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St. Peter’s Health Partners Battling COVID-19 with Groundbreaking Therapies, Interdisciplinary Care

April 10, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Multiple groundbreaking therapies to treat the sickest COVID-positive patients in the Capital Region are being employed at St. Peter’s Health Partners’ (SPHP) acute care hospitals in Albany and Troy. They include the antiviral drug remdesivir; IL-6 inhibitor drugs; macrophage inhibitors; and convalescent blood plasma therapy.

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The Record: Albany Hilton Garden Inn Becoming Respite Area for Hospital Workers

April 7, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

James K. Reed, M.D., president and CEO of St. Peter’s Health Partners, was quoted in the Troy Record for its article on “Heroes Landing.” The Albany Hilton Garden Inn was transformed into “Heroes Landing” to serve as a respite for health care workers at St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Med, serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Albany Hilton Garden Inn to Become “Heroes Landing,” a Respite for Hospital Workers

April 5, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Albany’s Hilton Garden Inn has transformed into “Heroes Landing” to serve as a respite for doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals at St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Med during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Welcomes Dr. Jeena Madden

March 5, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Jeena Madden, M.D., has joined St. Peter’s Health Center for Children and St. Peter’s Family Health Center, both practices of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Madden practices primary care in pediatrics.

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LiveSmart: PACE Can Help Seniors Remain Safely at Home

February 19, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

PACE delivers medical and supportive services to seniors to help them remain independent and at home for as long as possible.

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News

WellNow Urgent Care and SPHP Open Fourth Capital Region Urgent Care

February 5, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Health Partners and WellNow Urgent Care have opened a new location in Albany. Located at 1438 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203, the new urgent care location will provide immediate medical care to patients — both with and without insurance — seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Albany Memorial Hospital to Merge with Samaritan Hospital on January 1, 2020

December 31, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Albany Memorial Hospital in Albany and Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York, will merge into one legal entity on January 1, 2020. As a result, signs at the facility will read “Samaritan Hospital – Albany Memorial Campus.”

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St. Peter’s Hospital Celebrates Record Number of Births in 2019

December 19, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

On December 17, the Women’s and Children’s department at St. Peter’s Hospital delivered its 3,000th baby of 2019. That’s the largest number of babies ever delivered in one year at the hospital, and is also believed to be the largest number of deliveries in one year at any facility in the Capital Region.

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St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Welcomes Kari Perrine Roe

December 10, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Kari Perrine Roe, MS, FNP-BC, has joined Capital Region Urology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. A board-certified family nurse practitioner, she previously practiced women’s healthcare and obstetrics at Upstate OB/GYN Associates in Albany.

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SPHP Helps Fund School Sensory Path in Albany

September 5, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

The Creating Healthy Schools and Communities grant, administered through SPHP, helped fund a new sensory path at Sheridan Preparatory Academy: A Community School in Albany. The colorful path gives students a new space to refocus, stay fit, and get ready to learn!

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