Inside SPHP
Colleagues Spread Easter Cheer at Samaritan Hospital
Colleagues in the Food and Nutrition department at Samaritan Hospital made 24 Easter baskets for their colleagues in nursing units and support services.
Blog
SPHP in the News
WTEN: Drive-by Reunion – Daycare Teachers Host Social Distance Serenade for Students
WTEN/News10 aired a story on a social distance serenade held for students of Mercy Cares for Kids. Teachers lined the parking lot to safely say hello to children who have not been attending because their parents have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPHP in the News
WTEN: St. Peter’s Health Partners Using New Therapies to Treat Coronavirus Patients
WTEN/News10 aired a story on multiple therapies being used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients at St. Peter’s and Samaritan hospitals.
SPHP in the News
WNYT: Plasma, Antiviral Drug Treatments Introduced at St. Peter’s Hospital
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the Department of Medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, was interviewed by WNYT about new treatments being offered to COVID-19 patients at St. Peter’s and Samaritan hospitals. This includes experimental convalescent plasma, and as well other antiviral and anti-inflammatory drug treatments.
Inside SPHP
Franklin Hospitality Group and LoPorto’s Restaurant and Catering Donate Easter and Passover Meals to Samaritan and St. Peter’s Hospitals
LoPorto’s Restaurant and Catering and The Franklin Hospitality Group donated meals to more than 700 employees of St. Peter’s Health Partners in celebration of Passover and Easter weekend.
SPHP in the News
Spectrum News: Hilton Garden Inn Transforms for Medical Staff
Shannon Galuski, executive director of the St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, appeared in a Spectrum News report on “Heroes Landing”: A respite for health care workers.
SPHP in the News
Times Union: St. Peter’s Seeking Plasma Donations from Recovered COVID-19 Patients
The Times Union did a story about how SPHP is among the first hospital systems nationwide to receive federal approval for an experimental COVID-19 treatment.
News
St. Peter’s Health Partners Battling COVID-19 with Groundbreaking Therapies, Interdisciplinary Care
Multiple groundbreaking therapies to treat the sickest COVID-positive patients in the Capital Region are being employed at St. Peter’s Health Partners’ (SPHP) acute care hospitals in Albany and Troy. They include the antiviral drug remdesivir; IL-6 inhibitor drugs; macrophage inhibitors; and convalescent blood plasma therapy.
Wellness
LiveSmart: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Lung Health
As a pulmonologist working in critical care, I am often asked: “What makes COVID-19 so worrisome for some, but not for others?”
SPHP in the News
WNYT: Stuyvesant Plaza to Donate Gift Cards to Health Care Workers
Stuyvesant Plaza is donating $10,000 in gift cards to colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Med to be used at the plaza’s restaurants.