The Times Union published an article on the opening of the WellNow Urgent Care clinic in Guilderland. Part of a collaboration between WellNow and St. Peter’s Health Partners, the clinic is located at 1438 Western Avenue. It is the fourth urgent care center opened as part of this new joint venture.
From the article:
WellNow accepts most insurance, it said, including Medicare, Medicaid, Fidelis and Veterans Affairs TriWest.
“WellNow Urgent Care is proud to provide the Guilderland, McKnownville and the surrounding communities greater access to high quality, affordable urgent medical care,” said WellNow Urgent Care President John Radford. “Together with St. Peter’s Health Partners, we are honored to continue our commitment to the Capital Region by building a trusted and unified healthcare network.”
The Times Union published a story about how thousands of jobs are opening up in Capital Region as Baby Boomers retire and move out of the workforce. Judy Gray, a vice president for human resources at St. Peter’s Health Partners, contributed to the story. At St. Peter’s Health Partners, the average age of a nurse is 48, said Judy Gray, vice president of human resources. And 26 percent of the workforce is 55 or older. St. Peter’s, like other health care providers, expects demand for its services to grow as the population ages. It plans an internal job fair later this month for employees who want to explore different job opportunities at St. Peter’s. “We know we’ll fill a number of positions due to the aging of our workforce,” Gray said. Overall, St. Peter’s Health Partners has about 13,000 employees. Click here to see the full story.
Visitation guidelines are being implemented at several regional hospitals to further protect patients from influenza and other infectious diseases. These actions are being taken in response to increasing numbers of cases of influenza across the state and in this region.
Spectrum News aired a story on the March 13th news conference held by Capital Region hospitals, during which strict visitation guidelines were announced.
