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Daily Gazette: COVID Patients Increase From 15 to 80 in One Month at Capital Region Hospitals

October 30, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, appeared in the Daily Gazette’s article on the increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the Capital Region. Dr. Sanders addressed the issue of complacency during a regional news conference held Oct. 28, 2020.

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WTEN: Local Doctor Discusses Study on Kidney Failure Secondary to COVID-19

October 30, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

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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WTEN: Siena College Survey Finds Capital Region Supports Tobacco Control

October 29, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 aired a story featuring Judy Rightmyer, director of Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities (CDTFC). Rightmyer discussed a new Siena College Research Institute survey which finds strong community support for a range of tobacco control measures. CDTFC is a grant-supported program of St. Peter’s Health Partners.

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WNYT: Capital Region’s Top Medical Officers Warn Coronavirus Fight Far From Over

October 29, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, appeared in WNYT’s report on the next likely wave of COVID-19 infections in the Capital Region. Dr. Sanders and other local hospital leaders briefed the media and community on the state of the virus fight during a news conference held on Oct. 28, 2020.

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Times Union: ‘The Next Wave has Started.’ Capital Region Braces as COVID-19 Numbers Grow

October 28, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

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

October 27, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

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

October 27, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

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.

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WTEN: Senior Citizens in East Greenbush Bury 2020 Time Capsule

October 23, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 aired a story on a time capsule burial at Eddy Hawthorne Ridge in East Greenbush. Residents and colleagues of the assisted living facility wanted to celebrate the strength the community has shown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WRGB: Eddy Hawthorne Ridge Preparing 2020 COVID Time Capsule

October 23, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 Albany aired a story on the planting of a 2020 COVID Time Capsule on the Eddy Hawthorne Ridge campus in East Greenbush. The capsule, which included symbolic items including a thermometer, sanitizer, and toilet paper, will be unearthed in 20 years.

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Times Union: Equinox Overhauls Logistics for its 10K Thanksgiving Meals

October 15, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

SPHP is pleased to provide $10,000 to Equinox to help in their effort to provide lonely, homebound, or homeless neighbors with a hot meal this Thanksgiving holiday.

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