Benita Zahn & WNYT Staff Created: February 02, 2021 05:49 PM
While there s so much attention on the COVID vaccine, we may be forgetting about a treatment that s helping keep certain COVID patients out of the hospital.
It s called monocolonal antibody infusion.
Regeneron got a lot of press when it released the drug. Eli Lilly also makes the infusion.
Basically, it gives COVID patients a boost to their immune system to help fight the coronavirus, preventing it from overwhelming the body.
At the Albany Memorial Campus of St. Peter s Health Partners, they ve got a dedicated unit to provide this care.
Take a tour of the unit, and learn how many patients they ve treated so far by watching the video of Benita Zahn s story.
ALBANY, N.Y. â Exciting changes are coming in 2021 to St. Peterâs Health Partnersâ (SPHP) Albany Memorial Campus, 600 Northern Blvd. in Albany.
This includes the recent opening of St. Peterâs Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Wellness, and the razing of the East Wing and Building Connector which began on Jan. 7.
St. Peterâs Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Wellness has already begun seeing patients, offering a carefully coordinated and supervised exercise program with state-of-the-art telemetry monitoring to maximize activity, independence and safety for cardiac patients.
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âWe are so excited to be providing this service to our community, at a time when maintaining oneâs health has never been more important,â Michael Finegan, president of acute care for SPHP said.
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