From Saratoga Hospital
May 10
Certified Nurse Midwife Jessica Haag recently joined Saratoga Hospital Medical Group and Saratoga OB/GYN and Midwifery at Myrtle Street.
Courtesy Saratoga Hospital (2021)
Jessica Haag
Saratoga Springs--The growing practice uses a collaborative physician-midwife model of care that has proved to be the best approach for mothers and newborns. Studies show this collaborative model is linked to lower cesarean-section rates—an experience borne out at Saratoga Hospital, which has the lowest C-section rate in the Capital Region.
“I was impressed by the collaboration between midwives and physicians and the excellent care that women receive as a result,” Haag said. “After living away from the area for 15 years, it was fate to find a midwifery position with a hospital group that I admire and in a community that I have always loved.”
Haag spent most of her career in the Chicago area, as a midwife at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago and at AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center in nearby Hinsdale, Illinois. She grew up in Saratoga County, graduated from Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School and received an undergraduate degree from Union College in Schenectady. Haag went on to earn a master’s degree from Yale School of Nursing, with a specialty in nurse-midwifery.
She is board certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board and is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Saratoga OB/GYN and Midwifery provides comprehensive, high-quality OB/GYN care for every stage of a woman’s life. The practice has locations in Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa and Malta. To make an appointment, call 518-587-2400. For more information, go to www.saratogahospital.org.
From Arrow Financial
May 6
Bank Welcomes Port Henry Branch Manager, Melissa Collins
Courtesy Arrow Financial Corp. (2021)
Melissa Collins
Glens Falls — Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company is pleased to announce that Melissa Collins has joined the bank as Branch Manager of the Port Henry Office.
In her new role, Ms. Collins will oversee operations and develop banking relationships for the Port Henry branch. She brings more than 15 years of financial services experience to Glens Falls National, most recently in bank management and lending.
Ms. Collins is originally from Queens, N.Y. and currently lives in Crown Point, N.Y.
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