CBS 6: Local Business Donates $1,000 to Samaritan Hospital

The Troy Record wrote a story about the upcoming “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” community march against rape and sexual violence. The event, hosted by the Sexual Assault & Crime Victims Assistance Program for Rensselaer County at Samaritan Hospital, will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 25 at Riverfront Park in Troy. Click here to see the full story.

Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, medical director of addiction and recovery services at St. Peter’s Health Partners, was interviewed by WRGB/CBS6 Albany regarding a new study that finds 78 percent of Americans cannot identify whether their pain medications contained opioids.

Samaritan Hospital held its 9th Annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event challenging men to literally walk a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes in a show of support for victims of rape and sexual assault. See the featured story in the Troy Record.