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Drug Topics: Sorting Out Remdesivir Supplies Amid COVID-19

May 21, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Drug Topics magazine, a trade publication for clinical pharmacists, recently interviewed a trio of SPHP pharmacists for an article examining the allocation of supplies of the drug remdesivir.

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Business Review: St. Peter’s CEO James Reed on How to Move Forward from COVID

May 21, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

James K. Reed, M.D., president and CEO of SPHP, was interviewed in the Albany Business Review about the steps needed on healthcare’s road to recovery from COVID.

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Fuccillo Auto Group Donates Food to St. Peter’s Hospital

May 20, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Thank you to the Fuccillo Auto Group for feeding some of our colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital! The company graciously arranged for, and delivered, 115 lunches to colleagues in our emergency department and ICU, and at our screening stations.

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WRGB: Couple Separated During the Pandemic Reunites at Troy Nursing Home

May 20, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 News featured the heartwarming reunion of a husband and wife at Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center in Troy. The two had been separated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are now together once again.

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LiveSmart: Dedication and Resolve of Nursing During, After COVID

May 20, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Last year, when the American Nurses Association announced that 2020 was going to be the Year of the Nurse, they could not have known how right they would be.

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Spectrum News: New Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco, Vape Sales Now in Effect

May 19, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Spectrum News interviewed Judy Rightmyer, director of Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, about new laws restricting the sale of flavored vape and tobacco products which went into effect Monday, May 18.

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LiveSmart: The Mental Health Toll of the COVID Pandemic

May 13, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

The COVID pandemic is creating a mental health crisis in our country. But help is just a phone call away.

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WRGB: Mysterious Illness Kills Multiple NY Children, Gov. Cuomo Instructs DOH to Investigate

May 12, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Arthur Gran, M.D., infectious disease specialist at St. Peter’s Health Partners, was interviewed by WRGB/CBS6 News about a new pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome that has sickened dozens of children in New York state.

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Spectrum News: Differentiating the Symptoms of COVID-19 and Asthma

May 12, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Is it allergies or could your breathing troubles be symptoms of COVID-19? Brandi Ewing, director of respiratory services at St. Peter’s Health Partners, spoke to Spectrum News about how to tell the difference between asthma and COVID-19.

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WTEN: Some Children with COVID-19 Showing Symptoms Similar to Kawasaki Disease

May 11, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News 10 interviewed Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for SPHP Acute Care, for its story on a new pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, similar to Kawasaki disease, likely linked to COVID-19.

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