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Addiction Treatment Centers Make Adjustments During COVID-19 Pandemic

March 20, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC) was featured in a Spectrum News report on adjustments addiction treatment centers are having to make as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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WNYT: SEFCU Donates Their Masks to St. Peter’s

March 20, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

SEFCU’s generous donation of 1,200 N-95 respirator masks to SPHP is a welcome tool in the fight against COVID-19.

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St. Peter’s Health Partners, Albany Med to Limit COVID-19 Testing to Symptomatic Health Care Workers

March 19, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Health Partners and Albany Med are suspending COVID-19 community testing. Effective immediately, St. Peter’s Health Partners will only be testing symptomatic health care providers at its Albany Memorial Campus.

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LiveSmart: National Kidney Month – Raising Awareness of Kidney Disease

March 19, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Approximately 850 million people worldwide are affected by kidney disease and many don’t even know it.

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Kellie Valenti Named President of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates

March 17, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Kellie Valenti, MBA-H, FACHE was recently named president of SPHPMA. Kellie had served in the interim role since summer 2019, and had been the chief operating officer of the medical group since 2015.

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Hospital Doctors Say Call Primary Physician First

March 16, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Spectrum News aired a story on the March 13th news conference held by Capital Region hospitals, during which strict visitation guidelines were announced.

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WTEN: Capital Region Hospitals Release Preparedness Plan

March 16, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN aired a story on new visitation guidelines implemented at regional hospitals, including at St. Peter’s Health Partners. The new restrictions were announced as part of a collaborative response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Eddy Announces New Visitation Policies

March 12, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

In order to help protect its residents from COVID-19, The Eddy’s nursing homes, assisted living communities, and memory care communities — all part of St. Peter’s Health Partners — have adopted a strict limited visitation policy effective immediately. The new rules follow the guidance provided to all of the nation’s nursing homes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Senior Living Communities Take Precautions to Protect Residents

March 12, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT interviewed Michael Wolff, M.D., medical director for St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Continuing Care division, for its story on how senior living centers are protecting residents against COVID-19.

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WTEN: Nursing Homes Working to Prevent Spread of COVID-19

March 12, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Michael Wolff, M.D., medical director for St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Continuing Care division, was interviewed by WTEN about the steps being taken to protect residents in nursing homes.

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