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WRGB: Dose of Reality — Study Finds Most Americans Don’t Recognize Which Pain Meds are Opioids

September 18, 2020

Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, medical director of addiction and recovery services at St. Peter's Health Partners, was interviewed by WRGB/CBS6 Albany regarding a new study that finds 78 percent of Americans cannot identify whether their pain medications contained opioids. [...]

WRGB: Doctor Weighs in on Overdose Spike

May 29, 2020

WRGB/CBS6 interviewed Jason Kirby, D.O.. MBA, medical director of addiction and recovery services at St. Peter's Health Partners, for its story on a recent spate of drug overdoses in the Capital Region. Dr. Kirby stressed that help is available for those struggling with addiction. [...]

WRGB: Couple Separated During the Pandemic Reunites at Troy Nursing Home

May 20, 2020

WRGB/CBS6 News featured the heartwarming reunion of a husband and wife at Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center in Troy. The two had been separated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are now together once again. [...]

WRGB: Emergency Room Visits Down Because People Afraid to Get Care

April 22, 2020

Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for SPHP, spoke to CBS6 News about the growing concerns within the medical community that people are not seeking necessary medical care for fear of contracting COVID-19. The message to everyone is that our hospitals are safe and people in need of emergency care should still seek it. [...]

CBS6: Does Breastfeeding Cause Weight Loss? Lactation Experts Weigh In

February 21, 2020

WRGB/CBS6 interviewed Barbara Donnelly, RN, IBCLC, lactation consultant at St. Peter's Hospital, and Stephanie Avienu, BS, IBCLC, lactation consultant with St. Peter's Health Partners Community Health Programs, for its story on breastfeeding and weight loss. [...]

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WRGB: Dose of Reality — Study Finds Most Americans Don’t Recognize Which Pain Meds are Opioids

WRGB: Doctor Weighs in on Overdose Spike

WRGB: Couple Separated During the Pandemic Reunites at Troy Nursing Home

WRGB: Emergency Room Visits Down Because People Afraid to Get Care

CBS6: Does Breastfeeding Cause Weight Loss? Lactation Experts Weigh In

WRGB: Head of Addiction Services at St. Peter’s Focused on Providing Help

WRGB: St. Peter’s Hospital Celebrates Record 3,000 Births

CBS 6: Hundreds Walk a Mile in High Heels To Help End Sexual Abuse

CBS 6: Local Business Donates $1,000 to Samaritan Hospital