Wellness
LiveSmart: Prostate Cancer Screenings Set for Samaritan and St. Peter’s Hospitals
St. Peter’s Health Partners is hosting two free prostate cancer screenings this fall.
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Times Union: St. Peter’s Hospital Offers New Treatment for Chronic Reflux
The Times Union published a story on a new treatment for chronic reflux, now being offered at St. Peter’s Hospital. The LINX device helps control GERD, and was approved by the FDA in 2011.
Upcoming Events
Free September 26 Event for Seniors: Making Sense of Medicare
Medicare can be confusing, and St. Peter’s Health Partners is helping to make sense of it all. St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center will host an event for seniors to share information on the different parts of Medicare.
Upcoming Events
Dr. Mehul Trivedi to Discuss Weight Loss Surgery at October 4 Seminar
Mehul Trivedi, M.D., FACS, of St. Peter’s Health Partners, will host a free educational seminar, titled “Weight Loss Surgery: It’s About Winning!”
News
St. Peter’s Hospital Offering Minimally Invasive Surgery to Treat Reflux
Dennis Rassias, M.D., chief of thoracic surgery at St. Peter’s Hospital, has performed the hospital’s first LINX implant procedure. Approved by the FDA in 2011, the LINX procedure is a surgical treatment for GERD.
Upcoming Events
St. Peter’s Hospital offering classes on Grandparenting 101
St. Peter’s Health Partners is offering a class for first time Grandparents, designed to update your knowledge about safety, bathing, illness and more!
Upcoming Events
Expectant Parents’ Tour Offered at St. Peter’s Hospital
St. Peter’s Health Partners is offering free Expectant Parents’ Tours, designed to provide parents with information on services and programs available.
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Photo Gallery: Ella de Vaubicourt Visits St. Peter’s Hospital
Ella, who was born premature at St. Peter’s Hospital while her mother was visiting from Paris, visited St. Peter’s to meet the staff that saved her life.
SPHP in the News
Times Union: Growing Calls for ERs to Treat Addiction on Demand
Dr. Melissa Weimer, chief of behavioral health and addiction medicine for St. Peter’s Health Partners, was interviewed for a Times Union article on emergency room treatment for opioid overdose.
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SPHP Offering Free Mammograms for Employees
Tuesday September 18 is St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Fall Mammogram Day, and we are offering FREE Mammograms to employees and their spouses.