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Occupational Therapy Team Provides Activity Bags for COVID Patients
St. Peter’s Health Partners occupational therapy team, delivered activity bags to COVID patients in isolation. […]
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Times Union: Hospitals Limit Non-Urgent Surgery as Coronavirus Surges in Albany Area
Leaders from several regional hospitals held a news conference on December 22, 2020, to update the community on the COVID-19 pandemic including vaccination efforts, record hospitalizations, and a pause on non-urgent surgeries. Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, appeared in the Times Union’s coverage of the event. […]
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Times Union: COVID-19 Mortality Rates Are Down, but Will a Surge Undo Progress?
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, was interviewed by the Times Union about treatment advances in the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Cerda discussed the benefits of proning, as well as medications like dexamethasone and monoclonal antibodies. […]
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WTEN: SEFCU Donating 24,000 N95 Masks to Albany Med and St. Peter’s Hospital
WTEN/News10 aired a story on the donation of 24,000 N95 masks to St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Medical Center. SEFCU donated the masks to help protect front-line workers as they continue to battle COVID-19. […]
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WTEN: Local Hospitals Place Restrictions on Visitors
Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for SPHP, appeared on WTEN to discuss new visitor restrictions now in place at SPHP acute care facilities. The restrictions were implemented on November 7 in response to an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. […]
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WTEN: Overnight Spike in COVID Cases Draws Concern of Second Wave
Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Capital Region. […]
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WTEN: Local Doctor Discusses Study on Kidney Failure Secondary to COVID-19
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss the prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) among those hospitalized with COVID-19. […]
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Times Union: ‘The Next Wave has Started.’ Capital Region Braces as COVID-19 Numbers Grow
Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for SPHP Acute Care, and Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, appear in the Times Union’s article on growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Capital Region. […]
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WAMC: Medical Monday – Breast Cancer with Dr. Ajaz Khan
Ajaz Khan, M.D., medical director of medical oncology at St. Peter’s Health Partners, appeared on WAMC’s Medical Monday. Dr. Khan discussed the latest treatments for breast cancer, the importance of regular mammograms, and male breast cancer. […]
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WNYT: Health Beat — Kidney Damage and COVID-19
Jorge Cerda, M.D., MS, FACP, FASN, chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, appeared on WNYT’s Health Beat to discuss acute kidney injury linked to COVID-19. […]