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Dress in Blue Day 2019
Colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital dress in blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The effort is aimed at spreading the message that colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable.
Articles by Courtney Weisberg
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WRGB CBS6: Battles of Local Firefighters Putting the Spotlight on Sepsis
Christopher Guzda, M.D., emergency medicine physician at St. Peter’s Hospital, speaks to WRGB about the causes and symptoms of sepsis.
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WNYT: Health Beat — Ronald McDonald Dental Clinic
Roseanne Henley, practice manager for St. Peter’s Hospital Dental Center, speaks to WNYT about the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.
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Jeanine Gillmeister Named Director of Emergency Services for Acute Care
Jeanine Gillmeister, RN, MSN, CCRN, has been appointed director of emergency services for Acute Care at St. Peter’s Health Partners. A health care professional with more than 14 years of nursing and supervisory experience, Gillmeister previously served as director of the emergency department, ICU and nursing supervisors at Albany Memorial Hospital.
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113 Bags Donated to Patients at St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center
Local consultants for Thirty-One Gifts recently organized a generous donation of 113 tote bags for patients at the St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center.
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St. Peter’s Hospital Achieves Prestigious NICHE Senior Friendly Designation
St. Peter’s Hospital has achieved NICHE Senior Friendly status for its high quality, compassionate, patient-centered care.
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Spectrum News: What’s Next After Fatal Legionella Outbreak in Albany?
Spectrum News interviewed Robert Brewer, MD, assistant chief of emergency medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, for a story on Legionnaires’ disease.
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WNYT: Questions Remain Over Legionnaires’ Disease at Albany County Assisted-Living Facility
Robert Brewer, MD, discusses Legionnaires’ disease and ways it can be transmitted.
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Smoke-Free Movie Night Held to Raise Awareness of Tobacco Dangers
On February 20, Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, a grant-funded program of SPHP, hosted a smoke-free movie night at the Schenectady County Public Library to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and the impact of the tobacco imagery shown in films.
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WNYT: Latham Man’s Obituary Urges Smokers to Quit While They Can
Jeanie Orr, community engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, was interviewed by WNYT for a story about a Latham man who recently died from lung cancer