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Eddy Visiting Nurse Association Recognized As One Of Country’s Top Agencies

April 15, 2015 Angela Yu

Eddy Visiting Nurse Association (Eddy VNA) – an affiliate of The Eddy not-for-profit network, and a member of St. Peter’s Health Partners – has been recognized as a 2014 Top Agency by the HomeCare Elite, an annual compilation of the most successful home care providers in the United States. The HomeCare Elite reviews Medicare-certified home health agencies across the country and identifies the top 25 percent of agencies based on publicly available performance measures, including quality outcomes, best practices/process measure implementation, patient experience, quality improvement and consistency, and financial performance. The report, a market-leading review, is conducted by OCS HomeCare by National Research Corporation and DecisionHealth. The region’s leading provider of comprehensive in-home health care services, Eddy VNA has been recognized on the HomeCare Elite list for seven of the last eight years previously, including two years in which it achieved Top 500 Agency status. “We are thrilled to once again make the HomeCare Elite’s top agencies list,” said Michelle Mazzacco, vice president of the Eddy VNA. “This honor truly reflects the commitment and skills […]

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Kim Baker Named CEO of The Eddy and VP of Continuing Care

April 14, 2015 Angela Yu

St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), the region’s largest health system, has appointed experienced health care administrator Kim Baker as the new chief executive officer of The Eddy, and vice president of continuing care for SPHP. In this role, Baker will oversee The Eddy’s comprehensive continuum of health care, supportive housing and community services, including seven nursing homes, five retirement campuses, two regional Alzheimer’s centers, a dedicated rehabilitation hospital, a home care division, The Community Hospice, and many other community service programs. The Eddy is a nationally recognized leader in compassionate, high-quality senior services. The network reaches 22 counties of northeastern New York and serves more than 47,500 people yearly. Eddy services help maximize independence, quality of life and dignity of individuals; prevent the premature institutionalization of chronically ill, frail or disabled seniors; and help individuals of all ages manage their conditions, enabling them to live as comfortably and independently as their conditions allow. “The Eddy has been a national leader and innovator in senior care, and I look forward to Kim’s guidance in steering The […]

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Merger Creates St. Peter’s Health Partners; Region’s Most Comprehensive Health Care Provider

October 3, 2011 Corporate Communications Staff

As the clock ticked past midnight early Saturday morning, October 1, the future of health care delivery in the Capital Region changed. The merger of Northeast Health, St. Peter’s Health Care Services and Seton Health – nearly four years in the making – became final on October 1 when St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), a new not-for-profit organization that will be the “parent corporation” for the three organizations, became operational. The merger creates the region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit network of high-quality, advanced medical care, primary care, rehabilitation and senior services. These state-ofthe-art services and programs will be provided through Albany Memorial Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany; Samaritan Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy; Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady; as well as The Eddy system of continuing care and The Community Hospice. The new organization has more than 11,700 employees at more than 125 locations in seven counties of northeastern New York. St. Peter’s Health Partners will be the region’s largest private employer and have an annual budget of nearly $1.1 […]