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Category Archives: Health & Fitness

Local Hospitals Get High Marks For Patient Safety Procedures From Watchdog Group

Posted onJanuary 9, 2023
Saratoga Hospital earned high grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2022. The hospital was placed in the top 25 percent of New York state facilities in the safety report.
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Two Albany Med Health System facilities—Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital—have earned high grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2022.  

The two hospitals lead the Capital Region, with grades of A for Saratoga Hospital and B for Glens Falls Hospital. These high marks place both hospitals in the top 25 percent of New York state facilities for this report. 

The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for health care consumers and purchasers, using their collective influence to foster positive change in U.S. health care.

“Our Leapfrog score reflects our culture of safety and 24/7 commitment to protecting patients from preventable harm and errors,” Saratoga Hospital President and CEO Jill J. VanKuren said. “The A grade is a tribute to our team and a source of assurance to our patients, who can be confident they’re receiving care at one of New York’s safest hospitals.” 

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns letter grades twice a year to nearly 3,000 U.S. general hospitals based on over 30 measures of patient safety. Thirty percent of U.S. hospitals earned the highest rating of A. Twenty-eight percent earned a B.

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Saratoga Hospital Mother/Baby Unit Gets $225,000 Donation For New Delivery Beds

Posted onJanuary 9, 2023
At the Flower & Fruit Mission’s Snow Ball fundraiser last month, from left, are Mary Solomons, Heather Mabee, Stephanie Collins, Jill VanKuren, Carly Connors, Sarah Bunzey, and Klare Ingram.
Courtesy Saratoga Hospital

The Flower & Fruit Mission of Saratoga Hospital is donating $225,000 to buy new labor and delivery beds to enhance the childbirth experience at the hospital’s Mother/Baby Unit.

 Flower & Fruit Mission President Stephanie Collins announced the gift in December at the annual Snow Ball, the organization’s signature holiday party. The event netted $30,000 and honored recently retired Saratoga Hospital President and CEO Angelo Calbone for his 16 years of service to the hospital and the community.

 The new beds will put the finishing touches on a $2.7 million unit renovation, which created a modern, comfortable birthing environment rooted in best practices for maternity care. The $225,000 is in addition to a previous Flower & Fruit Mission gift of $250,000 for the renovation.

 “The Flower & Fruit Mission has helped shape women’s health care in Saratoga County for more than a century,” said Sarah Bunzey, RN, director of Women’s Health Services at Saratoga Hospital. “Every mother who delivers at Saratoga Hospital—and every baby born here—benefits from the Mission’s foresight and extraordinary generosity.”

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Health Department Continues To Stress Flu Vaccinations For People Age 6 And Up

Posted onJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The state Department of Health continues to emphasize the importance of everyone aged six months and older getting a flu shot, with the Department’s latest report showing an additional pediatric death in New York, bringing the total to five so far this season. 

“One pediatric flu death is already too many,” state Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said. “With yet another death being reported in New York, we urge every New Yorker, parent, and guardian to get themselves and their children their flu shot immediately. It is not too late to get the most important protection for yourself and your family possible against becoming seriously ill.”

The state’s new flu surveillance report, with data through Dec. 17, shows a total of 217,094 positive influenza cases across all 62 counties in New York have been reported to date. Additionally, there were 61 outbreaks in acute care and long term care facilities.

Outside of New York City, week-over-week lab-confirmed flu cases are up 4 percent, rising from 34,599 cases to 36,047. The report also found that confirmed cases in New York City dropped 19 percent, while overall hospitalizations were down 3 percent from the previous week ending the week of Dec. 17 at 2,709 hospitalizations across the State.

Nationally, the weekly U.S. surveillance report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there have been 12,000 deaths across the country attributed to the flu so far this season, including 47 pediatric deaths. CDC’s report found an estimated 190,000 hospitalizations due to influenza, putting the cumulative rate at 6 times higher than the highest rate for this same time over the last decade.

Officials urged New Yorkers to take precautions to protect against the flu. This includes getting the annual flu shot and wearing a well-fitting mask, especially for those who experience symptoms or live with, care for, or are considered at the heightened risk of severe illness (children 5 years of age or younger, pregnant people, older adults, and/or those with underlying health conditions such as a weakened immune system, diabetes, heart and/or lung disease, and/or asthma).

