WTEN: Capital Region Hospitals Release Preparedness Plan

Teachers and children at Mercy Cares for Kids recently sent some very special messages to nurses at St. Peter’s Hospital. The children, some as young as three years old, made cards and pictures to show their appreciation for everything the nurses do, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jason Kirby, D.O., medical director for St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center and Chief of Behavioral Health for SPHP, discusses changes to addiction treatment wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the dramatic increase in overdose deaths during an appearance on WTEN/News10.

Deidra Knauth, FNP, a family nurse practitioner with Troy Medical Group, appeared on WTEN’s Women’s Health Wednesday segment to review some key self-health reminders for women as part of National Women’s Health Month.