NewsChannel 13: Eddy Health Alert Offers Safety for Seniors

As the COVID pandemic continues to impact our communities, many members of the senior population have remained sheltered at home to reduce their exposure and maintain social distancing. Fortunately, there are programs like PACE that can help keep seniors engaged and safe, even during these unprecedented times.

As the clock ticked past midnight early Saturday morning, October 1, the future of health care delivery in the Capital Region changed. The merger of Northeast Health, St. Peter’s Health Care Services and Seton Health – nearly four years in the making – became final on October 1 when St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), a new not-for-profit organization that will be the “parent corporation” for the three organizations, became operational. The merger creates the region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit network of high-quality, advanced medical care, primary care, rehabilitation and senior services. These state-ofthe-art services and programs will be provided through Albany Memorial Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany; Samaritan Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy; Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady; as well as The Eddy system of continuing care and The Community Hospice. The new organization has more than 11,700 employees at more than 125 locations in seven counties of northeastern New York. St. Peter’s Health Partners will be the region’s largest private employer and have an annual budget of nearly $1.1 […]

Congratulations to the team at Eddy SeniorCare in Schenectady for making the entire cast of “The Wizard of Oz” come alive at the 48th Annual Gazette Holiday Parade in Schenectady on November 21. The team even took home an award for the “Most Theatrical” float at the holiday parade. Great job to Dorothy, the tinman, the scarecrow, the cowardly lion, and the whole gang at Eddy SeniorCare!