Wellness
LiveSmart: Blood Pressure – Get Yours Checked, Know Your Numbers
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month — do you know your numbers?
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Inside SPHP
St. Peter’s Neurology Welcomes Ian Sherman
Ian Sherman, AGPCNP-BC, has joined St. Peter’s Neurology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. A board-certified adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, Sherman practices in neurology.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Do You Know the Symptoms and Risks for Heart Disease in Women?
Surprising as it may seem, nearly half of American women are not aware of their risk for developing cardiovascular disease. In fact, only 56 percent of women realize that heart disease is their number one killer.
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LiveSmart: Type 2 Diabetes Poses Increased Risk for Complications from COVID-19
Knowing if you are at risk for prediabetes is a good first step towards managing your health — take the quiz TODAY and find out. Our next FREE Virtual Program begins Wednesday, October 14.
Wellness
LiveSmart: COVID-19 and Diabetes – Know the Risks, Reduce the Impact
Your risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 is likely to be lower if your diabetes is well-managed. However, with undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes on the rise in the United States, you could be at increased risk and not even know it.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Prediabetes is Becoming Epidemic – Are You at Risk? Take the Quiz!
Do you know if you have prediabetes? A good place to start is to take the CDC’s self-assessment quiz; the results might surprise you.
SPHP in the News
WAMC Medical Monday: Dr. Matthew Sonagere
Matthew B. Sonagere, D.O., of Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, joined Ray Graf in the WAMC studio on September 23 for Medical Monday. During the live one-hour program, Dr. Sonagere answered questions from callers regarding stroke, rehabilitation, and physical medicine.
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Albany Memorial Hospital Receives GWTG Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has awarded Albany Memorial Hospital its Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for excellence in stroke care.
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Samaritan Hospital Honored for Excellence in Stroke and Heart Attack Care
Samaritan Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for its excellence in stroke care. It was also honored for its heart attack care.
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St. Peter’s Hospital Recognized for Excellence in Stroke Care
St. Peter’s Hospital has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)’s Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for its excellence in stroke care.