This “most wonderful time of the year” can be very challenging on a number of levels. While uncertainties and restrictions surrounding COVID-19 may prevent large family gatherings, it likely will not interfere with the temptation of holiday treats. In fact, due to the year we’ve had, those temptations may be harder to avoid than ever before. But that doesn’t mean making healthy choices...

Readers’ View:  Our Community Is Among the Lucky Few To Have a ‘Magnet’ Hospital By Michelle Little, BS, RN, CMSRN, and Jessica Malloy, RN-BC, ONC

This post by two members of our nursing team was published October 18, 2020, as a Reader’s View in The Saratogian. 

Saratoga Hospital recently attained ANCC Magnet Recognition® for nursing excellence—the...

Think about the art of conversation, particularly how we communicate with one another. Often, the typical back-and-forth is characterized by a mixture of hearing someone’s words and watching their mouth as they speak. But that was before COVID-19 necessitated wearing masks in public. It is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of the virus, but that means we’re all relying solely...

Like so much of this year, Thanksgiving is going to look very different than usual, for all of us. It has to, because although we are experiencing different levels of COVID fatigue, cases are rising rapidly across the country. Complacency is a luxury we do not have. That said, it is important to take the time to be thankful, and there are ways to do that safely.

Consider your social...

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