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WNYT: Troy hospital nurses help reunite homeless man with long-lost brother

May 26, 2022 Robert Webster Jr.

WNYT recently aired a story about a homeless veteran who was reunited with his brother, thanks to some Samaritan Hospital nurses, who had been searching for him for more than 30 years.

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WNYT: People in the Capital Region are Gearing up for the Extreme Heat

May 24, 2022 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT interviewed Robert Brewer, M.D., associate director of emergency medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, about the best ways to stay safe during times of extreme heat.

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WNYT: St. Peter’s Health Partners reinstating COVID visitation restrictions

April 26, 2022 Robert Webster Jr.

WNYT aired several stories informing the public about SPHP’s implementation of restricted visitation guidelines in its hospitals.

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WNYT: Health systems lose workers with no religious exemption to vaccine rule

November 23, 2021 Robert Webster Jr.

Steven Hanks, M.D., chief operating officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, was interviewed by WNYT for its story on the impact of New York state eliminating the religious exemption for healthcare workers who do not want to get vaccinated.

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WNYT: Smokers encouraged to quit as part of ‘Great American Smokeout’

November 23, 2021 Robert Webster Jr.

Erin Sinisgalli, director of Community Health Programs for SPHP, appeared on WNYT Newschannel 13 to discuss the Great American Smokeout.

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WNYT: Health Beat – Crohn’s Disease

August 3, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

780,000 people may be affected by Crohn’s Disease in the U.S. Dr. Robert Gianotti of Albany Gastroenterology Consultants and St. Peter’s Hospital, speaks to WNYT about the possibility of controlling the disease through diet.

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WNYT: Health Beat – RSV

July 20, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Mark Osborn, M.D., of St. Peter’s Health Center for Children and St. Peter’s Family Health Center, appeared on WNYT’s Health Beat to discuss respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.

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WNYT: St. Peter’s Workers Save Man’s Life While Being Honored with Free Vacation

June 22, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Two St. Peter’s Hospital workers, already being honored as healthcare heroes by JetBlue, cement their hero status after saving a man’s life while on vacation.

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WNYT: Doctor Says Vaccine Still Okay for Organ Transplant Patients

May 24, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

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.

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WNYT: Getting Back to Traditional Care

May 20, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

WNYT interviewed Jason Kirby, DO, medical director of addition services for St. Peter’s Health Partners, for its special series on addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic..

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