Wellness
LiveSmart: Breastfeeding Benefits Baby and Mom
In advance of Mother’s Day, we offer best wishes to moms everywhere, and celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding to both moms and their babies.
Facility: St. Peter's Hospital
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WAMC: Medical Monday with Dr. Catherine Adams
Catherine Adams, M.D., chief of palliative medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital., and Susan Serrano, LCSW, social worker with Palliative Care Partners, appeared on WAMC’s Medical Monday.
News
St. Peter’s Health Partners Limiting Hospital Visitation in Response to High Community Levels of COVID-19
Beginning April 25, St. Peter’s Health Partners will be limiting visitation at its hospitals due to the increased prevalence of COVID-19 in Albany and Rensselaer counties.
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WTEN: Women’s Health – National Kidney Month
Dr. Jorge Cerda, chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, speaks to News10 about kidney disease and how best to prevent it.
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WTEN: Health Officials Discuss Mask Recommendations as Sick Calls Increase
WTEN/News10 interviewed Kassandra Foley, director of infection control for St. Peter’s Health Partners, about the state of COVID-19 infections and mask recommendations.
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WTEN: Colorectal Cancer Screenings Save Lives
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Joseph Choma, M.D., Albany Gastroenterology Consultants and Chief of Gastroenterology at St. Peter’s Hospital, talks to WTEN about the importance of getting screened.
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Times Union: After 130 Days in the Hospital, Rensselaer COVID Patient Finally Home
Tommy Raus, who spent 130 days battling COVID-19 at St. Peter’s Hospital, is finally home after completing his rehab stay at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital. His story was featured in the Albany Times Union.
News
COVID Patient Discharged After 130 Days in St. Peter’s Hospital
Tommy Raus of Rensselaer leaves St. Peter’s Hospital after spending 130 days as an inpatient fighting COVID-19.
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New Division Chief of Cardiology at St. Peter’s Hospital
John D. Filippone, M.D., of Albany Associates in Cardiology, has been appointed the Division Chief of Cardiology at St. Peter’s Hospital.
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WTEN: Podcast – On the Story with Trishna Begam – COVID Testing Confusion
Tom LaPorta, Microbiology Line Manager at St. Peter’s Hospital, is featured in the latest episode of WTEN’s podcast, “On the Story with Trishna Begam.” LaPorta helps sort through some COVID testing confusion.