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WRGB: St. Peter’s Health Partners updates COVID precautions for visitors
WRGB/CBS6 News reported on SPHP’s new hospital visitation guidelines, effective April 25, 2022.
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WRGB: Medical Team Screens Cohoes Firefighters for Cancers
Anne Lawton, BSN, RN, NCTTP, of SPHP’s Cancer Care Center, speaks to WRGB about the increased cancer risk faced by firefighters.
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WRGB: “Socktober” Donations Collected by SPHP Staff to Benefit Six Area Shelters
Kevin Little, director of Environmental Services at Samaritan Hospital, appeared on WRGB to talk about SPHP’s ‘Socktober’ campaign and how its success highlights SPHP’s mission to serve as a transforming healing presence in our communities.
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WRGB: COVID Cases Continue to Climb as Fears Over Omicron Variant Grow
WRGB/CBS6 News interviewed Steven Hanks, M.D., chief operating officer and chief clinical officer for SPHP, about the growing number of COVID cases in the Capital Region, and the threat posed by the new Omicron variant.
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WRGB: More Healthcare Systems Could Soon be Mandating Workers Get Vaccinated
“It’s really a situation where we are confident that the benefits of the vaccine so far outweigh the risk of COVID-19,” said Dr. Steven Hanks, chief clinical officer for SPHP, in an interview with WRGB about the system’s new employee vaccination requirement.
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WRGB: St. Peter’s Health Partners Increases Starting Hourly Wages to $15
WRGB/CBS 6 News recently reported in two separate stories on St. Peter’s Health Partners’ move to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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WRGB: Some Capital Region Hospitals Easing Visitor Restrictions as COVID Cases Decline
Christopher Jordan, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, was interviewed by WRGB/CBS 6 News Albany about new visitation guidelines, which take effect Monday, March 8.
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WRGB: Local Hospital Using Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat Immunosuppressed COVID Patients
WRGB/CBS6 News interviewed Melissa Fiorini, M.D., director of SPHP’s monoclonal antibody infusion clinic, located on the Samaritan Hospital – Albany Memorial Campus. Dr. Fiorini discussed the clinic’s operations and the treatment’s impact on COVID-positive patients who have received the therapy.
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WRGB: Immunocompromised New Yorkers Face Challenges with Receiving COVID Vaccine
Alan Sanders, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care, was interviewed by WRGB/CBS6 about the challenges faced by those who are immunocompromised.
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WRGB: Capital Region Hospital Bed Capacity Remains Adequate Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
WRGB/CBS6 News interviewed Steven Hanks, M.D., about COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Capital Region. Dr. Hanks discussed how hospitals are responding to the high levels of inpatient volume.