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WRGB: Some Capital Region Hospitals Easing Visitor Restrictions as COVID Cases Decline

March 4, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Christopher Jordan, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, was interviewed by WRGB/CBS 6 News Albany about new visitation guidelines, which take effect Monday, March 8.

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WNYT: Health Beat — Colorectal Awareness

March 4, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Jill Genua of Capital District Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, appeared on WNYT to discuss risk factors for the disease and why so many younger people are being diagnosed with the illness.

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Times Union: Local Hospitals Amp Up Pressure on Schumer to Increase Federal Funding

March 4, 2021 Robert Webster Jr.

The Times Union reported on how a small tweak in a Medicare formula could mean a $100 million annual increase in federal funding for five Capital Region hospital systems.

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WTEN: Push for More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to be Administered by Community-Based Doctors

March 2, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 interviewed William Kowal, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates and physician with St. Peter’s Internal and Family Medicine, about efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines in community-based medical offices.

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WTEN: COVID Vaccine May Interfere with Mammogram Results

March 2, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Kirsten Cestaro, M.D., associate director of St. Peter’s Breast Center, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and their potential interference with mammogram results.

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HANYS: Member Spotlight – St. Peter’s Health Partners Delivers Monoclonal Antibody Therapy to COVID-19 Patients

February 18, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

HANYS recently highlighted St. Peter’s Health Partners in its Member Spotlight for its COVID-19 monoclonal antibody infusion clinic, which has treated more than 550 patients in the Capital Region.

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WTEN: New COVID Antibody Treatment Found Highly Effective in Preventing Hospitalizations

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Melissa Fiorini, M.D., clinical director of St. Peter’s Health Partners’ monoclonal antibody infusion clinic, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about the COVID-19 treatment, including a new antibody recently approved by the FDA.

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WTEN: Timing is Key for Cancer Patients Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccine

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanded to those with cancer in New York state on February 14. Ajaz Khan, M.D., medical director of medical oncology for SPHP, spoke to WTEN/News10 about why timing is so important when it comes to vaccinating cancer patients.

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Spectrum News: St. Peter’s Clinical Officer Answers COVID-19 Vaccine Questions

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, was interviewed by Spectrum News about the expansion of criteria for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.

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WTEN: Women’s Health — Heart Disease

February 11, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Jessica Saunders, M.D., a cardiologist with Albany Associates in Cardiology, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss heart disease awareness. Dr. Saunders discussed how symptoms of heart disease and heart attack may present differently in women than in men.

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