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WRGB: St. Peter’s Health Partners updates COVID precautions for visitors
WRGB/CBS6 News reported on SPHP’s new hospital visitation guidelines, effective April 25, 2022.
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WRGB: St. Peter’s Health Partners Offers Limited Visitation at Hospitals Amid Pandemic
Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, is quoted in a story by WRGB/CBS6 News on new hospital visitation guidelines. Dr. Hanks discusses SPHP’s dedication to ensuring a safe environment for hospital patients, their visitors, and our colleagues.
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Times Union: Capital Region Hospitals Begin to Lift Visitor Restrictions
Michael Finegan, president of Acute Care for St. Peter’s Health Partners, discusses the impact visitation restrictions have had on patients, families, and colleagues in an article posted in the Times Union.
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Effective Immediately: No Visitors From the Greater NYC Area Permitted at SPHP Facilities in Response to COVID-19
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.
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Kellie Valenti Named President of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates
Kellie Valenti, MBA-H, FACHE was recently named president of SPHPMA. Kellie had served in the interim role since summer 2019, and had been the chief operating officer of the medical group since 2015.
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St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Welcomes Julie Huss
Julie Huss, ACNP-BC, ACHNP, has joined St. Peter’s Medical Oncology – Hematology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Board-certified in acute care and hospice and palliative care, Huss practices medical oncology and hematology.
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Christopher Jordan Named Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services
Christopher Jordan, MHA, RN, CPHQ, has been named Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services for St. Peter’s Health Partners.
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Six St. Peter’s Health Partners Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence
Chosen from more than 600 submitted nominations, two SPHP nurses will be named a “Nurse of the Year,” and four SPHP nurses will be honored as Nurse of the Year Finalists, at the 2019 Times Union Salute to Nurses.
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Jeanine Gillmeister Named Director of Emergency Services for Acute Care
Jeanine Gillmeister, RN, MSN, CCRN, has been appointed director of emergency services for Acute Care at St. Peter’s Health Partners. A health care professional with more than 14 years of nursing and supervisory experience, Gillmeister previously served as director of the emergency department, ICU and nursing supervisors at Albany Memorial Hospital.
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St. Peter’s Hospital Welcomes Mike Finegan
On Friday, July 20, colleagues at St. Peter’s Hospital had the opportunity to meet St. Peter’s Health Partners’ new President of Acute Care Mike Finegan.