Kathy DeRosa

Samaritan Hospital and SPHP Support Relief for Refugees

November 29, 2023

On November 18, Samaritan Hospital and St. Peter’s Health Partners, in conjunction with Capital District Educational Opportunity Center and other local organizations, sponsored Cuisine & Community: Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers. [...]

Empire BlueCross Foundation Grant to Support Regional Food Bank, SPHP Partnership

September 15, 2023

Empire BlueCross Foundation recently announced a grant that will support SPHP's Food Farmacy efforts. [...]

St. Peter’s Health Partners Opens Colleague Food Pantry

March 28, 2023

St. Peter’s Health Partners has opened a food pantry for colleagues who might be in need of some extra help. The Colleague Food Pantry, located on the second floor of Samaritan Hospital, is confidential and open to all SPHP staff members, regardless of employment location. [...]

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. [...]

Earth Day Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony Held at St. Mary’s Campus

April 22, 2021

SPHP held a tree planting ceremony on Earth Day honoring frontline workers and all of those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. [...]

Food Closet Now Open for Patients of the Hildegard Medicus Cancer Care Center

December 4, 2020

St. Peter's Health Partners celebrates the opening of a new food closet at the Hildegard Medicus Cancer Care Center at Samaritan Hospital – St. Mary’s Campus in Troy. The food closet, located within the Cancer Care Center and operated by staff, is stocked with healthy, medically appropriate, shelf-stable food. It is available to patients identified as having food insecurities. [...]

Victory Church Donates Gift Bags for Children of Hospital Workers

June 16, 2020

A huge "thank you" to Pastor Charlie Muller of Victory Church in Albany, who donated more than 400 of what he called "quarantine bags" for the children of front-line health care workers at St. Peter's Hospital. The bags were filled with gifts, crafts, sports equipment, games, and snacks. [...]

SPHP Distributes 12,000 Pounds of Food at Community Wellness Event

February 20, 2020

On February 18, St. Peter's Health Partners, along with several community partners, gave away 12,000 pounds of fresh food to more than 230 individuals and families in Albany's South End. [...]