The Times Union published an article in its ongoing series on the growing opioid epidemic. Dr. Melissa Weimer and Patrick Carrese were interviewed about the crisis and barriers to treatment. […]
The Times Union published a new story as part of its continuing coverage on the growing opioid epidemic in the Capital Region. Dr. Melissa Weimer, Chief of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, was interviewed as part of the story: The newest medical approach may be at St. Peter’s Health Partners, where drug users addicted to heroin, fentanyl and other opioids can now walk into outpatient locations in Albany, Troy and Cohoes or emergency departments at Samaritan, Albany Memorial and St. Peter’s hospitals and promptly be evaluated to get buprenorphine to help them through withdrawal, or more intense detox services if needed. The program has served more than 300 people since it opened last September. “When the person feels, I am able to change in this moment, we are ready to treat them in this moment,” said Dr. Melissa Weimer, medical director of the SPHP Addiction Recovery Center. “We’re trying to make it so there’s no closed door.” To view the article, which also includes a video of Dr. Weimer discussing the […]
St. Peter’s Health Partners has joined a new coalition to help fight opioid addiction. As part of the effort, SPHP has teamed up with WNYT for a special one-hour program on the epidemic. The program will air at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13. […]
The Times Union published a story about a new region-wide consortium launching this week aimed at addressing the growing opioid epidemic. St. Peter’s Health Partners is proud to be a part of the “Prescription for Progress: United Against Opioid addiction” coalition. […]
Congratulations to the four individuals selected to each receive a $50 gift card from St. Peter’s Health Partners’ “Journey Through The Body.” […]
Health care professional, Leslie Barden, FACHE, joins St. Peter’s Health Partners as its new chief strategy officer. In this newly created role, Leslie will be responsible for strategic planning, business development and leading population health strategies for SPHP […]
St. Peter’s Health Partners and NewsChannel 13 once again teamed up to bring the Capital Region the 19th Annual Journey Through The Body. WNYT helped kick off the unique, two-day event, held this year at Crossgates Mall. To view WNYT’s photo gallery, click here.
Sandy Brooker-Lavine, a respiratory therapist at St. Peter’s Hospital, discusses how smoking damages the lungs at Journey Through The Body. […]
Dr. James Reed, president and CEO of St. Peter’s Health Partners, is interviewed by NewsChannel 13’s Benita Zahn at Journey Through The Body. […]
Alison Hong, M.D., has joined St. Peter’s Health Partners as chief quality officer. Dr. Hong will lead integrated quality improvement efforts across SPHP, in areas such as patient safety, accreditation, clinical risk management, infection control, preventive care and chronic disease management, continuous improvement, applied data analytics, and transparent reporting. […]
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