Times Union: Medical data seen as key to improving quality, reducing cost

The Record published a story about the 20th annual “Mother of the Year” contest, which took place on Mother’s Day at Tulip Fest in Washington Park in Albany.

The Times Union wrote a story about St. Peter’s Health Partners upcoming event, Journey Through The Body. The annual event, which lets kids explore larger-than-life-sized models of the body, will be at Colonie Center on Friday and Saturday, April 17-18. Click here to see the full story.

The Times Union published a story about how thousands of jobs are opening up in Capital Region as Baby Boomers retire and move out of the workforce. Judy Gray, a vice president for human resources at St. Peter’s Health Partners, contributed to the story. At St. Peter’s Health Partners, the average age of a nurse is 48, said Judy Gray, vice president of human resources. And 26 percent of the workforce is 55 or older. St. Peter’s, like other health care providers, expects demand for its services to grow as the population ages. It plans an internal job fair later this month for employees who want to explore different job opportunities at St. Peter’s. “We know we’ll fill a number of positions due to the aging of our workforce,” Gray said. Overall, St. Peter’s Health Partners has about 13,000 employees. Click here to see the full story.