based care. […]

LiveSmart: Cervical Cancer Diagnosis – What Comes Next?

January 24, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

A cervical cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and is one followed by numerous questions, not the least of which is “what comes next?” […]

LiveSmart: Screenings, Vaccination Critical in Preventing Cervical Cancer

January 24, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month – Here are the steps you can take to prevent cervical cancer in yourself, as well as those you love. […]