Palliative Care at St. Mary's in Amsterdam, NY
Palliative Care • Amsterdam, NY • Since 1903
About
Summary - St. Mary’s Healthcare Amsterdam is a nonprofit, independent community hospital in Amsterdam, NY (founded 1903) with 130 inpatient beds and a broad outpatient network. - The organization emphasizes compassionate, rural-focused care for the Fulton-Montgomery region, supported by 1,400+ team members. - Services include primary care, pediatrics, urgent/emergency care, general and minimally invasive surgery (including robotic), oncology, behavioral health and addiction medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, ENT, gastroenterology, podiatry, infusion therapy, sports medicine, rehabilitation, and a headache center. - The hospital plans to expand access with pulmonology and a sleep center; a community pharmacy supports medication access. - Mission-driven care highlights support for the poor and underserved, with attention to spiritual, social, emotional, and physical needs for patients and staff. - Location: 427 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY 12010 (HQ). - Key takeaway for palliative care: While palliative care isn’t listed as a dedicated service in the highlights, St. Mary’s offers comprehensive, patient-centered care across multiple specialties in a rural setting, with a focus on quality, compassionate care and improving quality of life as part of its outpatient and inpatient services. For explicit palliative care availability, contact the hospital directly or consult their current services catalog.
Clinic Type
Palliative Care
Address
St. Mary's Hospital, Floor 2, 427 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY 12010
Phone
Office line(518) 770-7577
humanresourcesall@nysmha.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
Hospital line(518) 842-1900
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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FAQs
What services are provided at the Palliative Care Office?
The page lists services under 'Services Provided Here' but does not include the exact text of individual services in the provided extract.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Medicare (care compare): Patient survey rating (HCAHPS-based) available via Medicare; details not fully captured in provided snippet (Recent patients surveyed (exact count not captured in provided snippet))
- U.S. News & World Report: 84% satisfaction with the hospital overall; 84% willingness to recommend (per highlights) (Not provided in snippet)
- MedicareList (Patients’ Experience Survey): 71% willingness to recommend (breakdown shown for definitely/probably/No) (Not provided in snippet)
- Women's Choice Award (inpatient/outpatient recommendation): Inpatient recommendation 58%; outpatient recommendation 81% (and related experience ratings listed) (Not provided in snippet)
- Healthgrades: Individual review highlights include positive comments (e.g., “Best nurses…” and other experiences) (Not provided in snippet)
- Trustburn: Overall rating shown as 2.4 with 51 reviews (51 reviews (shown in highlights))
Patients praise
- Palliative care is described by St. Mary’s as taking a holistic approach to relieve symptoms and stress for patients and families
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Common complaints
- Multiple patient reviews describe poor or inadequate care and long waits in the ER context at St. Mary’s Healthcare Amsterdam
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"“Horrible place to receive treatment… I took her to the Emergency Room, where she waited forever… we had 10-15 minutes of care… St. Mary's is a scam, their billing is predatory…”"
— Trustburn review for St. Mary’s Healthcare Amsterdam"“The hospital and medical staff were excellent, however, I am not happy with the billing dept… billed $702 for surgery room when I didn't have surgery…”"
— Localitybiz (Hours & Reviews)"“Our palliative care team takes a holistic approach… live well”"
— St. Mary’s Palliative Care (smha.org)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Mary D. Pikul | Leader Herald Obituaries | dailygazette.com — Apr 10, 2026
- Three Providers Join St. Mary’s Amsterdam Family Health Center - St. Marys Healthcare — Nov 3, 2025
- Kylie George, PA - St. Marys Healthcare — Aug 8, 2025
- St. Mary's Healthcare appoints infectious disease expert as new medical affairs VP — Aug 2, 2025
- St. Mary’s Healthcare names new Chief Medical Officer - Albany Business Review — Jul 30, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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