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Glens Falls Hospital, Albany Med Recognized As Centers For Excellence For Alzheimer’s

Posted onApril 18, 2022
As Centers of Excellence, Albany Med and Glens Falls Hospital serve as comprehensive resources to the healthcare community, providing a myriad of services for Alzheimer’s patients.

The state Department of Health (DOH) has again recognized Albany Medical Center Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital as Centers of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease (CEAD), and has awarded $2.35 million to each hospital in state funding over a five-year period.

As Centers of Excellence, Albany Med and Glens Falls Hospital serve as comprehensive resources to the healthcare community, providing diagnostic and consultative services to primary care providers in diagnosing patients, development of comprehensive care plans, assistance with the management of complex patient situations, and referrals of patients to specialty care.

Officials said their membership in the Albany Med Health System will allow Albany Med and Glens Falls Hospital to share resources and educational opportunities, making their services even more accessible to the people of our region and patients of the system, which also includes Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses Association of Albany.

“Alzheimer’s Disease is such a difficult diagnosis for patients and families – but programs like those offered by CEAD at Glens Falls Hospital and Albany Medical Center offer hope and tangible resources,” said Glens Falls Hospital Interim President and CEO Paul Scimeca. “Once again, the partnership with the Albany Med Health System preserves the local touch so important to the North Country while adding the strength of the region’s only tertiary care and teaching hospital.”

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Manuel Astruc, M.D., Uses Little-Known Technology To Treat People For Depression

Posted onApril 18, 2022
Manuel Astruc, M.D., uses a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation machine on a patient.
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By Susan Elise Campbell

When Manuel Astruc, M.D., expanded his psychiatric practice years ago from a solo office to one with four nurse practitioners and specialists, he said “the pattern shift would have a bigger impact on the mental health of the community.” 

Now Astruc has introduced a new modality, the first in Saratoga County, that he believes will have the same positive effect. The little-known TMS technology he has acquired has been FDA approved for more than 10 years. 

“Mental health in the workplace and the impact of depression on company production is a problem,” he said.

According to the Center for Disease Control, “the percent of physician office visits with depression indicated on the medical record is 10.6” and “the percent of emergency department visits with depression indicated on the medical record is 11.2.”

“Even medical professionals and therapists don’t know it’s available,” said Astruc, who has lived and practiced in the Saratoga area for more than 26 years.

TMS stands for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a machine that stimulates deep areas of the brain and “advances the treatment of mental health disorders without medications or side effects,” he said.

One reason many sufferers of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and addiction have been unaware of the existence of TMS therapy is because it is expensive to bring into a psychiatric practice and costly to use in terms of time and manpower, according to Astruc. 

“The typical course of treatment takes four to six weeks with five visits per week,” said Dr. Astruc. “That is time-intensive for the practice as every-day visits put demands on staff.”

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Hospital Offers Interviews To Those Who Complete SUNY Adirondack Tech Course

Posted onApril 18, 2022

SUNY Adirondack and Saratoga Hospital have entered into a partnership that guarantees individuals who complete the college’s sterile processing technician course an interview for open technician positions at the hospital. 

“This is an incredible opportunity for those interested in this rapidly growing field to get the training they need to secure a fulfilling, in-demand career,” said Caelynn Prylo, assistant dean for Continuing Education and Workforce Innovation at SUNY Adirondack. “SUNY Adirondack knows Saratoga Hospital needs skilled, highly trained applicants, and we are thrilled to be able to provide them.” 

Saratoga Hospital will offer interviews to participants who successfully complete the sterile processing class. The positions available at the hospital include a competitive benefits package with medical, dental and vacation time.  

The sterile processing technician course is one of two 12-week courses offered by SUNY Adirondack through Workforce Readiness Academies Program (WRAP) Reimagine Grant, funded by state and federal Departments of Labor. For no cost, qualified applicants can participate in sessions in sterile processing or python for data analytics. 

Interested individuals must be at least 18 years old and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

These courses are geared toward people seeking occupational skills for a career in the high-demand industries of information technology and health care. SUNY Adirondack successfully offered two WRAP courses in 2021, both in information technology-related fields. 

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Dr. Andrew Garner Offers Membership-Based Direct Primary Care (DPC) Plans

Posted onApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021
Dr. Andrew W. Garner, director of Adirondack Direct Primary Care in Glens Falls.

Dr. Andrew W. Garner, director of Adirondack Direct Primary Care in Glens Falls, has developed a membership-based model for his practice at 8 Harrison Ave.

Adirondack Direct Primary Care  is “a concierge level membership model” of care that provides patients with “prompt, personalized, high quality, physician-only medical care” for $100 per month, says Garner in a press release.

The fee for patients age 16-25 is $40 per month. Membership includes all office visit costs. No insurance is required, but patients maintain their health insurance for hospitalization and other services they may require.

He is accepting new patients.

“There is value to this model way beyond the dollar spent,” he said, noting it is “Priceless when you need care.”

He said the service allows a smaller patient panel that allows Dr. Garner to spend more time with patients to provide highly personalized, coordinated and comprehensive care to get to the root cause of problems.

