New Director of Pharmacy at St. Mary’s Healthcare
AMSTERDAM, N.Y., March 4, 2025— Joshua Baker has joined St. Mary’s as director of pharmacy. He has more than 15 years of pharmacy experience, including in leadership positions at area hospitals.
Baker comes to St. Mary’s from the Albany Med Health System, where he served as pharmacy supervisor of ambulatory, hazardous and regulatory services. Previously, he was the pharmacy operations manager at Ellis Medicine in Schenectady, pharmacy manager at Walgreens Pharmacy in Amsterdam, and pharmacy supervisor at Tower Pharmacy, also in Amsterdam.
“Josh is experienced in overseeing complex pharmacy operations in hospital, retail and specialty settings,” said Trish Sanders, vice president of operations and chief operating officer at St. Mary’s Healthcare. “His expertise will help enhance the patient experience throughout our organization, including the hospital and our St. Mary’s Community Pharmacy in the Rao Outpatient Pavilion.”
Baker also has strong ties to the region. A graduate of Broadalbin-Perth High School, he earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He and his family live in Perth.
“At St. Mary’s, I’ve joined an organization whose mission is to make sure high-quality care remains easily accessible in this rural community,” Baker said. “It was an opportunity I simply couldn’t pass up—especially since we serve the region I’ve long called home.”
About St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam: St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare system offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. For more information: (518) 842-1900, www.smha.org or www.facebook.com/smha.org.
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St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam
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