St. Peter's Health Partners is a healthcare system that "runs a chain of hospitals in the Albany area" and is a member of
Trinity Health; the latter includes hospitals in 22 states of the United States.
History
St. Peter's Hospital
In 1865 Peter Cagger purchased the lot at the corner of Broadway and North Ferry Street in
North Albany for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
The Diocese of Albany () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory in eastern New York in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.
The Diocese of Albany is a suffragan diocese of the Archd ...
, which they used as the St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum. Upon his death his widow donated money to convert the building into a hospital, named St. Peter's Hospital in his honor. The hospital opened in 1869 with 33 beds and a staff of 7 doctors and the
Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute for women in the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. In 2019, the institute had about 6,200 Religious sister, sisters worldwide, organized into a number ...
as the nursing staff. The hospital moved to its current location on
New Scotland Avenue in 1930, the building on Broadway staying open as an
out-patient
A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other h ...
clinic for another year before closing permanently.
With 442 beds, it is the largest Catholic acute care community hospital in northeastern New York state. In 2022 St. Peter’s was named the best hospital in the Capital Region by
U.S. News & World Report.
St. Peter's Health Care Services
St. Peter's Health Care Services was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1985 with components dating back to 1869. Led by St. Peter's Hospital, the SPHCS system also includes: St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC,) a 40-bed addiction services center; Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, a 160-bed residential care facility; St. Peter's Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility; Mercy Cares for Kids, a child day care center; and The Community Hospice, serving patients in residential facilities, hospitals and at home in six counties.
Merger
St. Peter’s Health Partners was created in 2011 from the merger of St. Peter’s Health Care Services, Seton Health, and
Northeast Health. St. Peter’s operates five hospitals:
* St. Peter’s in Albany,
*
Samaritan Hospital (Troy, New York)
Samaritan Hospital is a community hospital in Troy, New York, and a founding member of Northeast Health System and managed by St. Peter's Health Partners. The main campus is at 2215 Burdett Ave
Troy, New York. A second campus is located at the ...
**St. Mary's Campus, Troy
**Albany Memorial Campus, Albany, New York and
*
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Schenectady)
In November 2021 St. Peter’s Health Partners received national recognition from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its new integrated behavioral health model in primary care.
In June 2022 it was announced that St. Peter’s Health Partners would consolidate its administrative functions with
St. Joseph's Health (Syracuse, New York) (both members of Trinity Health) to create a single regional operation. Trinity Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Carter said Trinity decided to consolidate the two ministries into one regional ministry to create a more efficient, cost-effective and integrated system.
Cropley, John. "St. Peter’s Health Partners combines leadership with Syracuse health network", ''The Daily Gazette'', June 30, 2022
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Catholic hospital networks in the United States
Catholic hospitals in the United States
Health care companies established in 2011
Health care companies based in New York (state)
2011 establishments in New York (state)