Corporate Communications Staff, Author at St. Peter's Health Partners News

Norman Dascher, CEO of Samaritan Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, stands with Forest Weyen, executive director of the Bennington Rescue Squad, at a ceremony on May 22 to celebrate the squad receiving a Mission Lifeline Gold Award from the American Hearty Association.

Samaritan Hospital EMS Partner Honored for Heart Attack Care

May 25, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Norman Dascher, CEO Samaritan Hospital, participated in a ceremony on May 22 to celebrate the Bennington Rescue Squad receiving a Mission: Lifeline Gold Award. The rescue squad transports all of its heart attack patients to Samaritan Hospital.

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SPHP in the News

Times Union: CEO’s Tireless Work Ethic Driven by Her Compassion

May 23, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

The Times Union published a profile of Virginia Golden, CEO of St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Memorial Hospital. The profile details her recent experience as the spouse of an emergency room patient; her 46-year career with St. Peter’s; her mentors; her office, and more.

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Troy Record: Ready to Care: Samaritan Graduates 27 New Nurses

May 23, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

The Troy Record posted a gallery of photos taken at last week’s Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing graduation ceremony. Of this year’s 27 graduates, 25 already have nursing jobs lined up

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SPHP Colleagues Complete Workforce Team Challenge

May 22, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Congratulations to colleagues who completed the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge on May 18. Forty-six of the 7,736 finishers who braved the heat were part of the SPHP team, including Karen Bertasso, the first female finisher!

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Inside SPHP

Legal Services VP Robert Swidler Co-Authors Journal Article About DNR Orders

May 18, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Robert Swidler, vice president of legal services for St. Peter’s Health Partners, co-authored a journal article advocating amendments to New York state laws related to end-of-life care.

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The Eddy Honored by Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern NY

May 18, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

The Eddy was honored as a “Corporate Philanthropist of the Year” by the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York on May 5 at the annual An Evening to End Alzheimer’s Gala.

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Board-certified physician assistant Ataul Ghani has joined St. Peter’s Rensselaer Health Center, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates.

St. Peter’s Rensselaer Health Center Welcomes Ataul Ghani

May 18, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Board-certified physician assistant Ataul Ghani has joined St. Peter’s Rensselaer Health Center, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates.

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Free Screening on May 24 Tests for Genetic Risk to Lung Disease

May 15, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

St. Peter’s Health Partners will hold a free screening for Alpha-1, a hereditary condition and a major genetic risk factor for serious lung disease, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, at St. Peter’s Hospital Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Albany.

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Photo by John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union

Times Union: Samaritan Hospital Expansion Expected to be Finished in 2017

May 11, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

The Times Union published a story and photos about construction on the five-story Heinrich Medicus Patient Pavilion on the Samaritan Hospital campus in Troy, and progress on SPHP’s $99 million Troy Master Facilities Plan.

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Seven St. Peter’s Health Partners SPHP nurses will honored for nursing excellence at the third annual Times Union Salute to Nurses.

Seven St. Peter’s Health Partners Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence

May 11, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Chosen from more than 300 submitted nominations, three SPHP nurses will be named a “Nurse of the Year,” and four SPHP nurses will be honored as Nurse of the Year Finalists, at the 2017 Times Union Salute to Nurses.

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