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. […]
WNYT interviewed Michael Wolff, M.D., medical director for St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Continuing Care division, for its story on how senior living centers are protecting residents against COVID-19. […]
Michael Wolff, M.D., medical director for St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Continuing Care division, was interviewed by WTEN about the steps being taken to protect residents in nursing homes. […]
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. […]
The Glen at Hiland Meadows in Queensbury has received Town Planning Board approval to move forward with a planned $27 million expansion. The project includes 28 independent living apartments, a new 25,000-square-foot Memory Care Center, and a new wellness center with a pool. […]
Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland, part of St. Peter’s Health Partners’ Continuing Care network, has been named to Newsweek’s inaugural list of Best Nursing Homes of 2020. […]
On September 30, SPHP President of Continuing Care Kim Baker, Vice President of Clinical Operations for the Continuing Care Aimee Carlson, and Dr. James Figge St. Peter’s Diabetes & Endocrine Care in Rensselaer presented to colleagues from System Office and other RHMs at the Trinity Health Clinical Summit in Michigan. Baker spoke about SPHP being the first organization in New York state, and one of only a few organizations in the United States, to receive Integrated Care Certification from the Joint Commission. Among the SPHP hospitals and facilities included in the certification, 3,460 patient lives were touched with a very low readmittance rate of 4 percent. Carlson spoke about initiatives focusing on care delivery and reducing readmissions, and discussed how skilled nursing facilities are more prepared to take on more medically complex patients under a value-based reimbursement model. Dr. Figge presented on diabetes prevention, with a focus on better identification of patients with pre-diabetes in order to prevent progression to Type 2 diabetes.
Results demonstrated that tailored light therapy significantly improved sleep, and reduced depression and agitation in memory loss patients. […]
The Albany Business Review published a story on the planned $24 million expansion of The Glen at Hiland Meadows in Queensbury, part of Eddy Senior Living. […]
Social service departments in SPHP’s nursing home short-term rehabs have been recognized for their excellence in care transitions. […]
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