Albany Memorial Hospital

Albany Memorial Hospital[1][2][3] was a member of the three hospital Northeast Health System,[4] which is a member of St. Peter's Health Partners (SPHP),[5] which is a member of Trinity Health.[6][7] Albany Memorial, a 165-bed hospital,[8][9] merged with, and became a third campus of Samaritan Hospital, in 2020. [10][11]

Albany Memorial Hospital
Northeast Health System
Geography
LocationAlbany, New York, United States
Organization
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds165
History
Opened1868
Links
ListsHospitals in New York

History

Albany Memorial opened in 1868.[12] It was Albany's dispensary for the city's indigent. They moved more than once, most recently in 1957.[8]

Their oldest building was demolished in mid 2021 to add parking space in support of an increased focus on outpatient services.[13]

Controversy

The 2002 settlement for $997,500 of a 1997 case against the hospital involved an amount that avoided intervention by an oversight committee whose authority covers amounts of $1 million or more. Furthermore, for their 11 prior cases of that nature, most settlements were $150,000 or less.[14]

Another case against the hospital involved sharing payroll data regarding nurses; a group of hospitals was colluding to minimize pay increases in a manner ruled in 2009 to be illegal.[4]

References
  1. "Carroll Mealey, 64, Albany Lawyer". New York Times. October 27, 1994.
  2. "John Zoller". Watertown Daily Times. January 30, 2018.
  3. "A May Wedding For Amy Conklin". New York Times. March 11, 190.
  4. Steven Greenhouse (March 9, 2009). "Hospital Network in Albany Area Settles Antitrust Suit". New York Times.
  5. Olivia Belanger (November 5, 2018). "Samaritan ER to curb opioid use". Watertown Daily Times.
  6. Bethany Bump (August 21, 2020). "St. Peter's Health Partners to layoff 76 finance employees this fall". Times Union (Albany).
  7. The latter includes hospitals in 22 states of the United States.
  8. Bethany Bump (December 31, 2019). "Albany Memorial, Samaritan Hospital merger goes into effect Wedensday: Declining admissions at Memorial prompted merger". Times Union (Albany).
  9. "Albany Memorial Hospital, 600 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY".
  10. "Samaritan Hospital: Albany".
  11. Michelle Andrews (February 16, 2003). "A Doctor's Bonus Could Also Help the Patients". New York Times.
  12. "Celebrating 150 Years of Compassionate Healing at Albany Memorial". August 23, 2018.
  13. Claire Bryan (January 7, 2021). "St. Peter's Health Partners clearing way for Albany Memorial renovations". Times Union (Albany).
  14. Laurie Goodstein (June 27, 2002). "Albany Diocese Settled Abuse Case for Almost $1 Million". New York Times. All were paid for with insurance.



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