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Samaritan Bariatric and Metabolic Care Welcomes Erica Lydon
Erica Lydon, FNP-BC, has joined Samaritan Bariatric and Metabolic Care. She practices nutrition support.
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SPHP Nurses Honored at 2019 Capital Region Heart Ball
The 2019 Capital Region Heart Ball honored several cardiac nurses from St. Peter’s Health Partners. Norine Kelsey, RN, of St. Peter’s Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness, was this year’s recipient of the Donald Led Duke Heart Hero Award.
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Recruitment Effort Yields Successful Results
A team of physicians from St. Peter’s Hospital recently participated in a recruitment effort at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Elmhurst, New York. and with successful results.
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Dress in Blue Day 2019
Colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital dress in blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The effort is aimed at spreading the message that colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable.
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New Marketing Campaign Highlights How SPHPMA is “Making Health Care Easier” for Patients
Our new marketing campaign, “Making Health Care Easier,” aims at helping patients more easily access services available through St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates including virtual doctor visits, online scheduling, and much more.
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113 Bags Donated to Patients at St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center
Local consultants for Thirty-One Gifts recently organized a generous donation of 113 tote bags for patients at the St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center.
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Smoke-Free Movie Night Held to Raise Awareness of Tobacco Dangers
On February 20, Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, a grant-funded program of SPHP, hosted a smoke-free movie night at the Schenectady County Public Library to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and the impact of the tobacco imagery shown in films.
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Legal Services VP Robert Swidler Discusses End of Life Decisions in New Video
Robert N. Swidler, vice president of Legal Services at St. Peter’s Health Partners, created the video presentation “End of Life Decisions – The Law in NY” for the New York State Bar Association.
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SPHP Colleagues Participate in National Wear Red Day
On February 1, many colleagues across St. Peter’s Health Partners joined the American Heart Association in supporting National Wear Red Day and American Heart Month by wearing red and encouraging women to live a heart healthy life.
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Dr. Brian Murray Published in Scholarly Journal
Brian Murray, MD, of Capital Region Urology, has published research on the cost-effectiveness of overactive bladder treatments.