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Capital Area Physical Therapy And Wellness Adds Saratoga Springs Office, Its Third

Posted onSeptember 12, 2022
Robert Rehberger, a physical therapist with Capital Area Physical Therapy and Wellness, works with a patient at the company’s new office in Saratoga Springs.
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By Jill Nagy

With the acquisition of Goodemote Physical Therapy in Saratoga Springs, Capital Area Physical Therapy and Wellness, headquartered in Malta, has grown to three offices (the third, in Queensbury).

Within a month, it will have 13 physical therapists on staff and eight administrators.

The practice began in 2013, with only two therapists, Dr. Andrew Gaetano and Dr. Evan Marsh, who had been college classmates.  

 “We did everything, at first,” Marsh said, from greeting patients to cleaning the restrooms. “But, slowly and surely, it been to grow.”

Currently, the practice sees approximately 1,400 patient visits a month in Malta; about 500 (but “growing steadily”) in Queensbury; and 750 a month in Saratoga Springs, said Marsh.

The practice is “growing back” after cutbacks that became necessary during the COVID pandemic. 

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Bellatas Medical Aesthetics Moves Offices From Clifton Park To Saratoga Springs

Posted onSeptember 12, 2022
Laura Newey, a nurse practitioner with training in medical aesthetics, operates Bellatas Medical Aesthetics in Saratoga Springs, providing skin care services, including botox treatments.
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By Jill nagy

Laura Newey, a nurse practitioner with additional training in medical aesthetics, recently moved her practice to the Blackmer Building at 28 Clinton St. in Saratoga Springs. 

The business, called Bellatas Medical Aesthetics, provides skin care, including botox treatments, microneedling, and treatment of skin pigmentation issues.

Bellatas is a made-up word meaning the state of being beautiful (bella), according to the owner’s husband and marketing person, David Newey. Her practice is a level beyond that of a non-RN aesthetician, but not at the level of a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, he said. But dermatologists and plastic surgeons incorporate aspects of medical aesthetics in their medical practices.

The most popular treatment at the Bellatas spa is botox, injections of low doses of the botulism toxin, used to smooth wrinkles and tighten skin. Newey recently added microneedling treatments, which uses a machine called Morpheus 8, that lightly pierces the skin with multiple needles, resurfacing the skin, promoting collagen growth, and reducing wrinkles. 

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‘MindBody Fusion’ Owner Works To Help Athletes Reach Their Full Potential

Posted onSeptember 12, 2022
Heather Lofink opened her MindBody Fusion business in Saratoga Springs.

By Christine Graf

Heather Lofink, a local Licensed Mental Health Counselor, is on a mission to help athletes reach their maximum potential. 

A Saratoga Springs native, Lofink worked at St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center before opening her own private practice in the One Roof health care building at 58 Henry St. in Saratoga Springs in February 2021.

“I put my calendar out three weeks before I opened, and I was full before I officially opened my door,” said Lofink. “I’ve been full since the day I opened, and I probably turn away three to five people a week who are reaching out for help. That’s really hard.” 

Lofink is trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a psychotherapy treatment endorsed by the American Psychological Association and Word Health Organization. EMDR is designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. 

After receiving her initial training in EMDR, she completed a sports performance EMDR course. At the time, her teenaged son was in the midst of a baseball batting slump, she said. Despite attending clinics and working with batting coaches, he was still struggling at the plate. It wasn’t until Lofink started to work with him, applying what she had learned in her trainings, that things finally improved.

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Commission On Collegiate Nursing Gives SUNY Empire Program Accreditation

Posted onJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has granted 10-year accreditation to SUNY Empire State College’s master’s program in nursing, a recognition that reinforces the program’s quality and integrity.

CCNE accreditation is a nongovernmental peer review process that helps ensure a nursing program meets nationally recognized standards of excellence. It signals that a nursing program optimally prepares its graduates for the workforce.

SUNY Empire’s graduate nursing program offers two specialty tracks, nursing education and nursing administration. SUNY Empire’s BSN program, which received CCNE accreditation in 2015, is due for its next accreditation visit in 2025.

The accreditation comes amid a growing demand for nurses across the nation and in New York state. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 11 million additional nurses are needed to avoid further shortages in the healthcare industry. Employment opportunities for nurses are projected to grow at a rate of 15 percent—faster than all other occupations—through 2026. According to the American Journal of Medical Quality, there will be a shortage of more than 39,000 registered nurses in New York by 2030.

