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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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LiveSmart: Achieving a Healthy Weight – Is Weight Loss Surgery for You?

May 17, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of American adults are obese. In the effort to achieve a healthy weight, when should weight loss surgery be considered?

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Times Union: Albany’s Workforce Team Challenge will be a Heated Race

May 17, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

The Times Union interviewed Dave Steck, a physical therapist at St. Peter’s Physical Therapy and Fitness in Slingerlands, on how runners can best prepare for running in the CDPHP Workforce Challenge, when heat is a concern.

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13 Kids Who Care: Michael Wais

May 16, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

St. Peter’s Health Partners, WNYT-NewsChannel 13 and the Times Union have once again teamed up to “uncover” and honor youth in the Capital Region whose volunteer work touches the lives of our residents and improves the quality of life in this area.

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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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Mercy Cares For Kids Celebrates Mother’s Day with Art and Thanks

May 11, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

Students at Mercy Cares For Kids celebrated Mother’s Day with an art show and reception to recognize and thank their moms for all they do.

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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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