Courtney Weisberg, Author at St. Peter's Health Partners News

WNYT NewsChannel 13: Pinwheel Garden Helps Draw Attention to Child Abuse

April 25, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT aired a story on a Pinwheels for Prevention event held at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center in Troy. The event, sponsored by Healthy Families of Rensselaer County, raises awareness about child abuse and ways to prevent it from happening.

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Spectrum News: Pinwheels Planted for a Good Cause

April 25, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Spectrum News features Healthy Families of Rensselaer County event, Pinwheels for Prevention. The event, held at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center, is part of a nationwide movement dedicated to preventing child abuse.

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Children Plant Pinwheel Garden of Hope to Raise Child Abuse Awareness

April 24, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Children at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center plant Pinwheels for Prevention in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The event raises awareness so more people will learn to detect, report, and help eliminate child abuse in their communities.

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Sunnyview Staff Members Publish Study in Educational Journal

April 23, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Colleagues at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital collaborated on a fall reduction study published in the March/April 2018 issue of Rehabilitation Nursing Journal. The team implemented a video monitoring system, aimed at reducing patient falls.

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St. Peter’s Health Partners Awarded Grant for Diabetes Awareness and Prevention

April 20, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Federal grant helps St. Peter’s Health Partners expand program to advance diabetes awareness and prevention. The PreventT2 program is a free, 16-week course focusing on key lifestyle changes to help reduce a person’s diabetes risk.

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St. Peter’s Gynecology Welcomes Physician Assistant Barbara Poetzsch

April 17, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Barbara Poetzsch, PA, has joined St. Peter’s Gynecology in Green Island, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Poetzsch will practice outpatient gynecological care.

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Children to Plant Pinwheels for Prevention in Honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 16, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Children to plant a pinwheel garden of hope at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center on Tuesday, April 24th. The event is part of the nationwide movement, Pinwheels for Prevention, in honor of National Childhood Abuse Prevention Month.

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NewsChannel 13: Nurse’s Compassion Can Mean the World to Her Patients

April 13, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

Judy DeLong-Broda, a case manager for St. Peter’s Health Partners at Troy Internal Medicine, is featured on WNYT’s Today’s Women report. Judy is being recognized for coming to the aid of others at their most vulnerable time.

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St. Peter’s Health Partners Joins Coalition to Fight Opioid Addiction

April 12, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Health Partners has joined a new coalition to help fight opioid addiction. As part of the effort, SPHP has teamed up with WNYT for a special one-hour program on the epidemic. The program will air at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13.

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Times Union: Capital Region Coalition Forms to Fight Growing Opioid Epidemic

April 12, 2018 Courtney Weisberg

The Times Union published a story about a new region-wide consortium launching this week aimed at addressing the growing opioid epidemic. St. Peter’s Health Partners is proud to be a part of the “Prescription for Progress: United Against Opioid addiction” coalition.

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