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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.
Articles by Courtney Weisberg
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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.
SPHP in the News
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
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Times Union: New Local Hires and Promotions
The Times Union posted news of two new hires at St. Peter’s Health Partners.
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Times Union: From Hospital to Home, Health Care in 2019 Will Just Keep Growing
Judy Gray, chief human resources officer at St. Peter’s Health Partners, speaks to the Times Union about job growth in the health care sector.
SPHP in the News
WNYT: Forum 13: National Donors Day
Kimberly Morrison, RN, MSN, PCCN, nurse manager, St. Peter’s Cardiac and Vascular Center, appeared on WNYT’s Forum 13 to discuss National Donor Day and the first Honor Walk held at St. Peter’s Hospital
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SPHP Offering Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Leaky Hearts
The interventional cardiology team at St. Peter’s Health Partners is now performing transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip therapy to treat mitral regurgitation.
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WNYT: Most Common Treatments for AFib
Cardiac electrophysiologist, Robert Phang, M.D., FACC, FHRS, of Albany Associates in Cardiology, appeared on WNYT’s Live at Noon to discuss atrial fibrillation and The WATCHMAN procedure.
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Free Family Movie Screening to #HelpOscarQuit
On February 20, St. Peter’s Health Partners and its grant-funded program, Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities (CDTFC), will host a family-friendly, smoke-free movie night to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and the impact of the tobacco imagery shown in films.
Inside SPHP
SPHP Colleagues Participate in National Wear Red Day
On February 1, many colleagues across St. Peter’s Health Partners joined the American Heart Association in supporting National Wear Red Day and American Heart Month by wearing red and encouraging women to live a heart healthy life.