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St. Peter’s Health Partners Cancer Care: Providing Advanced Care, Close to Home

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By: Elizabeth Landry Encompassing treatment centers at both St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany and Samaritan Hospital in Troy, St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) Cancer Care has been providing advanced cancer care to patients in the greater Capital Region for more than 40 years. From outpatient chemotherapy and immunotherapy to surgical consultations and second opinions, the … Read more

Affordability in Health Care

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By Kathryn Ruscitto, Advisor Interesting conversation with a patient last week about their mounting health care debt. Higher premiums, higher deductibles, higher co-pays, more out of formulary uncovered meds all adding up to $45,000 in annual out of pocket costs. Which led me to examine, what are the themes emerging nationally in health care and … Read more

The Case for Mediation: A Better Path to Resolving Health Care Disputes

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Disputes in the health care sector are inevitable. Whether they arise between physicians in a group practice, between an ambulatory surgical center and its member surgeons, or between a hospital system and an affiliated provider, conflicts over governance, compensation, non compete agreements, or operational decisions can quickly consume the time, energy, and resources of all … Read more

Recruiting Doctors and Nurses: Strategies for Building a Strong Healthcare Workforce

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Ai Generated, Edited by K.C. Roberts The healthcare industry depends on skilled doctors and nurses to deliver highquality patient care. However, recruiting qualified medical professionals has become increasingly challenging due to growing healthcare demands, workforce shortages, an aging population, and increased competition among healthcare organizations. Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and private practices must adopt innovative … Read more

Albany Med Health System First Choice 2030

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By: Molly English-Bowers It didn’t take long for newly named President and CEO Daniel T. Pickett III to begin transforming Albany Med Health System into his vision for the future. Pickett was appointed to the position in December 2025 and recently launched First Choice 2030. “It’s very simple,” Pickett said of First Choice 2030. “It’s … Read more

Your Practice, Their Investment: New York Confronts Private Equity in Healthcare

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Natalia R. Beltre Gregory T. Measer To safeguard patient care from corporate interference in clinical decisionmaking, New York maintains one of the strictest corporate practice of medicine (“CPOM”) prohibitions in the United States. Under New York law, medical services may be provided only by licensed medical professionals, by professional entities that are owned and controlled … Read more

Albany Cardiothoracic Surgeons Delivers Expert, Innovative, Compassionate Heart Care

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By Elizabeth Landry Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Chris Rokkas, MD (white coat) and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Stephanie Helmer, MD (scrubs) view heart images. A practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, Albany Cardiothoracic Surgeons is the sole provider of cardiac surgery at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY. In operation since 1955, it is the … Read more

Bassett Medical Center Performs Network’s First Tambe® Procedure To Treat Aortic Aneurysm

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Minimally Invasive Treatment Can Dramatically Reduce Hospitalization and Recovery Time The vascular surgery team at Bassett Medical Center successfully completed Bassett Healthcare Network’s first GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) procedure in October 2025. The procedure was made possible through the use of Bassett Medical Center’s state-ofthe- art hybrid operating room (OR). TAMBE, which received … Read more