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LiveSmart: Breast Mammography Can Save Lives and Should Not Be Delayed

May 20, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

You might have heard the news that Gov. Cuomo’s significant other, Sandra Lee, is being treated for breast cancer. Then, you might think, “When should I get checked out myself?” The time is now, this summer.

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Five SPHP Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence

May 11, 2015 SPHP News

Five St. Peter’s Health Partners nurses were honored for nursing excellence on May 8 at the Times Union’s inaugural “Salute to Nurses” ceremony.

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NurseZone: 10 Things Nurses Would Like to Tell Hospital Visitors

May 4, 2015 Corporate Communications Staff

Maggie Urquhart, BS, RN-BC, a nurse manager in an orthopedic unit/total joint center at St. Peter’s Hospital, was featured in a story by NurseZone. Her contributions include this quote: “We ask patients to have a visitor advocate with them for pre-surgical appointments and time of surgery; a family member who will assist in their recovery. Our view on our unit is that we are in partnership with visitors.” Click here to see the full story.

LiveSmart: Bullying

April 22, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

The issue of abuse and bullying among school-aged kids continues to make the news, with the National Center Against Bullying reporting last month that one in three students will be bullied in school, either in person or over social media channels.

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LiveSmart: Immunizations Critical for Individual, Public Health

April 8, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

A measles outbreak that emerged in late December on the West Coast continues to remain in the news. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that spreads easily through the air or on infected surfaces.

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Times Union: Trooper and college student die of rare cause among young

March 16, 2015 Corporate Communications Staff

Dr. Michael J. Martinelli, chief of cardiology at St. Peter’s Hospital, spoke with the Times Union about the rarity of artery blockages in young people. Click here to see the story.

Times Union: A nurse in heroin addiction’s trenches reflects

March 10, 2015 Corporate Communications Staff

Mary Femia, an amazing person who retired from St. Peter’s Health Partners in February after 60 years in nursing, was profiled in a feature story by the Times Union. Click here to see the full story.

FLY92.3, St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation To Host “Ice Out ALS Challenge”

August 13, 2014 Robert Webster Jr.

FLY92.3 and St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation are teaming up to host an “Ice Out ALS Challenge” to benefit St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center Lewis Golub MDA/ALS Clinic.

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U.S. News and World Report Ranks St. Peter’s Hospital Very High for Quality of Care

July 21, 2014 Robert Webster Jr.

U.S. News & World Report has awarded St. Peter’s Hospital its highest ranking in the Capital Region and one of the highest in upstate New York for excellent quality of care.

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St. Peter’s Hospital First in Region To Receive New da Vinci Xi Surgical System

July 15, 2014 Robert Webster Jr.

Ten years after it became the first Capital Region hospital to acquire and use a da Vinci computer-enhanced surgical system, St. Peter’s Hospital is now the first in the region – and among the first in the nation – to bring the benefits of the new da Vinci Xi Surgical System to patients.

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