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WRGB: Couple Separated During the Pandemic Reunites at Troy Nursing Home

May 20, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 News featured the heartwarming reunion of a husband and wife at Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center in Troy. The two had been separated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are now together once again.

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WRGB: Emergency Room Visits Down Because People Afraid to Get Care

April 22, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for SPHP, spoke to CBS6 News about the growing concerns within the medical community that people are not seeking necessary medical care for fear of contracting COVID-19. The message to everyone is that our hospitals are safe and people in need of emergency care should still seek it.

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WRGB: Capital Region Hospitals Stress Public Needs to Remain Calm Over Coronavirus Preparedness

March 25, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), discussed the Capital Region’s response to COVID-19 in a report that aired on WRGB/CBS6 News.

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CBS6: Does Breastfeeding Cause Weight Loss? Lactation Experts Weigh In

February 21, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 interviewed Barbara Donnelly, RN, IBCLC, lactation consultant at St. Peter’s Hospital, and Stephanie Avienu, BS, IBCLC, lactation consultant with St. Peter’s Health Partners Community Health Programs, for its story on breastfeeding and weight loss.

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WRGB: Help ‘Sock Out Cancer’ to Help Families Cope With Financial Strain of Cancer Treatments

February 11, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

Peter Semenza, vice president of philanthropy for St. Peter’s Health Partners, talked to WRGB about the nonprofit initiative, Sock Out Cancer, which recently raised more than $53,000 for cancer patients at St. Peter’s Health Partners.

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WRGB: Albany Memorial, Samaritan Hospital to Merge Facilities

January 2, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 Albany aired a story on the merger of Albany and Samaritan Hospitals. The previously announced merger does not affect either of the hospitals’ services.

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WRGB: Head of Addiction Services at St. Peter’s Focused on Providing Help

December 27, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 interviewed Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, medical director of addiction services at St. Peter’s Health Partners, for the latest in its series of stories focusing on the opioid crisis in the Capital Region.

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WRGB Channel 6: Newborns Greeted at St. Peter’s Hospital by Santa

December 26, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

WRGB reported on Santa’s visit to St. Peter’s Hospital on Christmas morning, when he brought gifts to newborns, welcoming them to the Capital Region.

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WRGB: St. Peter’s Hospital Celebrates Record 3,000 Births

December 19, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 News aired a story on the birth Declan Charles Cruz Carman — the 3,000th baby delivered this year at St. Peter’s Hospital.

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WRGB: Health Organizations, Vaping Stores React to Cuomo’s Flavored E-Cigarette Ban

September 17, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB CBS6 Albany interviewed Theresa Zubretsky, community engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities (CDTFC), for its story on Governor Cuomo’s move to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in New York state.

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