St. Mary's Healthcare, Amsterdam

10/09/2025

Each year, sisters Elora and Ayla dedicate their time to growing and selling wildflowers at their family farm stand — all to give back to a worthy cause. This year, they chose to support St. Mary’s Healthcare’s Cancer Medicine Fund, raising over $900 in just one week!

Their generous donation helps provide financial assistance to our cancer medicine patients, supporting needs such as transportation to and from treatment, medication copays, and more.

We’re deeply grateful to Elora and Ayla for their compassion, creativity, and commitment to making a difference in the lives of our patients

10/09/2025

Please join us in welcoming Philipp Green, BSN, RN, CFRN, our new clinical educator, critical care. He has provided critical care as an ICU nurse at Ellis Medicine and as a flight nurse with Air Methods/LifeNet of New York.

Phil has a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Chamberlain University and is a certified flight registered nurse (CFRN) and a certified flight paramedic (FP-C). He is a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Emergency Nurses Association, Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association, and the International College of Advanced Practice Paramedics.

What a wonderful addition to our team!

10/08/2025

This week at St. Mary's, we honor our incredible midwife, Stacy Arminio CNM who plays a vital role in supporting families through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. Her expertise, strength, and unwavering compassion make a lasting impact on the lives of our patients.

Pictured are Allicyn Christman with her husband Aaron and their sweet baby girl Alayna who was brought into this world by Stacy, yesterday October 7, 2025! Congratulations on the arrival of your daughter.

10/08/2025

Registration is now open for our Spinning Babies® workshop!

Spinning Babies® workshops are an impactful way to improve birth outcomes by supporting physiological birth practices. Research shows that the Spinning Babies® approach reduces cesareans, improves nurses' work satisfaction and improves patient experience. Led by Lisa Cryderman RN, Spinning Babies® Approved Trainer.

This workshop is open to birth care providers midwives, doctors, nurses and paraprofessionals, doulas, childbirth educators, prenatal yoga teachers, and bodyworkers who work with pregnant people in the community and surrounding areas.

𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
When: Monday, November 3, 8AM - 4:30PM
Where: 380 Guy Park Avenue, Carondelet Auditorium, Amsterdam, NY
Price: $265/attendee
Limited seating: 34 seats available
Continuing professional education included: AAFP CMEs and ANCC.7 Continuing Education Hours (CEs) or 7 contact hours.

𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿:
Use the link below to register.
From the login page, create an account if you do not have one. Once you are logged in, it brings you to the registration page for our event.
https://ow.ly/YSvt50WUwVs

Payment is due by Monday, October 27. Please contact Macey Rorick macey.gasner@nysmha.org or 518-841-3862 for payment or with any questions.

10/07/2025

Pain in your toes or ball of your foot doesn’t have to be something you “just live with.” From bunions to hammertoes to painful calluses, there are proven solutions to help you get back on your feet with less discomfort.

Hear from Dr. Alpha Opese, Podiatrist at St. Mary’s Healthcare, on what causes these common foot issues and the treatments that can make a difference.

Learn more and read Dr. Opese’s full response using the link below.
https://www.smha.org/ask-the-doctor-dr-alpha-opese-2/

10/07/2025

A few weeks ago, we had an in-person CME training session titled “HIV Prevention Update: PrEP and PEP,” led by Dr. John Faragon, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, AAHIVP—Albany Med Health Systems’ AETC Regional HIV Pharmacist.

We had multiple staff including pharmacy, providers, and leaders attend the session. The objectives were:

-Review recent changes to the HIV Post Exposure Guidelines
-List medications approved for HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis
-Describe the role of each PrEP medication for use in specific populations
-Provide reputable websites and online applications for managing HIV prevention

A huge shout out to Alisa Amell PA-C for organizing the event and our SAFE nurses for attending. (Kristina Thomas MS, RN, NE-BC, Saleena Maxson RN, and Taylor Fadrowski FNP-C, DNP).

10/06/2025

We are thrilled to introduce Brooke Cisler, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, who has joined our addiction medicine team. Brooke has more than 35 years of nursing experience, including as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, a family nurse practitioner, and a supervisory registered nurse. She is also trained in mediation and conflict resolution.

Brooke comes to us from Ohio State’s Harding Hospital, the inpatient mental health center of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She spent much of her earlier career in Western New York healthcare settings, including hospitals, long-term care and skilled-nursing facilities, and a drug rehabilitation unit.

Brooke has a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Akron in Ohio, a Master of Science in nursing leadership and management from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from D’Youville University in Buffalo. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Nurse Practitioner Association of Western New York.

Welcome to the St. Mary’s team, Brooke. So glad you’re here!

10/06/2025

10/06/2025

Last Thursday, we held our Golf Classic at Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course. We had a SOLD OUT tournament, with great weather, contests, raffle baskets and prizes for our golfers.

Thank you to our Foundation team, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and golfers for making this golf tournament the best one yet.

Funds raised from this tournament will assist St. Mary’s associates interested in advancing their careers. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year!

10/06/2025

St. Mary's Healthcare proudly celebrates National Health Care Supply Chain Week, honoring the dedicated professionals who keep our supply chain running smoothly. Their exceptional contributions support high-quality patient care and strengthen operations across our entire organization.

10/05/2025

St. Mary's Healthcare Outpatient Addictions recently attended a community wellness event held at ACE Hardware in Johnstown. It was wonderful to connect with our community, share information about our outpatient addiction program and connect with other organizations.

Pictured: Jaclyn Morrow Addiction Counselor CASAC-T and Jen Cary Outpatient peer support CRPA.

10/04/2025

Now Hiring: Radiology Technologist

Days: Part-time/Nights/20 hour/week
Hiring Range: $29.89-$39.99

• High school diploma/GED required
• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (AART) . • Radiologic Technologist credentialed from the New York Department of Health obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date. Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English.

Come join our Radiology team at our Top Workplace!

🔗 Apply now: https://smha.sumtotal.host/Careers/job/2726