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WNYT: Emergency Room Doctors Assure Safety of Non-Coronavirus Patients

April 22, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Dr. Steven Hanks, chief clinical officer for SPHP, spoke to WNYT about the need for people facing potential health emergencies, to still seek emergency care. Dr. Hanks discussed what hospitals are doing to make sure non-COVID patients stay safe when seeking medical help.

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WNYT: Coronavirus Brings New Role for Hospital Chaplains

April 15, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Tahlia Hadley, chaplain at St. Peter’s Health Partners, and Aloysius Kabunga, manager of spiritual care at St. Peter’s Health Partners, spoke to WNYT’s Benita Zahn about the changing role of spiritual care during the time of COVID-19.

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Today.com: Do Coronavirus Symptoms Include a ‘Fizzing,’ Tingling or Burning Sensation?

April 13, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Arthur Gran, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at Samaritan Hospital, speaks to Today.com about a strange new sensation reported by some COVID-19 patients.

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Spectrum: Sending Smiles to Children of Health Care Workers

April 13, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Mercy Cares for Kids held a social distancing serenade for its students, many of whom they have not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Spectrum News interviewed the daycare’s director, Theresa Joslin, for its story.

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WTEN: Drive-by Reunion – Daycare Teachers Host Social Distance Serenade for Students

April 13, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 aired a story on a social distance serenade held for students of Mercy Cares for Kids. Teachers lined the parking lot to safely say hello to children who have not been attending because their parents have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WTEN: St. Peter’s Health Partners Using New Therapies to Treat Coronavirus Patients

April 13, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 aired a story on multiple therapies being used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients at St. Peter’s and Samaritan hospitals.

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WNYT: Plasma, Antiviral Drug Treatments Introduced at St. Peter’s Hospital

April 13, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the Department of Medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, was interviewed by WNYT about new treatments being offered to COVID-19 patients at St. Peter’s and Samaritan hospitals. This includes experimental convalescent plasma, and as well other antiviral and anti-inflammatory drug treatments.

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Spectrum News: Hilton Garden Inn Transforms for Medical Staff

April 10, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Shannon Galuski, executive director of the St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, appeared in a Spectrum News report on “Heroes Landing”: A respite for health care workers.

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Times Union: St. Peter’s Seeking Plasma Donations from Recovered COVID-19 Patients

April 10, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

The Times Union did a story about how SPHP is among the first hospital systems nationwide to receive federal approval for an experimental COVID-19 treatment.

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WNYT: Stuyvesant Plaza to Donate Gift Cards to Health Care Workers

April 8, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Stuyvesant Plaza is donating $10,000 in gift cards to colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Med to be used at the plaza’s restaurants.

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