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Adirondack Health Institute Starts Network To Strengthen, Promote Better Food System

Posted onApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021

Adirondack Health Institute announced the launch of the Adirondack Food System Network, a collaboration of multiple organizations working together as equal partners to better understand system-wide issues, identify gaps, and develop realistic solutions to help strengthen and promote a more resilient food system.

Officials said that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, market supply chain and trade disruptions have limited food accessibility, especially for vulnerable residents lacking access to transportation and the means to purchase fresh food. At the same time, farmers have been faced with significant disruptions in market access, especially due to the closure of restaurants, retail, and other food establishments, and the threat of the loss of market access for area farmers.

A group of Adirondack food system stakeholders across the region have come together to start the Adirondack Food System Network with seed funding from Adirondack Foundation. The Network aims to help food system stakeholders mount a coordinated effort to build back better food systems as the region recovers from the pandemic, centered on the values of collaboration, equity, environment, and lasting success.

“AHI is pleased to be serving as the backbone organization, the coordinating body that will provide support, facilitation, and guidance, for this much-needed collective impact initiative,” stated Nancy Gildersleeve, executive director at Adirondack Health Institute.

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Regional Campaign Mounted To Urge NYS Residents To Get A Coronavirus Vaccine

Posted onApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021

A powerful regional campaign, featuring voices of 15 community leaders encouraging everyone to have the COVID-19 vaccine, was launched today, according to the Capital Region Vaccine Network, led by Albany Med.

Entitled “Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate,” the campaign supports the work of the Capital Region Vaccine Network established at Albany Med to ensure the safe, efficient and equitable distribution of the vaccine across Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties.

The campaign includes television, radio, print, digital and social media ads that encourage residents to receive the vaccine when it is available to them.

“Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate.” is underwritten by Albany Med, CDPHP, MVP Health Care, Irving Tissue, KeyBank, The United Way of the Greater Capital Region, and Community Care Physicians, PC. Ads will feature leaders from these organizations, as well as those from the Albany County Department of Health, the Black Nurses Coalition, Inc., the Capital District Latinos, the Capital District YMCA, the Glens Falls and Schenectady chapters of the NAACP and the Albany Med Health System affiliates Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital and Saratoga Hospital.

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Hospital Gets FDA OK For Plasma Treatments

Posted onApril 16, 2020April 17, 2020

Albany Med is among the first hospitals in the country to obtain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to use convalescent blood plasma therapy to experimentally treat critically ill patients who are infected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Convalescent plasma therapy—or plasma from a survivor of an infectious disease— was the same treatment used during the 1918 flu pandemic.

When fighting illness, the body produces antibodies—proteins that counteract a pathogen. Antibodies remain in plasma for weeks or months after recovery. The antibodies in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 attack the virus and can potentially be useful as a treatment for the virus, Albany Med officials said.

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Emergency, Sick Leave Enacted For Pandemic

Posted onApril 16, 2020April 17, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections and relief offered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

The department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) posted a temporary rule issuing regulations pursuant to this new law, effective April 1.

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SUNY Empire State Staff, Alumni Contribute To Help People During COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted onApril 16, 2020April 17, 2020
SUNY Empire alumnus David Theobald, CEO of Stat Staff Professionals in Saratoga Springs, and his
team not only donated their remaining N95 masks, they began to create hand-sewn masks.

SUNY Empire State College students, alumni, faculty, and staff are creating opportunities to support those in need in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From sewing masks to organizing blood drives and donating computers, to establishing a fund to assist students, the SUNY Empire community is ramping up its efforts across the state, officials said.

“It’s incredible how people have found helping others as a way to cope with this situation,” said college President Jim Malatras. “The giving back, the genuine concern for our neighbors, and the outpouring of support is overwhelming, and I expect it will only grow in the weeks to come.”

As reports of a global personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage began to come in, SUNY Empire alumnus David Theobald, CEO of Stat Staff Professionals (SSP) in Saratoga Springs, and his team not only donated their remaining N95 masks, they began to create hand-sewn masks. These colorful masks have been shared with SSP staff, family members, and clinical staff throughout the community.

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Business Report: Empower Recovery For Your People, Business

Posted onApril 16, 2020April 17, 2020
Brian Johnson, Director, Business Development at Advisors Insurance Brokers. Courtesy of Lighthouse Advisors LLC

BY BRIAN M. JOHNSON, MBA, CLTC

The COVID-19 crisis is an event like no other in our lifetime. It is forcing us to live life in a new way. In some cases we feel we have lost control of our future and lives.

Fear of the unknown and perceived loss of control are just two of the issues all of us are dealing with in our personal lives and in business. It’s now safe to say there will be no going “back to normal.” Instead, what we are currently experiencing IS the new normal and it will be this way for a while. So, how do you protect your business, operate during this unprecedented crisis, and emerge stronger on the other side?

There are myriad of insurance policies that address this concern such as business interruption coverage, disability insurance and business overhead expense insurance to name a few. However, I’m talking about an insurance that protects your most valuable asset, your people. Everyone in an organization plays integral role in the survival of a company.

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