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Effective Immediately: No Visitors From the Greater NYC Area Permitted at SPHP Facilities in Response to COVID-19

March 26, 2020

To further protect our patients, our colleagues, and our community from COVID-19, effective immediately NO visitors from the Greater NYC area will be allowed in St. Peter's Health Partners facilities, even if they meet exemption guidelines. This includes the support individuals that accompany an expectant mother for labor and delivery. [...]

How Can I Help?

March 21, 2020

If you are a business that uses personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N-95 masks, surgical masks, disposable Nitrile gloves or protective eyewear, please consider donating a box or two to your local hospital to help ensure the continued safety of the clinical care team as they fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus. [...]

St. Peter’s Health Partners, Albany Med to Limit COVID-19 Testing to Symptomatic Health Care Workers

March 19, 2020

St. Peter's Health Partners and Albany Med are suspending COVID-19 community testing. Effective immediately, St. Peter's Health Partners will only be testing symptomatic health care providers at its Albany Memorial Campus. [...]

The Eddy Announces New Visitation Policies

March 12, 2020

In order to help protect its residents from COVID-19, The Eddy's nursing homes, assisted living communities, and memory care communities — all part of St. Peter's Health Partners — have adopted a strict limited visitation policy effective immediately. The new rules follow the guidance provided to all of the nation's nursing homes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [...]

2020 Edition of Journey Through the Body Canceled Due to Concerns Surrounding COVID-19

March 9, 2020

With the current level of uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the community, St. Peter's Health Partners and WNYT NewsChannel 13 regretfully announce the cancellation of Journey Through The Body this year. [...]

Area Hospitals Reinforce Visitation Guidelines to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

March 7, 2020

SPHP and other regional hospitals are reinforcing visitation guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [...]

Tobacco Free Communities Expands to New York’s Southern Tier

March 2, 2020

On February 26, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) cut the ribbon on its new office in Oneonta. Both TFC-DOS and Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities are grant- supported programs of St. Peter's Health Partners, funded by the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Control. [...]

Eddy Agencies are First Community Services Providers to Interface with Hixny

February 27, 2020

The Community Hospice, Eddy Visiting Nurse and Rehab Association, and Eddy Licensed Home Care Agency have become the first home care, hospice and community-based services providers in the greater Capital Region to interface its electronic medical records with Hixny. [...]

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Dedicates Simulation Education Center

February 27, 2020

A dedication ceremony was held on February 25 for the Andrea Lewis Siek, R.N. Simulation Education Center at the Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing. The hands-on learning lab is named after a former registered nurse at Samaritan Hospital. [...]

SPHP Distributes 12,000 Pounds of Food at Community Wellness Event

February 20, 2020

On February 18, St. Peter's Health Partners, along with several community partners, gave away 12,000 pounds of fresh food to more than 230 individuals and families in Albany's South End. [...]

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