Inside SPHP
St. Peter’s Health Partners Welcomes Dr. Melissa Weimer
Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, has joined St. Peter’s Health Partners as chief of behavioral health and addiction medicine for the system’s Acute Care Albany division. […]
Addiction
Wellness
LiveSmart: Opioid Addiction a National, Local Crisis
The opioid prescription and heroin epidemic plaguing the United States continues to be an ongoing focus of community, state and national leaders. What is being done to address the crisis in our community? […]
Inside SPHP
SPARC, Local Agencies Join for 26th Annual Treatment and Recovery Works March
Virginia Golden, CEO of St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Memorial Hospital, spoke to a large crowd of Capital Region residents and families, addiction recovery experts, health care providers, and community service advocates at the 26th Annual Treatment and Recovery Works March. […]
Wellness
LiveSmart: Kids and Drug Abuse – Know the Warning Signs
The abuse of over-the-counter and prescription drugs is high among pre-teens and teens, with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reporting nearly one in five teens admitted to abusing prescription medications. […]
Inside SPHP
Congressman Paul Tonko Visits SPARC to Discuss Opioid Addiction
U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko visited St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center in Cohoes last month to hear from providers and patients about their experiences with opioid addiction and its treatment. […]
SPHP in the News
CBS 6 News: Concerns About Palcohol, New Powdered Alcohol
Powdered alcohol is now legal but there are concerns about the misuse of the new substance. Kimberly Aichner, direction of clinical operations at St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC) and Dr. John Janikas, director of emergency medicine at Albany and Samaritan hospitals, talk with CBS 6 News in this report. See full report here.
SPHP in the News
Times Union: A nurse in heroin addiction’s trenches reflects
Mary Femia, an amazing person who retired from St. Peter’s Health Partners in February after 60 years in nursing, was profiled in a feature story by the Times Union. Click here to see the full story.