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WNYT: Health Beat — Heart and Diabetes
Reid Muller, M.D., of Albany Associates in Cardiology, appeared on WNYT’s Health Beat to discuss the link between diabetes and heart disease. November is Diabetes Awareness Month.
Articles by Courtney Weisberg
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Times Union: Seen at St. Peter’s Hospital 150 Years Celebration
Were you seen at St. Peter’s Hospital’s 150th Anniversary Celebration? The hospital, founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1869, marked its sesquicentennial on November 1.
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SPHP Employee Named Nurse Practitioner of the Year
The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State has named Janice Ceccucci, DNP, FNP-BC, a family nurse practitioner for the Forensic Nurse Examiner Program at St. Peter’s Health Partners, as its Nurse Practitioner of the Year.
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Family Medical Group Welcomes Kristin Cooke
Kristin Cooke, FNP-CS, GNP-CS, has joined Family Medical Group. Board-certified in family practice and gerontology, Cooke practices primary care for all ages.
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St. Peter’s Internal and Family Medicine Welcomes Laura McMillen
Laura McMillen, FNP-BC, NP-C, has joined St. Peter’s Internal and Family Medicine. Dual board certified as a family nurse practitioner, McMillen practices internal medicine.
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Samaritan Hospital Nurses Honored for Exceptional Care
Two nurses at Samaritan Hospital are the latest recipients of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the exceptional, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.
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Advanced Limb Preservation Program Helping Patients Avoid Amputation
The St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Advanced Limb Preservation Program aims to prevent amputations in patients with diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and other vascular problems by offering a multidisciplinary approach to healing wounds.
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St. Peter’s Rensselaer Health Center Welcomes Dr. Chrysothemis Nesbitt
Chrysothemis Nesbitt, M.D., has joined St. Peter’s Rensselaer Health Center. Board-certified in family medicine, Dr. Nesbitt practices primary care.
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WTEN: Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities Visits Bethlehem Middle School
WTEN News10 interviewed Cara Zampi, youth engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, during an educational event held at Bethlehem Middle School.
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Record Baby Boom at St. Peter’s Hospital
The Women’s and Children’s Services department at St. Peter’s Hospital delivered nearly 300 babies during the month of August — more than any other month in the hospital’s history. The hospital is now on track to deliver more than 3,000 babies by year’s end.