COVID-19 vaccine

WNYT: Doctor Says Vaccine Still Okay for Organ Transplant Patients

May 24, 2021

Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, appeared on WNYT-NewsChannel 13 to discuss the importance of vaccinating organ transplant patients against COVID-19. [...]

SPHP Distributes COVID-19 Care Kits for the Homeless

May 10, 2021

St. Peter’s Health Partners Community Health & Well-Being has partnered with Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless in Albany, Joseph’s House Shelter in Troy, the Joseph Street Outreach Van, and the Homeless and Travelers Aid Society, to distribute COVID care kits for the homeless populations in Albany and Rensselaer counties. [...]

Daily Gazette: Hospital Staff Vaccination Rates Vary Across Capital Region, Mohawk Valley

May 10, 2021

Samaritan and St. Peter's hospitals have the highest hospital staff vaccination rates in the Capital Region, according to data published in the Daily Gazette. [...]

WTEN: Podcast – Vaccine Q & A with Dr. Alan Sanders

April 8, 2021

Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter's Health Partners Acute Care, discusses the latest information on COVID-19 vaccines, including side effects and efficacy rates, in a podcast with WTEN's Trishna Begam. [...]

Spectrum News: Doctor Discusses Safety and Side Effects as Vaccine Eligibility Expands

April 8, 2021

Spectrum News interviewed Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter's Health Partners Acute Care, about some common concerns surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines. [...]

WTEN: Health Care Workers Mark Int’l Women’s Day, Vaccine Rollout with Syringe-Shaped Flight Plan

March 18, 2021

St. Peter's Health Partners colleagues, Amanda Stahl, M.D., a hospitalist at St. Peter's Hospital, and nurse anesthetist Morag Bell, marked International Women's Day in a unique way -- they flew a plane over upstate New York following a syringe-shaped flight plan. [...]

WTEN: Push for More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to be Administered by Community-Based Doctors

March 2, 2021

WTEN/News10 interviewed William Kowal, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates and physician with St. Peter's Internal and Family Medicine, about efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines in community-based medical offices. [...]

WTEN: COVID Vaccine May Interfere with Mammogram Results

March 2, 2021

Kirsten Cestaro, M.D., associate director of St. Peter's Breast Center, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and their potential interference with mammogram results. [...]

WTEN: Timing is Key for Cancer Patients Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccine

February 16, 2021

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanded to those with cancer in New York state on February 14. Ajaz Khan, M.D., medical director of medical oncology for SPHP, spoke to WTEN/News10 about why timing is so important when it comes to vaccinating cancer patients. [...]

Times Union: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Come to Troy, Albany Housing Developments This Week

February 9, 2021

The Times Union published an article on pop-up vaccination clinics held in Albany and Troy during the week of February 1. St. Peter’s Health Partners worked in [...]

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