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WTEN: Heart Surgery Patients Reunite with Doctors
WTEN/News10 aired a story on the Heart Recovery Reunion held May 25 at St. Peter’s Hospital.
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WRGB: New Medicare Rule Could Send $200 Million to Capital Region Hospitals
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.
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WRGB: As Capital Region Drug Overdoses Spike, Advocates Point Towards Treatment for Prevention
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.
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St. Peter’s Hospital Hosts Heart Recovery Reunion
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.
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WTEN: National Stroke Awareness Month
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.
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Times Union: Health Care Vaccine Mandate Stays in N.Y. as Federal Public Health Emergency Ends
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 federal COVID-19 public health emergency. In response to the federal action, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says it will soon lift the vaccine mandate for government-funded hospital and nursing homes. In New York state, the Department of Health says it is currently reviewing next steps regarding its vaccine mandate, which currently remains in effect. From the article: But local health care executives say it’s also time to soften the state vaccine requirements — which do not have an expiration date, but can be amended — so they can rehire staff and ease shortages. St. Peter’s Health Partners, which lost about 500 employees when the mandate went into effect, has heard from a number of former workers interested in returning to their jobs, according to hospital President & CEO Dr. Steven D. Hanks. “We do know that there are a certain number of them who would come back to the workplace […]
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WAMC: Medical Monday with Dr. Mandip Joshi
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.
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WTEN: NYS Maintains Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Despite Federal COVID Emergency Lifting
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.
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WTEN: End of National COVID-19 Emergency to Impact New York
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.
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WTEN: Monoclonal Antibody Clinic Recognized
WTEN/News10 aired a story on a ceremony honoring St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Monoclonal Antibody Clinic and its medical director, Dr. Melissa Fiorini.