Business Review: New CEO for One of Albany’s Biggest Hospital-Affiliated Physician Groups

St. Peter’s Health Partners will offer a free educational seminar: Advancements in Interventional Cardiology. The distinguished speaker is Gregory Bishop, MD, FACC, FASCAI, an Interventional Cardiologist with Albany Associates in Cardiology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Dr. Bishop will discuss: New minimally invasive cardiac therapies – Who can they help? Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – Expanding role of TAVR MitraClip® procedure – Mitral valve repair for patients who may not be candidates for surgery WATCHMAN™ procedure – Replacing the use of oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation The program will take place: Tuesday, February 19 6 to 7:30 pm Mercy Auditorium (Across the street from the hospital) St. Peter’s Hospital Campus 310 S. Manning Blvd., Albany Light refreshments will be served. Free parking is available behind and adjacent to Mercy Auditorium. Admission is free, however space is limited and registration is required. Call: 1-800-HEART-76 (1-800-432-7876) to reserve your seat.

James K. Reed, MD, MBA, today became the first individual to hold the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Peter’s Health Partners – the region’s largest health system.

Jeanine Gillmeister, RN, MSN, CCRN, has been appointed director of emergency services for Acute Care at St. Peter’s Health Partners. A health care professional with more than 14 years of nursing and supervisory experience, Gillmeister previously served as director of the emergency department, ICU and nursing supervisors at Albany Memorial Hospital.