The accreditation further enhances opportunities recently created by the State University of New York establishing a $3 million SUNY Nursing Emergency Training Fund, which will help SUNY campuses expand program capacity so more students can enroll.

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Wesley Health Care Center’s Jenna Lord Is Named Group’s ‘Professional Of The Year’

Posted onJanuary 17, 2022
Jenna Lord is the director of nursing at Wesley Health Care Center, Saratoga Springs.

Jenna Lord, director of nursing at Wesley Health Care Center, has received the 2021 Professional of the Year Award from LeadingAge New York. 

The Professional of the Year Award recognizes contributions of a professional working in the aging healthcare field toward the well-being of the elderly or chronically ill in his or her community. The award nomination is open to any long-term care, housing and services professional who demonstrates civic involvement as well as professional dedication, accomplishment and field expertise.

 “The Wesley Community congratulates Jenna on this outstanding recognition as the 2021 LeadingAge New York Professional of the Year,” said The Wesley Community CEO J. Brian Nealon. “Jenna consistently exhibits outstanding leadership and helps us provide compassionate senior care to our residents and their families. We are grateful to have her on our team.”

Lord is responsible for leading and supervising the nursing staff and overseeing the care provided to residents at the Wesley Health Care Center. She has extensive health care experience and has been an active member of the Wesley Health Care Center team since 2008. 

“I am honored and humbled to receive this award and to be recognized by my peers, administrators and LeadingAge New York as ‘professional of the year.’ I would not be able to achieve anything without the amazing team at Wesley,” said Lord. “Working alongside so many talented nurses, and caring for the aging, is something I consider a privilege.”

Lord’s dedication to the profession led to her recognition as Registered Nurse of the Year at Wesley Health Care Center in 2018. She received the honor following numerous peer nominations and an extensive review by a panel of administrators at The Wesley Community. 

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Company’s Donation Helps Saratoga Hospital Get Cardiac Equipment For Newborns

Posted onJanuary 17, 2022

Babies born at Saratoga Hospital can now benefit from advanced cardiac monitoring equipment made possible by a gift from the Nemer family and Nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of Saratoga.

Hospital officials said about 10 percent of newborns need help breathing at birth. Getting an accurate measurement of their heart rate is critical but often challenging. The Nemers’ pledge of $26,000 will enable Saratoga Hospital to buy four neonatal cardiac monitors to enhance care for these babies.

 “With this new equipment, we can begin evaluating and monitoring neonates during their first few minutes of life,” said Dr. Jennifer Lefner, chief of newborn medicine at Saratoga Hospital. “We will have critical, immediate information on how strong their heart rate is and how well they are responding to resuscitation measures.”

 Two young members of the Nemer family were born with heart conditions, so the family knows firsthand how important early monitoring can be.

 “Once again the Nemers are drawing on their own experience to improve—and, in some cases, even save—the lives of their neighbors in Saratoga County,” said Mary Solomons, executive director of Saratoga Hospital Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Saratoga Hospital. “Their gift is an extraordinary example of empathy and generosity, and we are most grateful.”

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Albany Med Financial Aid Program Applies To Saratoga And Glens Falls Hospitals

Posted onJanuary 17, 2022

The Albany Med Health System has developed a financial assistance program (FAP) that it says will benefit patients receiving care at any hospital within the system or from any provider employed by any of its facilities, including Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Medical College, Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital.

“The Albany Med Heath System is committed to minimizing the financial barriers to health care that exist for some members of our community and to ensuring that patients do not forgo necessary care due to worry about cost,” said Dr. Dennis McKenna,  president and chief executive officer of the Albany Med Health System. “This program is another example of how the hospitals within our system are working together to make access to high-quality care easier for everyone in our communities.”

FAP helps uninsured and underinsured patients with a gross household income up to 400 percent of the federal income poverty guidelines, which is calculated based on annual income and number of persons in household. Eligibility is based on the federal income poverty guidelines in effect at the time of application. 

Patients seeking access to the FAP will be required to complete a signed application and provide documentation to verify income. Financial assistance will only be applied after all insurance coverage has been exhausted or for uninsured self-pay patients. Once approved, assistance will be available for all services provided at any facility within the system or from any of its providers.

The Financial Assistance Program is one step in the Albany Med Health System’s ongoing efforts to make access to health care easier for patients. In the future, the system will offer coordinated or fully integrated care in a wide variety of specialties. 

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