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WRGB: Albany Memorial, Samaritan Hospital to Merge Facilities
WRGB/CBS6 Albany aired a story on the merger of Albany and Samaritan Hospitals. The previously announced merger does not affect either of the hospitals’ services.
Facility: Samaritan Hospital
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WNYT: Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital Officially Merge
WNYT aired a story on the merger of Albany Memorial and Samaritan hospitals. The merger took effect January 1, 2020.
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Times Union: Albany Memorial, Samaritan Hospital Merger Goes Into Effect Wednesday
The Times Union has published an article on the merger of Albany Memorial and Samaritan hospitals. The merger takes effect January 1, 2020.
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Albany Memorial Hospital to Merge with Samaritan Hospital on January 1, 2020
Albany Memorial Hospital in Albany and Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York, will merge into one legal entity on January 1, 2020. As a result, signs at the facility will read “Samaritan Hospital – Albany Memorial Campus.”
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Albany Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery Welcomes Stavroula Efstathiadis
St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates is pleased to welcome Stavroula Efstathiadis, PA, to Albany Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery. Board-certified in physician assistant studies, Efstathiadis practices thoracic surgery.
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WNYT: Hospitals Providing Safe Spaces to Help Sex Abuse Victims
Nancy Harris, NP, NYSAFE, SANE-A, SANE-P, manager of the forensic nursing program for St. Peter’s Health Partners, talks to WNYT about how hospitals are caring for and supporting victims of sexual assault.
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SPHP Employee Named Nurse Practitioner of the Year
The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State has named Janice Ceccucci, DNP, FNP-BC, a family nurse practitioner for the Forensic Nurse Examiner Program at St. Peter’s Health Partners, as its Nurse Practitioner of the Year.
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Samaritan Hospital Nurses Honored for Exceptional Care
Two nurses at Samaritan Hospital are the latest recipients of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the exceptional, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.
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Advanced Limb Preservation Program Helping Patients Avoid Amputation
The St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Advanced Limb Preservation Program aims to prevent amputations in patients with diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and other vascular problems by offering a multidisciplinary approach to healing wounds.
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Samaritan Hospital Honored for Excellence in Stroke and Heart Attack Care
Samaritan Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for its excellence in stroke care. It was also honored for its heart attack care.