Articles by Courtney Weisberg

WRGB: New Medicare Rule Could Send $200 Million to Capital Region Hospitals

May 30, 2023

Christopher Jordan, senior vice president of hospital operations at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, discusses how a proposed change to the Medicare Wage Index could impact Capital Region hospitals during an appearance on WRGB/CBS6 News. [...]

WRGB: As Capital Region Drug Overdoses Spike, Advocates Point Towards Treatment for Prevention

May 30, 2023

Jim Jeffreys, program manager at St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC) in Rotterdam, discusses a recent spike in drug overdoses in the Capital Region during an interview with WRGB/CBS6 News. [...]

St. Peter’s Hospital Hosts Heart Recovery Reunion

May 25, 2023

On Thursday, May 25, St. Peter’s Hospital, an affiliate of St. Peter’s Health Partners, held its first-ever Heart Recovery Reunion. The emotional event reunited two cardiac surgery patients with the team of health care professionals who saved their lives. [...]

WTEN: National Stroke Awareness Month

May 18, 2023

Colin Hirst, M.D., of Albany Associates in Cardiology, appeared on WTEN's Women's Health Wednesday to discuss the impact stroke has women. May is National Stroke Awareness Month. [...]

Times Union: Health Care Vaccine Mandate Stays in N.Y. as Federal Public Health Emergency Ends

May 16, 2023

The Times Union interviewed Steven Hanks, M.D., president and CEO for St. Peter’s Health Partners and St. Joseph’s Health, for its article on the end of the [...]

WAMC: Medical Monday with Dr. Mandip Joshi

May 16, 2023

Dr. Mandip Joshi, a bariatric surgeon with St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, practicing out of Ellis Bariatric Care Center, discusses medical and surgical treatments for weight loss on WAMC's Medical Monday. [...]

WTEN: NYS Maintains Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Despite Federal COVID Emergency Lifting

May 16, 2023

Steven Hanks, M.D., president & CEO, St. Peter's Health Partners and St. Joseph's Health, discussed the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and its impact on staffing challenges during an interview on WTEN. [...]

WTEN: End of National COVID-19 Emergency to Impact New York

May 16, 2023

Steven Hanks, M.D., president & CEO of St. Peter's Health Partners and St. Joseph's Health, discusses the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency on WTEN's Empire State Weekly. [...]

WTEN: Monoclonal Antibody Clinic Recognized

May 16, 2023

WTEN/News10 aired a story on a ceremony honoring St. Peter's Health Partners' Monoclonal Antibody Clinic and its medical director, Dr. Melissa Fiorini. [...]

SPHP Marks the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency by Recognizing the System’s Monoclonal Antibody Clinic

May 12, 2023

St. Peter's Health Partners' monoclonal antibody clinic treated nearly 9,000 of the sickest and most at-risk patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in doing so saved the lives of hundreds of Capital Region residents. On May 11, the clinic's director, Dr. Melissa Fiorini, and her clinic colleagues were recognized for their life-saving efforts during a special ceremony at the Albany Memorial Campus of Samaritan Hospital. [...]

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