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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 […]

The Times Union published an article on the planned retirement of James K. Reed, M.D., president and CEO of St. Peter’s Health Partners, on December 31, 2022. His retirement comes after more than a decade at the helm of SPHP and a more than 30-year-career in health care. He will be succeeded by Dr. Steven Hanks, who currently serves as the chief operating officer for SPHP and St. Joseph’s Health, effective Jan. 1. From the article: Reed was the first person to hold the position of president and CEO for SPHP. Since July 2022, he has served in the same role at St. Joseph’s Health as part of regionalization efforts by the two Trinity Health organizations. Reed brought with him a background in both business and medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Amherst College, then attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he earned an MBA. He held a number of finance roles at the International Paper Company and later, Union Pacific Corporation. He then attended Cornell University Medical College, […]