Free Nov. 14 — Hip & Knee: Joint Pain and Treatment Options

St. Peter’s Hospital tonight named its newest, state-of-the-art, six-story patient care facility “The Hearst Pavilion.” The name for the building was unveiled this evening at a reception that also celebrated the end of the hospital’s $35 million Cornerstone Campaign. The capital campaign surpassed its goal by more than $500,000, raising a total of more than $35.5 million. The reception, held across South Manning Boulevard from St. Peter’s Hospital and The Hearst Pavilion, was attended by donors, community leaders, state and local officials, and officials of St. Peter’s Hospital and St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP). George R. Hearst III, publisher and CEO of the Times Union, was chairman of the St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation’s Cornerstone Campaign. Hearst is also a member of the board of St. Peter’s Health Partners and chairman of the SPHP board finance committee. The Hearst Pavilion was named to honor the collective generosity and support of The William Randolph Hearst Foundations and The Hearst Foundations Challenge Grant. It also acknowledges additional support from the Times Union, the leadership of George Hearst as […]

St. Peter’s Health Partners will offer a free educational seminar: Advancements in Interventional Cardiology. The distinguished speaker is Gregory Bishop, MD, FACC, FASCAI, an Interventional Cardiologist with Albany Associates in Cardiology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Dr. Bishop will discuss: New minimally invasive cardiac therapies – Who can they help? Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – Expanding role of TAVR MitraClip® procedure – Mitral valve repair for patients who may not be candidates for surgery WATCHMAN™ procedure – Replacing the use of oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation The program will take place: Tuesday, February 19 6 to 7:30 pm Mercy Auditorium (Across the street from the hospital) St. Peter’s Hospital Campus 310 S. Manning Blvd., Albany Light refreshments will be served. Free parking is available behind and adjacent to Mercy Auditorium. Admission is free, however space is limited and registration is required. Call: 1-800-HEART-76 (1-800-432-7876) to reserve your seat.

Doctors and therapists are seeing an epidemic of patients complaining of neck pain. The reasons are many – learn how good posture can make the difference. […]