Albany Med Health System

04/02/2026

Community Care Physicians, Albany Med Health System, and CDPHP are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to enhance patient access and outcomes in the Capital Region. While each organization maintains its own leadership and governance, this strategic collaboration is designed to ensure patients receive timely, appropriate care and strengthen access and health outcomes across the region.

Albany Med Health System has also opened the Albany Med Rheumatology & Infusion Center at Wellness Way in Latham, further expanding access to high-quality rheumatology care for both existing and new patients—another step forward in our vision to be the region’s first choice for patient experience, quality, and clinical excellence.

Three of Upstate New York’s leading, community-based health organizations – Community Care Physicians (CCP), Albany Med Health System, and CDPHP – are joining forces to transform the patient experience in the Capital Region.

03/30/2026

Each day, our physicians make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families with their unwavering focus on patient experience, quality, and clinical excellence. This National Doctors’ Day, join us in celebrating the critically important role physicians have in the Albany Med Health System and beyond.

03/27/2026

Thank you to the American Cancer Society ACS Capital Region Events and their sponsor Anthem Blue Cross for delivering beautiful daffodils and tulips to our cancer units and our friends at New York Oncology Hematology. The daffodil is the first flower of spring and is considered a symbol of hope and joy. Thank you for brightening our patients’ day!

03/26/2026

Dr. Jason Mouzakes recently sat down with WTEN to discuss his journey from med student to ENT surgeon to president and CEO of Albany Medical Center Hospital, a role that encompasses enhancing access, building collaboration, and advancing First Choice 2030: the Albany Med Health System’s vision to be the first choice for patient experience, quality, and clinical excellence.

Albany Medical Center has a new leader, and management didn’t have to look far. Jason Mouzakes, MD has spent 35 years at Albany Medical Center Hospital, working his way up from student to sur…

03/26/2026

Please join us in congratulating our newest DAISY Award winner, Raquel Collier-Jennings, LPN, from OB/GYN! Raquel was nominated by a patient who shared how her attentiveness, compassion, and advocacy made a meaningful difference in their care. By taking extra time to ensure the right equipment was available and listening closely to the patient’s needs, Raquel helped create a more comfortable, respectful, and patient-centered experience. Her actions reflect our commitment to being the first choice in patient experience, quality, and clinical excellence.

Learn more about the DAISY Award and nominate a nurse today: https://www.albanymed.org/nursing/daisy-award/

03/25/2026

Albany Medical Center Physician Assistant Briana Benson is seeing patients with small skin lesions like skin tags, moles, cysts, and lipomas, as part of a new, twice-monthly “lumps and bumps” clinic designed to fast-track care for patients with small skin growths. Referrals aren’t necessary, but may be helpful. More:

A new clinic hosted by Albany Medical Center’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is helping to fast-track care for patients with small skin growths.

03/20/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 on a successful Match Day!

Today we celebrated with our fourth-year medical students as they learned where they will continue their medical training—a day when years of dedication, passion, and resilience culminate to launch the next phase of their medical careers. We are immensely proud of our students’ accomplishments, and we warmly welcome all 128 new residents joining Albany Med Health System's Albany Medical Center and Saratoga Hospital from across the country!

Read more: https://www.albanymed.org/news/medical-students-learn-residency-assignments-on-match-day/

03/16/2026

Rheumatologist Dr. Michael Allen will join WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s Medical Monday at 2 p.m. today to answer listeners’ questions about scleroderma, sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease, and general rheumatic conditions, including lupus, gout, and psoriatic arthritis. To ask Dr. Allen a question, call WAMC during the show at 800-348-2551 or email VoxPop@wamc.org.

03/13/2026

It’s World Sleep Day. Good sleep on a regular basis supports brain health and helps promote memory, learning, and resilience. If you’re struggling to fall asleep or maintain sleep, have obstructive sleep apnea, or are just not able to experience restful sleep, our sleep medicine specialists in Albany and Saratoga Springs can help. Learn more: https://www.albanymed.org/specialty/sleep-disorders/

03/05/2026

System President and CEO Dan Pickett announced today the appointment of Jason Mouzakes, MD, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Albany Medical Center Hospital. Dr. Mouzakes has dedicated more than 35 years to Albany Med as a student, resident, surgeon, department chair, and most recently Executive Vice President and Hospital General Director. Dr. Mouzakes will further advance Albany Med Health System’s mission to provide unparalleled care, education, and discovery. He will be pivotal in advancing First Choice 2030: to make the System the first choice for patient experience, quality, and clinical excellence.

Read more: https://www.albanymed.org/news/jason-mouzakes-md-named-president-and-chief-executive-officer-of-albany-medical-center-hospital/

03/03/2026

Don’t miss your chance to recognize our caregivers, who provide the highest levels of specialty care in our region. Cast your vote in the Times Union’s Best of the Capital Region survey before polls close tomorrow at noon. Albany Medical Center and Saratoga Hospital are nominated for Best Hospital. Malta Med Emergent Care and Wolf Road EmUrgentCare are nominated for Best Urgent Care.

https://www.timesunion.com/bestof2026/ #/gallery?group=533489

02/27/2026

We’re proud to celebrate one of our own! Albany Medical Center’s Kelsey O’Driscoll, RN, has been named to the 2026 U.S. Paralympic Alpine Team and will compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. An asthma care coordinator in our pediatric clinic on Myrtle Avenue, Kelsey inspires both her patients and colleagues through her dedication to nursing and adaptive skiing. As a member of Team USA, she competes in downhill, Super-G, and giant slalom. Join us in cheering her on as she prepares to represent the United States at the Winter Paralympics starting March 6!