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SPHP offers the 7-week "The Butt Stops Here" program to help smokers quit and reduce their risk of dying from a smoking-related illness.

Programs Provide Pathway to Help Smokers Quit

January 7, 2016 Corporate Communications Staff

Quitting is the single best thing a smoker can do to improve their health and reduce the risk of dying from a smoking-related illness. SPHP offers the 7-week “The Butt Stops Here” program to help smokers quit.

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NewsChannel 13: Cholesterol Screening Crucial for Kids

January 6, 2016 Robert Webster Jr.

With obesity numbers at an all-time high in America, screening kids for cholesterol is a crucial step in assuring better health in adulthood.

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LiveSmart: Prone Breast Radiation Therapy May Be Best for Some Patients

January 6, 2016 Robert Webster Jr.

Some patients may be better served receiving radiation treatments in the prone position (lying face down) when they receive radiation to their breast tissue.

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Samaritan & St. Mary’s Hospitals Launch Program To Improve Patient Care Experience

January 6, 2016 Angela Yu

Samaritan and St. Mary’s hospitals have launched an innovative new program called the “Patient and Family Advisory Council” to help improve quality and safety for patients, and enhancing the hospital experience for both patients and their families.

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LiveSmart: New Year’s Resolution – Kicking the Smoking Habit

December 30, 2015 Angela Yu

Want a fresh start to the new year? Make a new year’s resolution to quit smoking in 2016! The St. Mary’s Center for Health Programs and Promotion offers education and support to help you quit successfully.

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Times Union: Santa Makes Special Deliveries Christmas Morning at St. Peter’s Hospital

December 28, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

After a long night of delivering presents all around the globe, Santa finished up his Christmas morning rounds at St. Peter’s Hospital, presenting newborns to their mothers.

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Samaritan Hospital Nurse Helps Rescue Wayward Seal

December 23, 2015 Angela Yu

Shannon Fitzgerald, a psychiatric nurse at Samaritan Hospital, is also a wildlife rehabilitator who spearheaded a mission to rescue “Wrong Way Charlie,” a one-year-old seal trapped in the waters near Lock I of the Champlain Canal in Waterford this summer.

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Toys for Tots Accepts Donation from St. Peter’s Hospital Pharmacy Department

December 22, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

For the second year in a row, the SPH Pharmacy Department held a toy drive to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.

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Santa To Present Infants to Moms on Christmas Day at St. Peter’s Hospital

December 22, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

Santa will be driving a bassinet instead of a sleigh at St. Peter’s Hospital on Christmas Day as he presents newborns to their mothers.

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Sunnyview Staffer Recognized By Albany County Traffic Safety Awareness Committee

December 22, 2015 Angela Yu

Congratulations to Donna Stressel, program director of driving rehabilitation servcices for Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, who has been recognized by the Albany County Traffic Safety Awareness Committee with its Award of Excellence.

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