Inside SPHP
Urge Congress to Pass Comprehensive Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
Please join St. Peter’s Health Partners and Trinity Health in urging Congress to pass comprehensive solutions to the opioid crisis – take action by May 24!
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News
SPHP Chooses SUNY SCCC as Site for New Mamava Nursing Pod
SUNY SCCC has unveiled a new Mamava nursing pod on its campus, made possible through a five-year grant awarded to St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP). The lactation pod provides nursing mothers with a safe, private space to breastfeed their baby or pump.
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St. Mary’s and Samaritan to Merge in Early 2019
St. Peter’s Health Partners is moving forward with planned merger of St. Mary’s and Samaritan hospitals into a single legal entity. The merger will have no impact on services provided at either facility.
News
Our Lady of Mercy To Offer First-of-its-Kind Dialysis Program
Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland next week will become the first non-hospital rehab center in the Capital Region to offer on-site peritoneal dialysis to patients with kidney disease. The service will begin on Tuesday, May 15.
Inside SPHP
Mercy Cares For Kids Celebrates Mother’s Day with Art Show, Reception
Mercy Cares For Kids (MCFK) celebrated Mother’s Day with an art show and reception at the center on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
News
Three St. Peter’s Health Partners Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence
Congratulations to Valerie Rivituso for being named a “Nurse of the Year,” and to Kelli Foley and Amy Froehlich for being Nurse of the Year Finalists, as part of the 2018 Times Union Salute to Nurses.
SPHP in the News
WNYT NewsChannel 13: Sock Out Cancer Benefit Concert at the Palace Theatre
Anne Lawton, RN, community liaison for St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center, appeared on WNYT to discuss the Sock Out Cancer benefit concert at the Palace Theatre in Albany. The event, featuring William Close and the Earth Harp, raised money for the foundations at Albany Medical Center and St. Peter’s Hospital to benefit cancer patients and their families.
News
Price Chopper and MDA Donate $50,000 to Support St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center
St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center was grateful to be the recent recipient of $50,000 from Price Chopper/Market 32 supermarkets and the Muscular Dystrophy Association to provide services to patients living with ALS.
News
13 Kids Who Care: Scott Jones
Meet Scott Jones, an 11th grader at Glens Falls High School and a member of the 2018 class of “13 Kids Who Care.”
Wellness
LiveSmart: Breastfeeding Benefits Both Mom & Baby
Numerous studies have shown measurable health benefits for nursing moms, which means breastfeeding is best not just for baby, but mom as well.