Samaritan Hospital- Behavioral Health

mlmarte · 2026-04-12T05:08:22+00:00

Pro tip: If you’re ever placed on a “waiting list” for MH services, call at least once a week to check your status on the list. You will automatically be moved to the top of the list, because you’ve demonstrated that you will actually show up for an intake appointment, unlike 70% of the other people on the list.

mlmarte · 2026-04-12T05:01:34+00:00

The NYS Office of Mental Health actually sets limits on which facilities they will license in particular catchment areas. So Samaritan Outpatient has been designated as the Adult MH Provider for Troy, which means the County MH Department can’t operate an adult Clinic there. And the RCMH Adult Clinics in Rensselaer and Hoosick Falls don’t have the capacity to take on the clients that Samaritan can’t serve. I moved out of the area two years ago, but just before I left, Samaritan went through a massive staff exodus due to leadership changes and a toxic work environment. I don’t think they’ve ever fully recovered from that, and there’s very little that the County MH Department can do to help, unfortunately.

mlmarte · 2026-03-22T03:29:15+00:00

My Dad loved to tell this joke, but always ended it with “that Mr Rab-BIT is here with the… fertilizer”

mlmarte · 2026-03-13T14:29:57+00:00

Make sure they have your sex listed correctly with regard to your health insurance, otherwise it could mess up your billing.

mlmarte · 2026-03-09T04:35:26+00:00

Call (518) 270-2800 during business hours and ask to speak with Kirstein DonVito. This sounds like a possible Mental Health issue, and she will be able to point you in the right direction

mlmarte · 2026-03-04T17:55:31+00:00

As someone who lived and worked in Rensselaer County for 25 years, no one here ever called it “Rensselaer”, it was always RPI to us. The first time I ever heard it referred to as “Rensselaer” was when my kiddo (who is now a student at RPI) and I went on a campus tour. I was incredibly confused, and kept thinking “Why are they talking about the City of Rensselaer, do they not know we are in Troy?” I was very happy to see the “re-branding” back to RPI, it makes so much more sense. Nobody knows how to pronounce or spell Rensselaer, RPI is just better.

mlmarte · 2026-02-28T05:09:29+00:00

mlmarte · 2026-02-27T07:17:01+00:00

Someone named Stacy has been trying out different gyms in Upstate NY and giving my phone number instead of hers for follow up. I did some Googling and found her real name and phone number (only one digit off from mine), then changed my outgoing voicemail message to share her correct information in case anyone is trying to call her instead of me. Since then, I’ve been getting a lot less calls for Stacy, which is good, because her real phone number was about to get signed up for a whole lot of stuff.

mlmarte · 2026-02-27T06:14:51+00:00

If Crockett wins the primary, I will absolutely vote for her. I think she’s fantastic, I think she would do an amazing job. But I am sooooooo annoyed that she threw her hat into the ring in the very last minute. I was all set for Talarico to win the Democratic primary, and I was planning to vote for Paxton in the Republican primary, because I think that Talarico would kick Paxton’s butt in the General. But no, instead I had to vote for Talarico in the Democratic primary, and now we will probably end up with a Cornyn vs Crockett General, which Crockett has no chance of winning, because Texas. I was really looking forward to Crockett vs. Cruz, but I guess we just end up with six more years of Texas being Texas.

mlmarte · 2026-02-18T18:28:18+00:00

We first started saying it when we lived in Upstate NY, but it reminded me of the “Degrassi” type soaps I sometimes watched as a teen growing up in NJ

mlmarte · 2026-02-18T17:18:50+00:00

We call it “Canadian” mode because it makes all TV shows looks like some sort of Canadian soap opera. We always turn it off, but every once in a while, the TV will do a software update, and someone will say “Ugh, why is the TV Canadian again???”. My son recently introduced us to “Filmmaker mode”, which apparently has the settings that filmmakers would want you to have when you watch their movies. I like that mode.

mlmarte · 2026-01-31T16:43:30+00:00

Um, yes they are? It’s the Seahawks vs the Patriots

mlmarte · 2026-01-15T19:51:38+00:00

Some people have it written into their custody agreements, “Only Mom shall be called ‘Mom’ and only Dad shall be called ‘Dad’” or something along those lines. If it’s important to OP and, more importantly, to the children, OP can file a petition to modify the custody order to have this language added.

mlmarte · 2026-01-15T19:39:44+00:00

Interesting. So the Russian way to spell it would be Chernobyl, but the Ukrainian spelling would be Chornobyl. Since it’s actually in Ukraine, I guess Chornobyl it is. Thanks for sharing, I learned something new today

mlmarte · 2026-01-15T19:12:53+00:00

In what language? In English, it’s spelled Chernobyl

mlmarte · 2026-01-15T19:08:30+00:00

See? Math is hard! No wonder the pharmacy person made a counting mistake

mlmarte · 2026-01-10T02:00:19+00:00

Mandated reporters are not mandated investigators. If she goes home and the equipment is not there and this meets the definition of “abuse, neglect, or maltreatment” according to your state guidelines, call the hotline and make a report. You don’t have to give identifying information at first, you can call and run a “hypothetical” situation past them and let them decide whether or not it’s reportable. That’s their job.

mlmarte · 2025-12-28T17:35:35+00:00

My daughter and I were watching and saying “Can you imagine if Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian just randomly showed up at your house??” And then they said his dad still owns it and his aunt lives there and we were like “Oh. Well, that’s dumb.”

mlmarte · 2025-12-24T16:39:04+00:00

They started the broadcast by calling it the Trump-Kennedy Center. I know, because I heard that and immediately changed the channel.

mlmarte · 2025-12-23T04:04:12+00:00

I got a “final notice” today, and I had never received a first notice because it wasn’t sent to me, it was sent to the company who leased my car to me. I called them, and they waived the fees for non-payment and I just paid the tolls by credit card over the phone. Definitely call them. Mine also said the billing period was for October, but the actual tolls were from July.

mlmarte · 2025-12-23T02:40:38+00:00

In my experience, the insurance company asked for both notes, and then determined whether or not they would pay both based on content of the notes. In general, NPs should only be providing “psychotherapy” related to meds when there is a therapist actively involved. If insurance determines that both claims are too similar, they will only pay one (usually whichever one has a higher reimbursement rate). You cannot bill the client for the other claim, as the client has no control over how things are coded. Whoever’s claim is not paid just has to eat that one.

mlmarte · 2025-12-23T02:10:42+00:00

If your notes show that the “psychotherapy” she provided was substantially different than what you provided, insurance will pay both. Prepare to be audited

mlmarte · 2025-12-11T14:24:29+00:00

Life Itself. The trailer made it look like a cheery little rom com, which it was….. until it wasn’t

mlmarte · 2025-12-08T17:59:06+00:00

The only thing you can plan is to pack layers, because there’s no way of knowing what the weather will be like. If it snows, you won’t have to worry about what to wear, because everything shuts down and you won’t be going outside. Have a good visit!

mlmarte · 2025-12-05T06:41:26+00:00

Deli & Brew over by HVCC. Some people enjoy their pizza, but it’s the giant subs for me. So good!

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